Celebrations

 …Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam…and wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva… So tweasure your wuv. I have an uncanny ability to always look for the dark in pleasant things. My mom’s most frequent advice to me is, and I quote, “please be happy, ok?”.  On occasion a bus driver (or…

Komal and Gaurang hosted a pre-birthday dinner for me at their apartment. Guests in attendance included Mukund, Gigi, Binal, Sujata, Lilah, the husband, and of course, me. This was a great pre-birthday bash. Komal made appetizers, salad, baked ziti, and chicken lasagna. Gigi brought baklava and thumbprint cookies. Devang made his famous Banana’s Foster for…

Here is another official introduction that I would like to make.Meet Deepal. My older sister, my didi. She loves to travel. Has an unmatched knack for design and fasion. New York City is her favorite place on earth. In this picture she is helping me put on my wedding-reception outfit. She spent 2 hours to…

Heeral, Shivangi, and I made Thanksgiving dinner for our family. We made sweet potato fries, green bean casserole, corn bread, sauteed asparagus, mac and cheese, and apple tart for dessert. Not bad given we decided to cook around 4:00pm. Hope you are stuffed too. Apple Tart Shivangi and Masa in the kitchen, while others chill…

Dad, I’m running a Father’s Day 8k this evening to celebrate. I wish you were here! Although, if you were, I think you would have yelled at me for wasting my fat reserves on running!  I love you.  My father didn’t tell me to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. -Clarence…