15 Marbles

It’s been one of those days where I needed  some cheering up.So, I scrolled through the photos on my phone to find something that would cheer me up  and I found this photo.

There are so many things that I love about this photo. We had gone to the shops to get milk and bread and decided to stop at our favorite cafe for coffee . MsAn was hungry so I ordered some breakfast for her as well . 

She loves placing orders at a  restaurant or cafe now. She also loves the color blue, so she requested her babycino in a blue cup. I  love it that the staff at this particular cafe indulge her – until a few days back, she loved the color orange. As soon as we go up to order, they confirm the color and always bring her drink out in a cup of her choice. 

On this particular day, they served our food with a little flower garnish! Totally made MsAn’s day. Although she did say very very politely, “Thank you for my flower, but I can’t eat it!” 

And lastly, this photo was clicked with my Samsung S7 Edge.How awesome is the camera on this phone…Love,love,love it! 

Its been two years to the day we got the keys to our home – a much awaited and anticipated moment.

2 years on, the dust has settled. All the houses on our street are now complete. We still have heaps to do in the house but we are not in a rush. It’s a huge coincidence that today we had to call a plumber in to fix a leak – something that can now be sorted without getting a real estate agent involved. Also, something that we need to sort out and pay for ourselves.

2 years on, the house is all ours. It no longer has the new house smell and shiny walls. MsAn’s room door is ‘decorated’ and I  use the word loosely , with stickers and MsA’s room has handwritten signs everywhere. Let’s just say the house  looks lived in.

It doesn’t look like a display home but its a happy home. At the end of a long tiring day, all 4 of us can’t wait to get back home and I suppose that  is the most important thing .

I love it that the girls still like to call it ‘the new house’ and love it that their excitement is still as it was on the first day. I leave you with pics  of my excited monkeys  on the first day …the first day that the house was officially OURS!

More later ,

Love~Trish

Adrak wali chai( ginger tea)  served in Kulhad was the highlight of my otherwise , lazy, mundane Sunday .

After the busy week we had had, and the tiredness that was brought on by hayfever , we had decided to do absolutely nothing on Sunday .  

A late brunch of Moong, buttered toast, bacon and chai, followed by vegetating on the couch/ floor, getting up to clean the bathroom , do the laundry , back to the couch and watching mindless television – sums up my Sunday . 

How was your weekend ? Do share..

I leave you with a pic of my brunch ..so in love with my ceramic Kulhads! 

Three posts in a day is a bit of overkill but I had to catch up 🙂
More next week . .

Love ~Trish 

Yesterday we went for a birthday party. My cousin’s little boy turned 4 last week and it was his birthday party . The party was at an awesome play center.The kids loved it. I met a lovely lady, whose family had migrated here, when she was 4 years old. We had a nice conversation and then,she moved on to chat with someone else.I said hello to some of my cousin’s friends, people I had met before and then found myself a quiet corner to people watch. 

SP, on the other hand, socialised with a few people , struck a conversation with someone he had never met before and by the end of the event, had swapped phone numbers. Something similar happened at last weekend’s party. SP got involved, met some friends  and got introduced to some new people.All this while, I caught up with a friend – both she & I , spent all our time there, talking up a storm.

Normally, it’s the other way round – I am the social one, mingling with everyone, striking conversations with random strangers, while he is either talking to me or the kids or glued to his phone.And even when I am talking to someone else , I am uncomfortable and anxious, that he is probably getting bored.There is also the unsaid awkwardness that he is only interacting with his phone. So, these two parties were a welcome change.

That being said, I have come to realise that as I am getting older, I don’t feel the restlessness that comes with the silence in a crowded room.By silence, I mean the loneliness that creeps upto you, unseen. You see, that doesn’t bother me anymore. Don’t  get me wrong , it’s not like I am turning anti-social.I still enjoy meeting people and still enjoy conversing with them , but at the same time , I don’t have the self-induced pressure to fill every quiet moment with words. I am starting to enjoy my own company a little more . It’s amazing how I don’t even feel the need to check my phone every minute that I am alone.

I don’t know if the change is good or bad, but when you start enjoying your own company , it must be a good thing ! 

Do you find yourself changing with time to or is it just me? 

I leave you with a quote from my favorite Facebook page – 

Love,

Trish