Diwali ...

Helllooooo....! Not much time to write. No time no urge...just a whole lot of excitement for the coming week. Diwali this time has both R and V with almost week long breaks, so it'll be good fmly time :). And since I've been busy with pre diwali cleaning and tackling the seasonal wardrobe change, that just leaves me with very little time to get online and carry on a decent conversation with my friends or read blogs at leisure *sigh* but ... I did get to updating my FB account with some pictures from the past which was quite a trip down memory lane. For those of u who don't around facebook now (Raj & Kesh esp.) I was sharing pics from the BUF meets and a video of Vyom (Aakash from BUF) singing. All in all a nice nostalgic time.

Off late my luck seems to be running out. A lot of projects planned seem to be running into rough weather. Shaky scenario at R's work place. Way too many investments which we hope should materialize in the long run but which kind of leaves us a little tight at present. These things make me apprehensive and worry about the coming months. But then again, sometimes we do tend to stress on negatives..maybe that helps us be more prepared and keeps us working on alternatives to secure ourselves.... Life right now doesn't even seem to help with alternatives...*hmmmmm*

Anuraj is my biggest stress buster now. Despite his recent illness (he's better now yes), he keeps me amused and in a happy state of mind. We have a lot of together time and I'm fascinated just watching him grow. He's making his maiden attempts to "turn over" and has started giving me brilliant smiles when he focuses on my voice and face. It's the best ever!!! :) And better still is to watch Anitej (Vedant/Puki) and Anuraj together. The same Vedant who is such a naughty kid otherwise transforms into a gentle but fiercely protective big brother when he's with baby Anuraj!!! I love their bonding *touchwood*

Last night I stayed up late *okkk I never sleep early anyway* ... but last night I was up wrapping up Diwali gifts :). I love wrapping gifts. There's so much joy in giving na? And of course in recieving too :P ... we got a beautiful tea set two days ago. I love it. I have two more that I reallly like and have used only one on two occasions so far! I keep telling myself I must keep up my mum's tradition of inviting friends and family to "High Tea" ... not just to show off these lovely sets but also to simply have some wonderful conversations over tea and some yumm snacks. Unfortunately I don't have my mum's flair for cooking. Rajbir will vouch for how quick and scrumptious her simple meals are too! :) I was popular in school and at work coz of the home made snacks I carried with me! I have my mum to thank for that! :)

Ok food talk's got me hungry again...! But I will just stick to my mid morning cup of tea for now. I thought I;d try to give up on sugar but I can't. So I switched to sugar free for now. Now I need to work on my ice cream cravings! Yes I do go out for walks now but I feel "brisk" walking is what would help rather than my regular pace with the pram...two months is what I have to reduce some of this weight. I think setting a target should help right? And I think I'll get back to dancing when I'm alone :)

Oh and yes we put up the Diwali lights ... I mean the electric lighting *I think ppl call them fairy lights?*. On Diwali night we will light the traditional Diwali diyas and I plan to make a rangoli. I got pretty floating wax diyas too ... we plan to celebrate more with lights and less firecrackers. The other day Vedant explained, "Mummy we will not buy firecrackers" I asked him, "Why baba?" and he replies solemnly, "Because they ae expensive and many people in the world don't get meals for days!" ..... wow! I know this is what he's been taught in school but what amazes me is his ability to understand and follow it despite his excitement for celebrating Diwali.

*I took this pic last year @ my parent's home*

Well, enough for now .. may not be back here for a week or so. A tleast till after Diwali. Wishing u all happiness, peace, love and loads of fun...HAPPY DIWALI!!