• Musings

    I want simple things in life ..

    January 31, 2014

    tumblr_lxrl93wgrm1qzpegpo6_500 I want simple things in life ..

    i want simple things in life. the love of a good man. to do something i love. to spend sundays elbow deep in flour, kneading dough. i want to live in the city. i want to be a charming conversationalist. to hand down my favorite jewelry to my daughter. to host nice brunches for close ones. to make all the gifts i give. to lend an ear and hand the young women who are similar to me. to travel. to love fully.

    i want simple things. i just need to stop putting obstacles in my way. i am my own worse road block. stop over thinking everything, shruti. work hard. love passionately. learn as much as you can. don’t be afraid. don’t underestimate your worth and your ability.

    you can do it.

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  • Musings

    Indian wedding in cold January

    January 30, 2014

    i have been day dreaming about warm sunny days and i am so glad they are here finally. winter was killing me and top of it i had my cousins wedding to attend. i’m not quite sure if you are aware of how indian weddings are. first things first – we like to flaunt our dresses no matter how cold it is. so sweaters and jackets were not even an option. so basically we have a lot of pre-wedding ceremonies. most of them are pretty boring  to me because they mostly involve the bride/groom and elderly people of the family. but i love the sangeet (dance) ceremony where we dance all night long (that’s what we do) and also put mehandi (heena) on hands. so january was  fun for me. my cousins were in the town for a few days and we had a lot of fun together. as much as i hate winters, it was fun to attend a wedding in the cold weather. here are few pictures!

    img_4005 Indian wedding in cold January

    oh how much i miss her!

    img_4005 Indian wedding in cold January

    fish eye 🙂

    xx

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