Sunday 17 November 2013

Birthday Month and Diwali 2013

  • Had a very busy past month and it does not seem to be slowing down in any way. Apparently i feel that though i want my " free time" and some time to reflect and ponder i actually prefer to be busy and on my toes all the time.
  • Since October starts with my Birthday - i celebrated it with going out for lunch with Ashish to Jamie Oliver Restaurant at 
  •  Canary Wharf. Since i go out so less to eat out i think whenever i go out i like them all.
  • This month also saw Nishka making multiple trips to GP for an infection which took a month to go away.
  • We became proud owners of an apartment in a Taylor Wimpey development and rented it out to one of Ashish's colleague.
  • Aayush has discovered that he loves playing with tools and has now multiple sets of tool sets. He spent his entire sunday with his dad helping him out and the flooring guy in the new apartment.
  • Couple of friends ( Richa/Nikhil and Manu/ Kapil invited us for dinner/ lunch at their homes with my parents. Had couple of lunch rendezvous with friends in Canary Wharf- With Smriti at HSBC Mezz Restaurant and also with Baljit / Ashish and Fabino at GBK. Ruchi/ Mayank bhaiya also invited us for Pre Diwali Dinner at their place.
  • My mother also made Diwali Snacks - Besan Laddoo, Chivda and Namak Paare.
  • First time ever we ordered food from a Bangladeshi eatery " Spices" for Karwachauth. The food consisted of Paneer Tikka,Chatpate Aloo,Chana Paneer,Kulcha,Daal Tadka, Vegetable Biryani and Naan.The food was not bad and Paneer Tikka and Chana Paneer were good.
  • My mom made an excellent Diwali Dinner - A typical Rajasthani fare - Daal Baati / Gatte ki sabzi / Rice and Baigan Bhartha ( a punjabi addition ) and Jeera Aloo. My contribution was Shrikhand for dessert.
  • We had quite a few get togethers this month - which takes a lot of planning and energy and time but i guess at the end it is all worth it.