Dearest Himani,
I wish you a very happy Six
monthaversary! For me, it’s surreal! We have survived with each other for six
months, and I count that as an achievement! It’s your achievement. All loved
ones know I don’t like people a lot. I have a very short attention span, and
spending an hour with them makes me want to kill myself thrice. But with you, I
have lived for six glorious months, and those were one of the better days of my
life. I don’t say the best, because I know that our best days are around the
curve!
On completion of the lovely six,
I’ll highlight some memorable events that transpired during this time.
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| My better half and I |
Ile Maurice!
We travelled to Mauritius to
start the celebrations, and since then, the honeymoon hasn’t ended, it has just
begun! I saw the fun, adventurous side of your personality out there, when you
plunged into the ocean in that scuba gear! I must add that you were looking so
beautiful during our honeymoon; I’m surprised I didn’t get into a fight with
anyone, or you’re not pregnant! I saw how you gelled so well with Mausa Mausi,
and how they accepted you as their own. My Mausi seldom opens up to people; my
Mausa rarely likes people. So that was a BIG achievement on your part!
I realized whom I had fallen for during my
honeymoon; a beautiful hearted, accommodating, open minded girl who cared about
my happiness more than hers. She had grace and modernity, and held her own
amongst strangers, foreigners. I saw her polite and respectful side when she held
her calm while speaking to a rude receptionist; her slightly drunk and highly
gluttonous facet after downing the champagne! I fell in love with that smile,
with her lit up morning face, her eyes, and other things best mentioned in
private. I was hooked on for life.
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| Livin' it up at Mauritius |
Typhoid, Typhoid, Typhoid!
I guess mum really wanted to test
you as she knew what you were getting into, so I fell ill with Typhoid as soon
as I was back. Your caring, motherly nature came to the fore as you nursed me
back to health. You allayed all my professional fears, spoke to them and
settled everything, while I was recuperating. You ensured I had home cooked
food, and saved us a lot of money in the process too! I can assure you that mum
must have smiled from up there on seeing how you handled the hospitalization,
and how you cared for me. She knew that now there was an able woman in the
house, and finally, her soul must have found peace.
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| The "proposal" for being together in sickness, and health, |
Ghar Ho toh Aisa!
Project Home Renovation Phase 1 was pending since time
immemorial; save for the paint job we had gotten done. Yes, father valiantly
attempted to sort the doors and interiors of the toilets, but he needed some
support. We needed a guiding beacon who would convert this house into a home.
Someone with the wherewithal to face the melee of workers,
someone with the gumption to withstand all the dirt. Someone with a vision.
You.
You took it upon yourself to renovate the house and you did
it with panache! It not only cost us less, we now have custom made furniture,
kitchen, wall units and bedroom! And might I add, we love it! The effort that
you put to ensure everything was well thought off, planned (well, not exactly
planned!) and implemented quickly and efficiently was commendable. I saw your
technical bent of mind when you turned the ‘it’s not possible madam’ despair of
the masons into, ‘oh, so that’s how it’s done’ joy! I saw how you designed
everything from the ground up, and how everything was accounted for. I knew
therein that never a penny (except for our engagement ring, of course) would be
misplaced, or misused! We had found our Home and Finance Minister, all rolled
into one!
I could go on and on about the events that transpired, but
as I had said, these are the highlights to showcase the wonderful women I call
my wife, my better half, and my soul mate. And I’m lucky enough to have all
these qualities, traits and characteristics in one person, my forever
girl-friend, my baby doll, Himani Baid Dwivedi.
Love you babe.
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| Made for each other. What say?! |
