So Madam's "real" birthday falls today, October 30th. The reason why neither of the two birthday parties were help today was because we wanted to take it easy. Tomorrow, she will be going for her follow up MRI scan and we didn't want to do a late night, high intense celebration right before that.
Instead, we made our way to the temple in the morning and had a quiet Diwali celebration in the evening at home. After the visit to the temple, Madam and I even made a visit to McDonalds for her favourite treat - Nuggets with Ice Cream. We also spent some time reading through all the birthday messages that came pouring in for her.
Thanks to our helper who was super enthusiastic about celebrating Diwali as well as Madam's birthday, there was a pretty Rangoli outside our front door, there was a lot of prep for a puja and there was payasam and puri and channa made especially for the occasion. Such was her enthusiasm that she even convinced me to wear a sari to conduct the puja! It was the first time the husband and I found ourselves doing a proper puja at home of any kind, all on our own, and of course, we had to take the help of Google on how to go about it.
So yes, that's how the "reel" birthday (as Madam likes to call it) was spent. It was quiet, peaceful, and I think in a lot of ways, spent in mentally preparing for tomorrow.
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| At the temple |
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| Rangoli |
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| Puja prep |
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| Diyas |
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| Sari time |
277 more to go.
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