It's almost the end of another long or rather short year. I didn't get the time to write much about it these last few weeks. That's probably cause the almost-end of 2012 paved the way for several changes in my life.
I have hardly lived in my house during the month of December. Right on the 1st of the month I decided to go home (home is always Bombay to me). My Bombay trip was spectacular considering it was the first time I actually spent an entire fortnight there post my marriage to Siddhartha. When your closest family members and friends live in a place, it's hard not to call it home. Considering that I have always believed in something I read somewhere - Home is never a place, only a person or persons.
I met some of my closest friends while in Bombay after a super-long time. It didn't just feel wonderful, it felt right! Manasi, Mudita, Delnaaz, Yooti, Ami, Timira. Friends I've known for years, maybe even more than a decade. And who can forget my lovely family...the ones to whom I practically owe everything!
Post the Bombay trip, I came back and got ready to welcome Delnaaz here. Delnaaz and I had planned a whirlwind tour of sorts in an attempt to go together for another dear friend's wedding - Aanchal's. So, in all, I spent all of last week with Delnaaz, doing the things old friends do together and never tiring of it. We spent an entire week gorging on a variety of foods from Lucknowy biryani to Tunday kebabs - specialties of North Indian culture and food. Yum.
Life as an army wife is so different than what I am used to. I enjoy it to some extent but miss being me on occasion too! It's during my sojourns to and fro, from home to my in-laws house and back to the house I share with Siddhartha in the cantonment here that I realize how roles are an important part of our life. You are never the same person in different places. Because you can't be.
As another beautiful and enriching year slowly says good bye, I can't help but wonder where the next year will take me. I am use to moving around like a gypsy thanks to my husband's career as an army officer, but I do believe the next 2-3 years will be years of challenge. Life without challenges would probably be boring though. So as I get geared for more change, adjustment and goodbyes I wish that every new day brings me more cheer and joy than the ones before.
Thank you for a lovely 2012. 3 Cheers and Happy New Year!
