161-186/365 and life lately

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I don't know from where to start, It has been a whole month and I haven't blogged, haven't clicked many pictures, life has happened pretty fast here!!

Firstly, My little boy has started his day care for an hour, yes!! he spends an hour without me at his day care, an hour!! Ahh!! when I say that, I feel a little sink in my heart, a flutter, how that happened, how we both transitioned, and how nicely both of us are doing it!!  You enjoy being there, initially you did cry and so did I, silently behind the locked door in the corridor, we both felt a piece of our heart being taken away, but then soon things turned around, that tells me ,you are my big beaming boy and I am your strong mamma , God bless you.

secondly, I am back to work again :)    .....yes!! and that's the reason why I am not getting to blog lately, I will figure out how to run the show, how to manage my time effectively so that everything gets due attention but for now I am struggling to find time to click pictures and blog, and it breaks my heart a tiny bit, we both were doing a great job of capturing our precious, loving moments, Trust me we will bounce back soon, pretty soon, till then please bear with me !!

Akash's 32nd Birthday!!

My best buddy turned 32 on 20th June!! The best part of marrying your friend is that you never realize that you are getting old, while years come and go just so fast!!

Our day started with a nice and hearty breakfast for Akash served with beautiful fresh flowers ;), then the much awaited Cake cutting, this time I ordered a Chocolate ice-cream roll cake and now that has become our fav, we absolutely love it!! and finally a Photo shoot!! 

I am waiting eagerly for Vihaan to grow up and be my charming companion in planning for occasions like these,it will be so much fun doing things together, going market, making plans, and shopping!!

Lesson learned Over the cup of spilled tea!!

Today both of us (Vihaan and I) were in the kitchen, I was busy making my tea and Vihaan as usual was keeping me company….Even though I try my best to pay full attention to Vihaan, I also try to finish up a multitude of things that are pending …and today in all this mess I kept my steaming hot cup just on the edge of the kitchen counter and I went to check on the washing machine and in the fraction of a second Vihaan got hold of the cup and before I could stop him the tea came pouring down  on his hand and arm…he cried… I caught hold of him, took him to the washroom and immersed his arm in the water…

Thankfully it was not severe…it took him 10 minutes to come out of it…he was okay and he  forgot what had just happened… he forgot... and he forgave me…for not being mentally present, for messing up…he forgave me…even though he was truly hurt…he forgave me easily…perhaps he knew that this hurt was small and is going to heal with time… I was feeling guilty...I was in unrest but my little boy was calm, composed and he resumed playing, he gave me smile...and I thought how  bigger heart this boy of mine has!! Probably bigger than me!! Because I know I am not that forgiving !!

 How difficult we grown-ups find it to forgive someone and how easily kids do it!!

It was a lesson learned…to let go of the hurt because it is going to heal with time anyway.. if there is something that we should hold on to, then its Love, faith and forgiveness!!

Our day today - From :( to :)

We had been thinking of buying a new couch for our living room from quiet sometime and finally after going through a lot of mental work...and checking almost every third online furniture website, we ordered a couch through Snapdeal 2 weeks ago and were expecting the delivery today and guess what instead of couch, those guys dropped us a spoiler mail stating that the product can't be delivered , it's out of stock...blah blah!... that was it...we were disappointed, sad and angry...I mean who does that?? the annoying part was that it is still showing in their website as "in stock" so that tells us that their service is just bad...bad...bad...!!!

so what to do next...then we finally purchased another couch from Pepperfry...it's beautiful, much more gracious than the snapdeal one :) it will be delivered by next weekend...  

 This is sad part of story :(

now coming to the other part-

I was totally irked with the clothes designs for the young boys in the market...I mean we have so many options, designs for girls out there in terms of clothing but when it comes to boys...just those Ho-hum shirts, tees, pants and all...nothing new...come-on...don't boys have a right to dress up differently..can't we have something unique , more in the clothing for them :(

That was it!!  I thought of buying the cut fabric and getting something stitched for vihaan...something other than the "flat as a pancake" type of design... after a  lot of internet search I chose an online store Itokri...they have a wide range of cut fabric collection...

I ordered a hand screen printed cotton fabric...and insisted that they deliver it to me as soon as possible so that i can get two shirts stitched....one for Akash and one for Vihaan...{By the way I intend to do a photo shoot...Two guys will look dashing in the similar fabric!!} and to my surprise it was delivered today, in the evening, much sooner than expected date...inside the package was a beautiful note for me from the Itokri team...and a surprise gift as well...it was not the gift or the note that cheered me up but the gesture that seemed to be genuine and really sweet!! that's the real customer service, the wow factor!! 

This is happy part of the story :)

I am thankful to God...for ending my day with thought that good still exists...that there is still goodness around...that god cares for us and is watching over us all the time.

I will be doing a photo shoot of my handsome duo once the shirts get stitched!! eagerly waiting...

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Day out...I had been waiting so patiently for past few days to go to Itsy-Bitsy and get some craft items!! By the time I was done,Vihaan fell asleep and we, Akash and I decided to have a cup of coffee at the Aromas...We had our bit of time to talk and discuss few things, which is very hard to do these days, since our little one is always up and about and running after stuff all the time...phew!! we also tried "Peri Peri chicken which was delish and by the time it arrived, Vihaan was up, so we just had to gobble it up !!

A picture a day series.

we are travelling by the end of this month, Vihaan's 1st birthday will be celebrated in Akash's hometown where both grandparents will join us, every one is excited about the occasion.

As we are travelling ,I wanted a personalized travel bag for Vihaan  but couldn't buy one as I actually splurged at lot on his clothing :o   well then I thought of customizing one at home, we had a spare strolley, I stamp printed it and made some customized name tags as well...

Vihaan was happy being surrounded by the craft supplies and playing with color pencils.

Here are few captures

Wedding Anniversary-4th year

Fourth year... and it feels as if I have been with you from ages, feels like I had to be with you only and no one else, feels inseparable...

Look how beautiful memories we made yesterday,  I see these pictures and I fall in love with you all over again... 

I had been planning for this photo shoot from quiet some time,I had been shopping online for our special outfits... taking time everyday... meticulously choosing our accessories, your bow tie, my white dress...the props..

 I had planned that we won't go out for a lunch, or dinner or just for a cup of coffee, we won't go out for shopping, we will stay at home and make some good memories over a cup of ordinary yet Sapid tea made by you ;), we will spend some exceptional time at home,  after all home is where my heart is, where you are , where my family is..


We spent close to some 2-3 hours in our photo shoot, tripod photography, it was like throwing a ball from one end and running to the other end to catch it...but we enjoyed, every shot, every click, every chase ;)

I love you my dear darling husband and I wish to be with you till the end of time, for I have planned many many more, crazy, wacky, funny, loving photo shoots with you for years to come...

Here's to our 4 years of togetherness as Husband & wife....cheers!!

PS:Photography credit goes to my husband Akash, and also to our tripod ;)for it wouldn't have been possible without you !!

Special Thanks to the "Wellness team" Akash's team at office for the scrumptious, heavenly, mouthwatering cake!!  It was a great surprise and we absolutely loved it :)!!

Our Valentine's Day ❣

Amazing, fantastic, and fun filled... that was our Valentine's day ❣

I made these paper hearts and statements late at night and by morning everything was ready as planned.

I was little surprised when in the morning Akash came to me and said " so when are we getting ready for the photoshoot" :), he also gave me couple of good ideas for the captures!!

Three of us enjoyed every bit of it and celebrated our valentine's day with lots of love ❤, giggles and chocolate mousse!!

Here are few captures!!

PS: Photography and props credit also goes to my loving husband Akash!!