So on Friday, the daily post-fest of last week ended. That was because Saturday we were busy attending the fabulous, 3-hr wedding of my engineer's former colleague, Mihir and his (now) wife, Aditi. Don't they make an attractive couple? He arrived on horseback! I have lots of really fun photos posted online if you are interested.
Since our little cohort of Chinese, Lebanese, Welsh, and American engineers (and me) were almost the only non-Indian attendees, I now know how the non-Chinese guests feel at a Chinatown wedding banquet: clueless. Heh.
Unfortunately, I didn't think to look up Hindu wedding customs BEFORE going to the wedding, so I didn't know (then) why it was customary to steal the groom's shoe(s), among other things. If you are curious, here are some links I found after the fact:
Since our little cohort of Chinese, Lebanese, Welsh, and American engineers (and me) were almost the only non-Indian attendees, I now know how the non-Chinese guests feel at a Chinatown wedding banquet: clueless. Heh. Unfortunately, I didn't think to look up Hindu wedding customs BEFORE going to the wedding, so I didn't know (then) why it was customary to steal the groom's shoe(s), among other things. If you are curious, here are some links I found after the fact:
http://indianweddingcustoms.blogspot.com/
And then on Sunday, not only did I visit my friend Kieran's family in Princeton (hence the glorious garden photos of their neighbor, above) but then I came home and took my whoopie pies to the Mad Men dinner party last night where we drank like fish (or 1960s advertising execs).
I am now realizing, however, that I am exhausted. Every now and then I am reminded that oh yeah, I am still recovering from the last chemo treatment (duh). So even though I have mentally relegated chemo to my PAST mentally -- physically, I am still slogging through the last cycle and therefore, prone to being uncharacteristically worn out. Well, uncharacteristically in MY mental image of my normal self, but really, quite logically in my current physical state of being, if you see what I mean. (DO you?? I mean, did that make any sense at all to you guys?)
So no, I am not going to post about the the fun food from last night, or the entertaining shenanigans of Kieran's kids, or any of the endlessly fascinating events at the wedding. No, I will save those for another night.
Instead, I am going to go fall into bed. Details next time.
I am now realizing, however, that I am exhausted. Every now and then I am reminded that oh yeah, I am still recovering from the last chemo treatment (duh). So even though I have mentally relegated chemo to my PAST mentally -- physically, I am still slogging through the last cycle and therefore, prone to being uncharacteristically worn out. Well, uncharacteristically in MY mental image of my normal self, but really, quite logically in my current physical state of being, if you see what I mean. (DO you?? I mean, did that make any sense at all to you guys?)
So no, I am not going to post about the the fun food from last night, or the entertaining shenanigans of Kieran's kids, or any of the endlessly fascinating events at the wedding. No, I will save those for another night.
Instead, I am going to go fall into bed. Details next time.
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