So I am all excited to fly to my home land for diwali, Baking, frying and splurging to enjoy the festival of lights and sweets. Yes, Kerala is not sort of a place where Diwali is celebrated 'dhoom dhaam', as diwali is mostly said to be a north Indian festival or except Kerala type of festival, though we do have the fireworks and crackers at home, and some traditional snacks and sweets.
Diwali was always fun with my husband's family, and always looked forward to spend diwali time with them. The reason is growing up as we were 2 girls, our achan made sure none of the crackers are bought at home and we were just getting the so called 'poothiri', which has a stick we can hold and we used to twirl it. Those days we did enjoy that too, as that was the only option available. Amma used to prepare sweets of Kerala style and there would be non veg for sure, which was another attraction. Other than these I don't have much fond memories about it.
I had the real excitement of diwali after our wedding or after I have started my career. Now I am having friends from different places, I am getting to know the wide variety of culture and festivals, and trying not to miss any one of it and enjoy to the peak of it. I am a person always welcoming positive things, so whatever brings happiness and togetherness, we shouldn't miss. My husband's family have a male domination (population wise) ;) in our generation and the girls (only 2) also were brought up in that way that they don't care about anything. I was all surprised to see girls dealing with crackers the first time I saw, as till that age me and my sister was having the experience twirling the poothiri alone ;) These guys brings all the types of fireworks, even they would have brought bombs if those were allowed :)
I am more attached to his cousins than he himself to them, so it was real fun and I never missed any such occasions with them. I remember, the first diwali at his home was so noisy, they started with usual stuffs as in my home and then with rockets, chain crackers and all. I was carrying Gauthu, 2 months then, and I was wondering my baby would jump out hearing this noise. Gauthu's movements started at a very early stage, so if it was 3 months or so, he would have been dancing in this noise. Because every check up my doctor used to tell me, your baby is going to be a football player. Seems he was so restless (like his dad ;) ) and wanted to come out to the world soon ;)
So coming back to my actual story here, I went a long while with Diwali memories. So this time too I am very much looking forward for the diwali at his home from the time he told he and his cousins have bought a ton of them. Also I am so excited about the family time, to see my parents and sissy (& family) and to cook and feed my dear ones till my mind feels satisfied and dress up in diwali dress and flowers. This time I have another plan to make bengali sweets for diwali , so its like doing everything that I was controlling here for sometime. Because of all these I was very impatient while booking for the flight and I just wanted to get a ticket confirmed whatever the time be. It is festive season and options were very few or ticket rate very huge. So finally, I am here as it is a late night flight, the night in airport, not able to sleep and doing stuffs that can keep me occupied.
As usual my favorite passtime is talking, I don't find any one to be victim of my talkamania here at this time and thought, blog is my only go to place for now. The airport is very crowded like a normal hour and I am enjoying my sandwich and yogurt, counting each minute in the clock.
Selfie mania and foodieess :)
Diwali was always fun with my husband's family, and always looked forward to spend diwali time with them. The reason is growing up as we were 2 girls, our achan made sure none of the crackers are bought at home and we were just getting the so called 'poothiri', which has a stick we can hold and we used to twirl it. Those days we did enjoy that too, as that was the only option available. Amma used to prepare sweets of Kerala style and there would be non veg for sure, which was another attraction. Other than these I don't have much fond memories about it.
I had the real excitement of diwali after our wedding or after I have started my career. Now I am having friends from different places, I am getting to know the wide variety of culture and festivals, and trying not to miss any one of it and enjoy to the peak of it. I am a person always welcoming positive things, so whatever brings happiness and togetherness, we shouldn't miss. My husband's family have a male domination (population wise) ;) in our generation and the girls (only 2) also were brought up in that way that they don't care about anything. I was all surprised to see girls dealing with crackers the first time I saw, as till that age me and my sister was having the experience twirling the poothiri alone ;) These guys brings all the types of fireworks, even they would have brought bombs if those were allowed :)
I am more attached to his cousins than he himself to them, so it was real fun and I never missed any such occasions with them. I remember, the first diwali at his home was so noisy, they started with usual stuffs as in my home and then with rockets, chain crackers and all. I was carrying Gauthu, 2 months then, and I was wondering my baby would jump out hearing this noise. Gauthu's movements started at a very early stage, so if it was 3 months or so, he would have been dancing in this noise. Because every check up my doctor used to tell me, your baby is going to be a football player. Seems he was so restless (like his dad ;) ) and wanted to come out to the world soon ;)
So coming back to my actual story here, I went a long while with Diwali memories. So this time too I am very much looking forward for the diwali at his home from the time he told he and his cousins have bought a ton of them. Also I am so excited about the family time, to see my parents and sissy (& family) and to cook and feed my dear ones till my mind feels satisfied and dress up in diwali dress and flowers. This time I have another plan to make bengali sweets for diwali , so its like doing everything that I was controlling here for sometime. Because of all these I was very impatient while booking for the flight and I just wanted to get a ticket confirmed whatever the time be. It is festive season and options were very few or ticket rate very huge. So finally, I am here as it is a late night flight, the night in airport, not able to sleep and doing stuffs that can keep me occupied.
As usual my favorite passtime is talking, I don't find any one to be victim of my talkamania here at this time and thought, blog is my only go to place for now. The airport is very crowded like a normal hour and I am enjoying my sandwich and yogurt, counting each minute in the clock.
Selfie mania and foodieess :)
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