The weekend after Christmas, Adam and I got to go on our second date to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary. On December 28, 2009, we had a beautiful celebration in Pune, India. 6 years and 5 continents with my wonderful husband, Adam, it sure was nice to be home out on a date!
We decided to celebrate by going to see Star Wars and then out for dinner to a new restaurant downtown called Death and Taxes. We hadn't been to a movie since the summer, so it was a real treat. Ironically, the name we had chosen for Anjali's middle name, Rey, was the same as the new heroine in Star Wars and there was definitely some resemblance between the two. Both are small, scrappy with big personalities. We actually chose the name because Adam's middle name is Raymond and everyone calls my mom Rey for short because it's easier than Rekha for many, so it was a combination of the two.
Anjali did extremely well with her babysitter and went to bed easily after being read to. Although, I'm not sure when we will get to go on another date, it's nice to know it won't be a problem.
The following week it was very fitting that my cousin Suja came down from Toronto with her husband Sam and 11 year old son to visit. Suja really helped out a lot at our wedding. She is Akka's daughter and was charged with delivering 5 dresses my aunt Akkamau had sewn for Anjali. Akka hadn't been sure she would see us in India so she mailed them to Suja. They arrived in Raleigh late night on the 29th and we got to enjoy their company for 3 days. Anjali absolutely adored Dwayne. They had a lot of fun together. It was like having a big brother around.
The dresses were so creative and beautiful. Akkamau is quite the seamstress. She also made two hanger bags for Anjali to keep various items. Anjali, of course, wanted to wear one of the dresses immediately. Luckily it was 80 degrees out so she was able to wear one on an outing to the science museum. The dresses should fit Anjali perfectly in the spring and summer.
We were pretty lazy over the three days together. We went out for a few meals , but mostly just hung out around the house enjoying being together. Suja and I got away for an afternoon and I was treated to a mani-pedi which was wonderful.
On New Year's Eve we went downtown to a festival known as First Night that has various music and entertainment venues. We walked around and got some greasy street food for dinner before heading home. At home we played Apples to Apples and then opened a bottle of champagne at midnight.
I think back to our New Year's last year in Patna. We stayed the night at a 5 star hotel, La Panache, that also had a New Year's Eve party with dancing and entertainment. We didn't last long at the party as it was a little crazy (open bar in Patna is just a bad idea) and instead found a quiet bar in the hotel. We were so excited and thrilled at getting to spend several days with our daughter and spent the evening recounting details about our visits.
It's been quite a year, 2015, from Patna to Raleigh and Patna and back. Memorable, challenging with lots of love and adventure. The year we brought our daughter home and finally became parents is one that will remain as one of the most important and meaningful years in my life.
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