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Monday, January 27, 2025

Dream catchers...





Just to mark the moment...and I miss them all (NNAAA). Blessed to have such moments of crazy unfiltered laughter, carefree time, beaches and sand, sundowns and hiking,a cup of Ginger tea and Vicks rub, chocked throats and growing old (is what we all reminded ourselves) 💕 

Yaaron Dosti Badi Hi Haseen Hai

Yeh Na Ho To Kya Phir

Bolo Yeh Zindagi Hai

....

Koi To Ho Raazdaar

Begaraj Tera Ho Yaar


Life isn't easier but feels lighter around and with them all. Tears and running nose are hard to hold back as I wait for my train at Madgaon. Reminiscing about the versatile dressing saga to turn a normal moment to something 'reel worthy' 🤣🤣....

To arguments, to moments of silence, to patching-up without uttering a single sorry but pure hugs to let know we stand by each other...

To spending time listening and seeing the world around, thru, miniature creature's (Aayansh) perspective of life. Spending one full late evening babysitting, cherishing our own sweet talks, building resilience from moments of escape (loo break), to non-stop bedtime stories and uncontrolled laughter seeing the moon line on our palms with an unusual tail; to finding new love in sliced carrots. A unique dinner platter arranged with 'yellow' poha, some khakras, sandwiched dry grapes in cashews (like how R' Maasi's mom would do for her when she was little girl, with loads of creativity), boiled water in a shots glass was the show-stopper - so called Tea ☕. And that excitement in the eyes of innocent childhood.💕

Dwindling between crazy dinner plans and no-plans, sleeping at random hours to waking up to morning hours to take on a cliff or a beach walk! to breakfasts at Udupi, cafes to hop, unexplainable chemical chemistry of variety of food that we gulped because we were all on a vacation or probably that's how it is when we have an endless itinerary of buckets lists to tick....(Not sure if it was a bath tub and not just a bucket, and definitely not sure whose list in particular 😉).

Not to mention, the juggle of the most honorable, tolerant and kind husband of a friend who would manage his office calls while we would enjoy the Museum - Houses of Goa, or from the hot sealed car amidst some road constructions!! 

The epic trip was the one from accommodation (AirBnB) to Club Mahindra and the humble efforts of saving the cab cost by loading the car inch-to-inch such that the backseat has Bottles and milk near the AC vent with all feet rested on it and the trunk safety sheild safely held in the laps and hilarious positions and adjustments and all cursing and cruising through the isolated lanes from the north to the south of Goa 🤣🤣🤣. All for the love of savings and still having fun!!

How can I forget to not introduce the reason why we all gathered...to celebrate the hot-shot's birthday or say that was the excuse we all had...

From beach celebrations to star gazing on the day of planet parade, relaxing foot and head massages at the beach (took 3 hair washes across days to really get away with the hair oil) to dancing carelessly to the Hippi live music! And yes! Steet shopping and loosing a new wrap-around dress to a mysterious tear-off at the beach.... Thank God, was saved from a wardrobe malfunction publically😿.

Morning walks and veggies shopping,  to Blinkit's timely drop shipping.

Loop watching and laughing at all old 90s Bollywood and dialogues lip-syncing being the Baburao or Meri/ Mary or Dondu just chill!

Just soaking up some life here and there. Amidst grieving an old loss of a dear one, earning a living, bringing up a child, caring for a family or yearning for a loved one by the side!

...being married for so long.... painting at a restrobar or simply hogging some kulfi in the backyard (Some place nice??)of the same Sundowner Bar...

What all and what not!

Facing once's fear of pool bath by swimming in the baby's floaters. The lessons taken were heavy on physics of swimming but less on practical training...

Aaaaakchuu....!

With a mind on-toes, to one who knows (..it all, of Goa). With a fancy phone and a mother's bagpack...can bring the world to a stand-by. From shacks to casinos, museums to negotiations, from contacts to connections...from highways to sharp curves, driving without the lens .... probably we call it aging with confidence 😉🤣 (including the other 4.5 co-passengers).

How can I forget my epic world where on the day of arrival, at 4:30 am, I walked all around the railways station in hope of some early morning walk to fight the sleepy eyes but ended-up checking-in at a 2k hotel for just ~3 hrs to eventually take a nap while others arrive.... but that ended-up being the epic story of my costliest nature's call and a roof above my head to fight the upset stomach. 

All-in-all this write-up is dedicated to my childhood friends (from this trip)! 

Like dream catchers -  giant, small, triangular to moon like, colorful and close knitted, held just right! in this special realm of life 💝✍️

Love. Grace. Happiness 🌸 

...Forgot about the karaoke evening though 😁

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