It's been over a year since my last post. Many things have happened since then; here are the highlights below:
1. Joe and I got married in Kolkata so my extended family could participate in the festivities and I could have the traditional Bengali wedding I've always wanted.
2. My husband and I honeymooned in Delhi, Agra, and the beautiful island of Mauritius for two weeks shortly after our week-long wedding in Kolkata.
3. Our sweet pup, Sasha, died of late stage lymphoma within two weeks of returning from our wedding in India. We don't think she suffered for long, but knew she had been deteriorating for quite some time. Our hearts still ache in her absence, but we know she is in a more peaceful place without pain and suffering, and that is the most important thing.
4. Since we were unable to share our Kolkata wedding with most of our friends and family "stateside," we had a second wedding in one of our favorite gardens in Atlanta over Memorial Day weekend (which totally rocked).
5. Much of my PhD dissertation work fell apart just before wedding #2, which will make for a busy, and hopefully productive, summer for me.
Over the course of the last year, I've planned out many written posts in my head, but unfortunately, failed to type any of them out. I've even taken pictures of food several times. Life happened, and I made a lot of excuses for not writing. I've put pressure on myself for not writing, too, which subsequently perpetuated into a vicious cycle of expectation and unwarranted feelings of guilt. But, instead of being self-deprecating about not meeting my own expectations for writing in my food blog FOR FUN, I'm going to move forward and post ramblings about food and life whenever my schedule allows for it (and whenever I feel like). I think I've also decided not to restrict myself to talking about food in each post; although, knowing me, I'll probably do it anyway.
Joe and I have had a lot of life changes over the last year, and we're incredibly thankful that we have each other to lean on in times of turmoil, and to embrace (read: butt-bump and high-five!) in times of celebration and joy. Since we moved in together, we've learned to clean the house and organize grocery lists together, watched many episodes of our favorite shows (e.g. Game of Thrones, 24, Hart of Dixie), and cooked many amazing meals for each other.
Our wedding in Kolkata was pretty magical, I won't lie. Every event (and there were many) held its own significance and incorporated special rituals which, most of the time, involved eating (much to our delight!). It was amazing to see our two families come together during the week of our wedding -- we experienced so much love, joy, and and happiness as we pledged our lives together. Perhaps I'll write about the details of each event in a later post, but in the meantime, here are a few glimpses from our wedding in Kolkata, including some of the food we had on the night of our wedding ceremony :)
...And just for fun, I'm including a few photos of my parents on their wedding day in Allahabad. Check out my dad's cool 'stache. That's so '70s.
1. Joe and I got married in Kolkata so my extended family could participate in the festivities and I could have the traditional Bengali wedding I've always wanted.
2. My husband and I honeymooned in Delhi, Agra, and the beautiful island of Mauritius for two weeks shortly after our week-long wedding in Kolkata.
3. Our sweet pup, Sasha, died of late stage lymphoma within two weeks of returning from our wedding in India. We don't think she suffered for long, but knew she had been deteriorating for quite some time. Our hearts still ache in her absence, but we know she is in a more peaceful place without pain and suffering, and that is the most important thing.
4. Since we were unable to share our Kolkata wedding with most of our friends and family "stateside," we had a second wedding in one of our favorite gardens in Atlanta over Memorial Day weekend (which totally rocked).
5. Much of my PhD dissertation work fell apart just before wedding #2, which will make for a busy, and hopefully productive, summer for me.
Over the course of the last year, I've planned out many written posts in my head, but unfortunately, failed to type any of them out. I've even taken pictures of food several times. Life happened, and I made a lot of excuses for not writing. I've put pressure on myself for not writing, too, which subsequently perpetuated into a vicious cycle of expectation and unwarranted feelings of guilt. But, instead of being self-deprecating about not meeting my own expectations for writing in my food blog FOR FUN, I'm going to move forward and post ramblings about food and life whenever my schedule allows for it (and whenever I feel like). I think I've also decided not to restrict myself to talking about food in each post; although, knowing me, I'll probably do it anyway.
Joe and I have had a lot of life changes over the last year, and we're incredibly thankful that we have each other to lean on in times of turmoil, and to embrace (read: butt-bump and high-five!) in times of celebration and joy. Since we moved in together, we've learned to clean the house and organize grocery lists together, watched many episodes of our favorite shows (e.g. Game of Thrones, 24, Hart of Dixie), and cooked many amazing meals for each other.
Our wedding in Kolkata was pretty magical, I won't lie. Every event (and there were many) held its own significance and incorporated special rituals which, most of the time, involved eating (much to our delight!). It was amazing to see our two families come together during the week of our wedding -- we experienced so much love, joy, and and happiness as we pledged our lives together. Perhaps I'll write about the details of each event in a later post, but in the meantime, here are a few glimpses from our wedding in Kolkata, including some of the food we had on the night of our wedding ceremony :)
...And just for fun, I'm including a few photos of my parents on their wedding day in Allahabad. Check out my dad's cool 'stache. That's so '70s.
