We threw a Good-bye Party today. It was a casual drop-in for some folks from the complex, school friends and family. It is hard to get the chance to say good bye to everyone when life is going, so we figured the best way to see everyone was to invite them home. We decided to make pani puri so folks could make their own and I wouldn't have to serve everyone. ;-) And I hired Srini to stay late and make pizzas.
At 9 am, I rushed the girls off to school.
At 9.15 am I pried Flip out of my arms and into the arms of her teacher feeling like the worst mother in the world.
At 9.30 am I visited the fruit/veggie market for the very last time. After I bought all my fruit for the gift bags I told the fruit vendor good bye and he carried my bags to my car for me.
At 10.15 am I joined Srinivas in the kitchen prepping everything we needed for the evening.
At 12.15 pm We finished and I lucked out by grabbing an auto rickshaw driver who actually turned the meter without me asking.
At 12.30 pm Flip greeted me with a big hug and assured me she did not suffer all morning long. I felt slightly better.
At 2.00 pm I finally got a shower and began to stop cleaning and started shoving things in closets and under beds.
At 4.00 pm I thought, "What a stupid idea!"
At 5.00 pm I had a gin and tonic in my hand and was teaching Srinivas how to make pizza.
At 6.00 pm The room was filled with friends, food, laughter, and kids. Perfect chaos.
At 7.00 pm The place looked like play doh has exploded in every corner and people were still "dropping by".
At 8.30 pm My lack of food and my excess of gin had caught up to me in the form of a headache and I was sending secret messages for everyone "get out of my house".
At 11.25 pm Everything is tidied. Advil has kicked in. I am ready for bed and thinking, "Why didn't people stay longer?"
At 9 am, I rushed the girls off to school.
At 9.15 am I pried Flip out of my arms and into the arms of her teacher feeling like the worst mother in the world.
At 9.30 am I visited the fruit/veggie market for the very last time. After I bought all my fruit for the gift bags I told the fruit vendor good bye and he carried my bags to my car for me.
At 10.15 am I joined Srinivas in the kitchen prepping everything we needed for the evening.
At 12.15 pm We finished and I lucked out by grabbing an auto rickshaw driver who actually turned the meter without me asking.
At 12.30 pm Flip greeted me with a big hug and assured me she did not suffer all morning long. I felt slightly better.
At 2.00 pm I finally got a shower and began to stop cleaning and started shoving things in closets and under beds.
At 4.00 pm I thought, "What a stupid idea!"
At 5.00 pm I had a gin and tonic in my hand and was teaching Srinivas how to make pizza.
At 6.00 pm The room was filled with friends, food, laughter, and kids. Perfect chaos.
At 7.00 pm The place looked like play doh has exploded in every corner and people were still "dropping by".
At 8.30 pm My lack of food and my excess of gin had caught up to me in the form of a headache and I was sending secret messages for everyone "get out of my house".
At 11.25 pm Everything is tidied. Advil has kicked in. I am ready for bed and thinking, "Why didn't people stay longer?"
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