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When a loved one is lost - there is a lot of emotion around that event/occuring. To lose the oldest mother figure in the family is all in all painful. It takes a lot of time to come to terms with the fact that the kind, gentle, caring and always giving "Naani" is not around anymore for us to hug, share jokes with or simply put our head on her lap and fall into peaceful slumber. it is even more difficult to imagine that when we walk into her room the next time - she will not give us the brightest smile and welcome us...
There are so many memories attached to every entity we meet in our life span - the most wonderful ones are with parents - soon after follows grandparents with their immense affection for grandchildren.
There is nothing wrong in the eyes of a grandmother; I remember my mother scolding me at times - and my Dimma (grandma) scolding her. It used to delight me to know there is someone who can stand up for us and tell my mom to give us a break! Awesome!
We know and love our grandparents for as long as we know and love our parents. If you ask me - they are the closest and most selfless relative we have along with our parents - everyone else is there for a reason - their reason is simply "LOVE".
How can you start living without pausing for sometime to think that whatever happens from now on - memories of these white haired - toothless angels are all we will carry in our hearts...till we meet again.

In Anticipation!

The definition of Anticipation is "in expectation" or "in prediction" - at any given moment our heart and mind expects a million things. But somehow we really anticipate a few of those.
A vacation for example is something we all wait in anticipation for. From the very day we decide on the possibility of a vacation our heart flutters and feels happy at the mention of the "v" word. There are a million things that get planned around the few days of happy carefree life. Bound by the daily, sometimes monotonous, routine of 21st century living - any break big or small is welcomed with arms wide open.
So now I am in the peak of my anticipating self... Vacation is around the corner - which means new places - good food - lots of catching up and all in all a wonderful time with friends. Nothing leaves behind more memories than a good vacation!