Deepa's Wedding

A lot has happened since I last blogged. Have been putting off blogging as there is so much that I have to capture in this space and have been busy and lazy! What has kept me so busy? Well, first there was my sister's wedding, work, and ofcourse, my son, Vidur.

Vidur was very busy before Deepa's wedding as he was helping my mother and me shop for the wedding. He has run around in circles and entertained everyone at Nalli, Kumaran, RMKV, Joy Allukas, and several more shops. Thankfully, people in Chennai are very child-friendly and therefore, they laugh at all his antics. Of course, the downside is that Vidur is thrilled by the positive attitude and therefore, he gets hyper and uncontrollable! Not only was Deepa's wedding memorable, the days before were equally special! Karthik, Deepa, Harish, and Rishabh came early. Vidur and Rishabh (Karthik's 1 year 10 month old baby) had a lovely time. Their relationship seems to oscilate between love and hate. :D One minute they would be kissing/hugging each and the next, one would get whacked by the other. Both were fighting for Harish's attention. If you don't know who Harish is. Here is a short description. Harish is a child magnet. He is absolutely GREAT with children. Vidur is generally a mommy's boy. He loves people but most times I have to be around him. But, as soon as Vidur sees Harish, he doesn't need me. This fascination was a blessing for me before and during the wedding! Harish, on several instances, as given me a nice, long break from being mom! He would take care of Vidur and allow me to just breathe for a sec! (Bless you, Hairsh!)

Deepa's wedding was a lot of fun! Vidur had a blast. Vidur loves Deepa's in laws a lot. We, the girl's side, had gone to greet the boy's side. As soon as they arrived, Vidur jumped from me to Sriram's (Deepa's husband) father. Vish uncle is another person who is great with children. He stops so talk to every child he meets. Children love him too. Vidur is equally fond of Mythili aunty. There are times when he refuses to back home with us. :) Sriram is also a perfect uncle who tried to do EVERYTHING (hee hee) possible to make Vidur stop crying.

What he loved most about Deepa's wedding were the plastic chairs in the hall. He and Rishabh seemed to take it onto themselves to rearrange the chairs. (This really bugged my father! But there was no stopping these two. :)) Megha took on the role of an elder sister. She monitored their movements.

For the reception, Vidur and Rishabh were dressed in identical suits. They looked absolutely adorable! The most memorable incident was when the band began to play and Vidur began to dance. First, he was dancing right at the back. He realized that he was not getting enough attention. He ran all the way to the front and then began to dance. He would pause in between to check if he was being watched. If no, he would call out and demand that they watched him. I was really proud as he danced very gracefully. ;) He danced for 1.5 hours straight with no breaks in between. There was no stopping him.

Like I said, Deepa's wedding was incredibly fun, touching, and very memorable for all of us!!