Time off

Any holiday is a reason for celebration. The luxury of getting up at my own will completely ignoring the alarm calls ,is, according to me, the best way to start any day! So was this thanksgiving holiday. I had no plans of meeting anyone, no friends visiting, no assignments to complete and basically nothing concrete to do. My roomie was off to her friends for her thanksgiving celebration. I was too lazy to venture outdoors ... especially not when I have to fight the cold. So me being the only living soul in this house, I suspected it would be a boring day at home.
It was honestly like any other holiday, but I was glad with the time on my hands. I realised that I dint have to do big things to keep myself occupied. There were plenty of teeny weeny to-dos that I had been putting off for several days. My checklist started with calling grandparents back home - A casual talk but one of those that makes your day for no specific reason. "Why do you have a holiday today"? was the question on the other side of the phone. "Its some thanksgiving day ... an american thingie of family gettogether and feasting and celebration" was my explanation. "That is certainly nice. But you get a holiday for that?" - a counter question. Failing to find a suitable explanation, I mumbled incoherently and moved on with other topics for conversation. (Its another thing that after the call, I tried to google up and find out about thanksgiving history and blah blah).
Then ofcourse I had to bring out my latent culinary skills....my irregularities at cooking had to be fixed. So I fished out veggies that were lying in the fridge and spent a good one hour in the kitchen. (My tolerance level is by the way 45 minutes. So I actually managed to bring up the bar. kudos!)
A self-proclaimed delicious lunch combined with a good movie .... that was my next plan of action - and executed accordingly, simply because there was no other backup plan!
As the end of the movie was nearing, I dint have to think too much as to what to do next. My drooping eyelids sub'tly suggested the next best thing for me... oh yes, a small nap would do me no harm. And sleep-like-a-baby I did, for I dont know how long and I dint care either. What was the hurry?? none that my neurons could think of!
After a refreshing doze of sleep, my brains needed some activity. So it was time to catch up with updated blogs. this was long overdue and I had a lovely time lapping up all the new entries, some of known friends and some through random browsing. Time well spent I thought!
Time to update mine I decided after spending considerable time reading others thoughts. And as I write this, I decide its time to end it. Why? No clue, its my blog and my decision!
Wouldnt be fair to bid farewell without a "thank you" note on thanksgiving day. There would be millions of people I may have to thank... so to keep things simple -

Thank you everyone
All that u've done
means a ton!

... kiddish - both in content and feel :)

An eternal wait ....

Waiting nowadays has become a norm, something I expect, although not long for, day after day. Painful, but a necessary part of my daily existence. darkness surrounds and a chill passes through my spine as if to punish me for an unpardonable crime. I cringe, suffer in silence ... and .... wait. Have I mastered the art by now? I surprise myself. I have done this yesterday, am doing it today and in all probability will not miss it tomorrow.
Yes, wait I will, for I know this is not forever. Oh pray, when am I going to see you? I stretch my neck out and strain my eyes to as far as I can see. No, theres no sign of you anywhere. But you will be here - I know. You wont let me down - something inside makes me believe so. Yes, I trust you and this will push me to wait longer.
Moments of yester days flash past when not so long ago things were different. There was warmth and happiness everywhere. Why do things change? Why cant happiness prevail forever? I dont know and I feel completely drained and empty from within to think any further.
And thanfully I dont have to, atleast not for this day. I see that my wait has come to an end. I see you. Yes its you. I hope its you. My hopes rise as you approach nearer. I already feel elated. I cant wait longer to be with you. Please do tell me its you - and only you. Alright, now I can see clearly. It is infact you. 168T, my bus to New York. Am I glad!!. More than anyone could imagine. Now I can have a cozy sleep till I get to my destination which is another long wait by itself. But its not a painful one outside in the cold. I can take this. Thank you God. Another winter morning wait comes to an end. But only till the next day. and the saga continues...... when will I see the warm sun again!! sigh