Our 3rd Anniversary!!

Back in the hotel...post some disappointment we decided to just chill...we ordered some snacks...playing with Riaan we spent a nice evening in our room..wondering how to plan for the next day. All our lavish plans to go around were totally curbed...we had to plan smartly...go short distances...look for any cues of trouble and rush back if needed asap! By the time we slept it was midnight already...I had totally forgotten about our anniversary (yeah!!...thats what happens when a baby comes around....all you remember is the baby's vaccination dates...rest all is history).

Somewhere in the middle of the night when I woke up to feed Riaan...my hubby wished me and I was like shit...it had totally slipped my mind...and then I remembered our last anniversary...we were in Pune...meeting after a month (I was in a training program hence Pune) we had gone to Mahableshwar for a day trip...the light drizzle...soothing breeze...and clouds all around us...we were 2 carefree souls...just chilling...eating and roaming around the whole time...nothing over the top romantic cos both of us are horrible at it but definitely fun given our love for food and travel! Cut to present day - Riaan in my lap..no plans for the next day...I'll be glad if we could have a decent lunch in peace...Life certainly has changed :) but then I looked at this cute smile he had on his face and I felt nothing can beat this for sure!

So finally our anniversary day...I did make some effort to look better :P you know you do not want to look like a zombie on special days..atleast not in the pics for sure and till then I didn't know there are apps which can transform the way you look (else I would have taken the easy way out) so I took out a dress I bought recently...checked myself in the mirror like 10 times..took some selfies (mandatory) and then we were ready to go out.

We had decided a visit to a famous shop - Gulabchand (I obviously had to do some bit of shopping) and then lunch at Spice Court. The shop experience turned out to be quite surprising with Riaan fascinated with all the colors around him..he was happily having his milk while I was choosing suits and kurtis.I was happy to see he has great shopping instincts in him...which was confirmed every time I took him shopping post that so I'm lucky that ways :)

Then at Lunch I was really happy to see the setting of the restaurant we had gone to...it had a traditional feel to it and the food was amazingly yummmm!! For a change Riaan was happy to sit in his pram while we finished our lunch with a sigh of relief.We took some desserts on our way back to the hotel - as a mandatory cake would have been too much for both of 2 finish on our own and we had to do something to make the day feel like we are celebrating...so a yum cookie crumble cheese cake portion  - the 2 of us with our baby...a perfect moment of togetherness!

Like I said in my earlier post...with a baby your equation with your spouse certainly goes through a lot of changes but what matters the most is that both of you adapt to it and make it a point to make your limited moments together special...we may not get time to talk often but whenever we do...the affection we have for each others needs to come out else it makes the other person feel like he/she is not important any more to you...I was happy to see my husband making it a point to do this little celebration for us...it meant a lot to me. And he being He...we didn't click any pics...but I for sure will remember this as a beautiful memory.

This being our 3rd anniversary was by far the most important for me...we had coped up with a major change in our lives and we still were happy together...playing our new roles as a parent but still holding on to the love we had for each other with as much warmth as before.