I get off the phone with Mom-in-law and my granny-in-law, only to realise that my soup had gone stone cold!
The Husband had been shooting glares between mouthfuls of Cheese Rolls which had arrived after he had finished his soup, and began to look positively menacing when the waiter started hovering over the table with the main course, confused whether to start serving the impatient husband or wait for the chatting-away-to-glory wife to at least get started on the soup.
"Ki je eto kotha bolo?!" (What on earth do you talk so much about?!), grumbles the indignant Husband, and I realise I had been on the phone for more than 20 minutes, and had actually ended the conversation with "Ekhon r beshi kotha bolchi na, pore phone korbo." (Could't talk properly now, will call you later.), i.e., we were only just getting started!
Well, my M-I-L loves talking and so do I...so its probably not much of a surprise. What is amusing, however, is the fact that in these 2.5 years that I have been part of this family, we've grown so close that there are times when I am more clued in on what's going on with everyone back home than even the Husband. :)
And I love it, to say the least.
Its a really good feeling, knowing that I am now an important member of the "acquired family", basking in the affection and love that I'm showered with every time they visit us (not to mention all the gifts all the way from Kolkata ;) )!!
If this is not a blessing from the One Above, I would not know what is! :)
The Husband had been shooting glares between mouthfuls of Cheese Rolls which had arrived after he had finished his soup, and began to look positively menacing when the waiter started hovering over the table with the main course, confused whether to start serving the impatient husband or wait for the chatting-away-to-glory wife to at least get started on the soup.
"Ki je eto kotha bolo?!" (What on earth do you talk so much about?!), grumbles the indignant Husband, and I realise I had been on the phone for more than 20 minutes, and had actually ended the conversation with "Ekhon r beshi kotha bolchi na, pore phone korbo." (Could't talk properly now, will call you later.), i.e., we were only just getting started!
Well, my M-I-L loves talking and so do I...so its probably not much of a surprise. What is amusing, however, is the fact that in these 2.5 years that I have been part of this family, we've grown so close that there are times when I am more clued in on what's going on with everyone back home than even the Husband. :)
And I love it, to say the least.
Its a really good feeling, knowing that I am now an important member of the "acquired family", basking in the affection and love that I'm showered with every time they visit us (not to mention all the gifts all the way from Kolkata ;) )!!
If this is not a blessing from the One Above, I would not know what is! :)
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