November 4 th
Benjaminal are celebrants of love. How can one not revel in the lifelong commitment two people make to support and nurture each other?
So we jumped at the opportunity when our friends Dana and Shedrick invited us to mark their five-year wedding anniversary one recent Saturday.
October 28 th
We’re just a month away from the first anniversary of our home purchase — and even less before our first wedding anniversary!
Throughout the past 11 months, we’ve spruced up the house with attic insulation, some window treatments, a sofa, TV, dining-room set, futon and bedroom furniture. Once the big stuff was out of the way, I started to focus on the details. Recently, Ben installed my favorite detail to date: the hanging pot rack.
What we thought would be a piece of cake to install turned into a nightmare. We had all necessary tools — even a stud finder, except that it led us astray, resulting in a half-dozen useless holes drilled into the kitchen ceiling. We then tried to locate the joists through the light fixture, an unsuccessful attempt that then led to a crooked fixture. It got so frustrating that Ben had to sleep on it.
The next day, however, he was unstoppable.
October 11 th
Toward the end of the summer, Ben and I took a trip out West to visit my parents, grandma and extended family.
One thing is for certain during such visits: We are fed. Very well. With mouthwatering morsels of Indian treats.
This trip also saw us dolled up to celebrate the fifth anniversary of my cousin, Chaitali, and her husband, Eric. Being that Ben and I are suckers for love, bling and dancing, we knew we were in the right place — an Indian party!
It took us 10 months to revisit the Bay Area, but we promise that Cali will be seeing more of Benjaminal in 2010.
