When I was little, Friday was a special day because on every Friday afternoon, my grandparents would come to stay with us for the weekend and I really looked forward to spending time with them. My grandparents had four grandchildren, but I always felt like I was the special one, the one they were more attached to. What I shared with my grandparents was uniquely comforting. So Fridays meant looking forward to late night card games at home with the whole family, late night runs to the store to buy kulfi (Indian ice cream), sleeping with my grandma, going to parks with grandpa, listening to his stories – the same 3-4 stories – over and over again, eating all the yummy things grandma made, just lots of fun and laughter all around.

Fridays are special even today, when we live thousands of miles away from extended family. We, my husband, Sana and I, have made our own Friday rituals. We go to some wine tasting or beer tasting and then get carryout for dinner and relax at home with some movie. We stay up as late as we want. It still feels like the best evening of the week, something that all of us still look forward to all week long.

Its all about relaxing fun time with your family and loved ones, isn’t it ? Thats what makes days, weekends and life so special. So happy Friday to you all!