My husband and I are in the process of packing up all our stuff to rent out another apartment for various reasons. Yesterday, while packing, all of a sudden we realized that it was our first apartment out of our mother ship! We have created so many memories here! This apartment has seen us fight and make up, seen us dance and sing, seen us be silly and goofy, seen us mature and childish, seen us in secured... 
When I sign my name, or say my name it’s with a flourish. When I extend my arm to introduce myself, a natural confidence flows through my handshake and it makes me smile.
Its not as dramatic as Jumpa Lahiri’s Namesake but my name has a story too.
Its been a while since I bid a tearful fareful to “Vaishnavi Thatha”. Vaishnavi Thatha! Aah! A perfect match! Its not that I am a feminist... 
Longing for you all these years,
I have beaten bushes wrecking my foot gears.
Why have you hidden from my eyes?
Did you not hear my cries?
You are as valued as “true love” to a lass,
Did I not find you since I gained more mass?
In the core of my heart, knew I’ll find you in my way…
Truly, I did not care about the price to pay!
Holding aces, I couldn’t believe my lucky star,
When I... 
I am sure everyone is intrigued by certain questions or certain things to which they go “huh?????”. Everyone consciously or sub consciously has this list of questions made up to which they are always searching answers for. My list has gone through several changes over years. Sometimes I do find answers and sometimes I just forget!
Well, for now, mine is as follows.
* People from Poland Poles,... 
It won’t surprise me if your reaction to this (very valid and important) topic is “Yawn… what is so amusing about your trip to a dentist??” Well, a person who has ever been to the dentist for a filling would agree with me here.
A long anticipating wait, the embarrassment of being the one with the rotting tooth (especially if the dentist’s evil elf is a cute one!), the agony of opening... 