Fortress of Solitude

Current Mood: Happy

I returned to Tustin this weekend to visit my family and relatives. I can’t say how good it felt to finally be at home again. To be able to sleep in my own bed, to see my family, and our own Californian soil! Of course the best part was Amma’s cooking. Oh man how my stomach has missed that compared to all the garbage I’ve been feeding it. It was really great to be home. On Friday, we decided to go out to dinner as a familyto a local steak house, which was quite enjoyable because the food was delicious!

On Saturday, my parents decided to hold a party at our house to celebrate my 21st birthday and Vikram’s graduation by inviting a lot of family friends and relatives. It was also rakshabhandan. It was nice seeing everyone, especially Pooja and Arya and Antara. But I honestly didn’t enjoy myself very much because I felt very unappreciated among my guests. I am a pretty simple person and I don’t expect any fancy treatment, but considering I had returned from an internship at Microsoft, I was hoping that at least one person from all the boneheads my Amma had invited could have asked me about my job or congratulated me. They were all so self-concerned, as usual. No big deal. Like I said, it was nice to be home.

Sunday, I just stayed at home, saw Vikram’s apartment. It’s pretty cool, makes me wish I was moving out to off campus housing. Though, after three months on my own, I think I’m looking forward to going back home. I spent the rest of the day with my parents. It was nice.