Family Get-together

Greetings, everyone!
Today was the second day of Eid because we were guests. Eid festivals are a desi met-gala for the desi people. And it is a reward for the Muslims. It is the main reason for people to come together. Bring joy, charm, and money (Eidi).
Every year, we celebrate Eid. But it was more of a joy when we were kids or should I say we were children, that is why it was a cause of joy. Full of joy, no worries and excitement and even the excitement of its preparations. For the last 5 years, we have been celebrating Eid without any gathering. Not like the previous ones. All of us in the family celebrated our last Eid in our own homes. Not proper gatherings, but maybe we did that sometimes. And I used to think that these were boring ways of celebrating Eid. But I have completely changed my perspective. Now I would say that the last 5 years were even better than this year.

Last year in December, I lost my mother. So, for me, it was completely different. It is difficult to accept it. Right now, I'm discombobulated. For me, it was a strange experience not only for me but also for my family because we had accepted not to celebrate Eid. Just to stay home. But it took a turn when my aunt came to our house not alone but also with my cousins to strengthen us. So the first day was very strange. I was missing my mother. It was a completely different and scary morning. I was missing her a lot. Her voice, her preparations, was missing. Still we have to prepare. In a strange mood, we met people in the morning with a smile on our faces. But before that we went to the cemetery. After that, I was missing her a lot. But since I could not do anything, I sat and prayed.

Last night, we were the hosts, so we prepared dinner. And when our guests arrived, we served them. Everyone first visited the cemetery and then had dinner. After that, we all decided to go to our other aunt’s house as she lives next door. She invited us because she was there too. We had tea and chatted a bit at her house. It was around 11pm when my sister and her husband offered us a place to go out, we accepted their offer and went on a food hunt and came back at 1am. Even though we had dinner and everything but still. The fun fact is that we didn’t decide where to go. So it was actually a hunt.

So we made our stop at BRIM. The food court.
We siblings had wraps and burgers while the couple had ice cream shakes. I was screaming for my holy chipotle wrap, which was actually awful. It was smoky. And with the mint margarit, it was even worse. But I didn't say anything because I wasn't paying the bill.

I guess it might have been a good decision if we had coffee. We even decided to go to the Elclassico first but gave up because of the crowds. But I must say the hunting was good.

The other day, we were guests, so today was a good day to be guests.🫣