half a year

it's been exactly half a year since shruti and I took the biggest step of our lives. the memories are still as fresh as ever.

but scratch the surface, and things have changed over these months. we have gotten attached to our home. to each other. to our way of life. it's a sort of passive-aggressive attachment, where we welcome time apart (after 5 months of literally no time apart), because our time apart reminds us of how inextricably attached we've become.

we have grown on each other. I have fallen in love with her dal khichadi (with the occasional addition of bacon), and she has started adding schezuan sauce to pretty much everything. I can't sleep without her embrace, and she has gotten used to my perspiration. fart jokes have lost their charm. we haven't perfected our tea recipe to the point where we both enjoy the result, but we're getting there.

we're rediscovering each other, peeling off the layers, and changing things as we go along.

it's surprising how much can change in just half a year.

it's fascinating to imagine what lies ahead.