Dear Jaya and Shovaen,

Wishing you a Happy Anniversary and a Great Life ahead to eternity! 

The best advice, unsolicited, I can give you is – Become “best friends” to each other and give the other person more importance than yourself. This will give you the ultimate happiness (again) to eternity!! – I guarantee you.

Now the wedding highlights –

Receipt of an invitation – wedding in Dallas, Texas, a Hot place in the country!

Really ??? For a New Englander? Go to a gun wilding country, ride horses? NOOOO …

Well…. But It’s SHOVAEN …. Yeah …..

It’ll be  a great time … I knew for sure … See all the Patel Clan (keep them under control). See, meet and find equally colorful Jaya’s family..

I was convinced it’ll be a HOT Wedding!!

And Boy what a Cool .. and Hot wedding it was …

And now my Executive Summary or shall I say Godfather’s Final Words?!

What we saw  was a couple in grand standing and what we experienced and felt to the heart was the wedding of half a century!!

Jaya’s parents, family poured their heart out and exhibited a wedding that I think was the best in the 50 years I have been going to the weddings in this country!

Most everything was one of a kind, unique, classy and elegant with a touch of class. It brought the best out from everyone and made them feel heavenly!

Appetizer stands -Global; Dinner tables – size and shape to fit the group, Wow! Color and décor all around was first of a kind! Food and Drinks … another dimension!

Too many unique items all around, so many that my soft/hard disk falls short to hold that much data!

The most important was the personal touch of Mr. and Mrs. Jagdish and Indu Godhwani at so many steps at all events – day or night, before or after the wedding, they were everywhere greeting us and making sure we really felt at home! – That was a touch of class and culture that you rarely see!

Well, Mr. & Mrs. Godhwani – Jai Ho!

And Jaya and Shovaen, a year is behind you, but a lifetime is ahead of you. I am sure you made the smart adjustments already along the way so you can now always fly on the magic carpet!

Some more memories from Pallimasi:

At the Mehndi event

1. Most funny quip:

We were all gathered in front of Jaya's beautifully decorated house shimmering with thousand lights, bearing "Najaranu," waiting for our cue to enter. We were all admiring each other's outfits and making small talk when little Charlie who was also lined up and carrying something in his arms quips, " Mommy, so many Indian people here today!”

We all burst out laughing!

2.  Some events leave good impressions. This one was one of those.

The Punjabi ladies were sitting on the floor in a circle around a lady playing Dhol and singing fun mehndi related songs designed to poke fun at the party of Damad. We were invited to join. Jaya was looking exceptionally stunning in her designer outfit! Meanwhile, the grand children were having a blast having mehndi applied on their hands in the upstairs balcony. I was asked to sing some songs and so I joined in. I was in the middle of my rendition, when we all heard a shout, "Dadi, you have to come and see my mehndi!" I looked up and it was 3 years old Roma stretching her hands from the upstairs balcony! Suffice to say, I rushed upstairs right away! My grand daughter was beckoning!

3.  Another memorable instance was the relaxing afternoon we had in Falu and Bhaskerbhai's suit where we got together for drinks, just exclusively our family. That was cool and I remember we had little Sahil with us to keep entertained!

Lots of Love and do visit Boston, the brain center  and one of the most beautiful cities in the grand natural beautiful landscape!! 

Hemant Masa and Palli Masi