a 50th wedding anniversary, nepali style

this past saturday we felt so honored to be invited to the 50th wedding anniversary for our dear nepali friends, auntie and uncle. wow, 50 years, that's a long time!! kevin and I felt like explorers, watching and taking our social cues from the sweet people around us. Man, was it a PAAARTAY! 300 people showed up and mingled around bright colorful tents, with appetizers galore, a glorious nepali buffet, and hundreds and hundreds of bright vibrant flowers gifted to the special couple. even the occasional drizzle didn't stop this crowd from enjoying the day:) a highlight for me was getting to wear my sari again:) but boy, i wish you could have been a fly on the wall when all the ladies were dressing me! one lady would wrap me in my sari, and then another lady would come in and decide it wasn't good enough, so she'd unwrap me, and then start again! Three different women attempted my sari, and finally, after a half an hour they deemed me presentable! when I walked out into a room of 50 people, every one clapped and cheered. I certainly got a lot of credit just for wearing a sari, you would have thought I had just run a marathon:) oh the simple joys in this delightful country, i love it:)