The next league

The moment when we decided to jump onto the next league.   

We spoke, we discussed, we strategized and agreed to go with the flow. But then, it hit me suddenly, unaware. "Baby, We have to start now! We are running out of time already!!"  I was taken aback for a minuscule second, to retrospect, WHAT! ME! NOW! REALLY! HOW?

Yes, it was the moment of truth for us. 'It' was driving us, unlike how 'we' wished to drive it for us. All possible combinations of keys couldn't seem to help us unlock the door of our choice. There was only one door which would open with our keys. We both were hesitant, and sulking to walk into it. There was a rare silence amongst us. A silence like never before in the past 20 months. 

I had many things undone on my to-do, and so did his. This is an indelible phase of our lives, sooner or later we have to go through it. But is arrived too soon(er), than expected(later). We were able to soothsay our destiny, if we wouldn't walk through this door now, and pushed it off for later. Neither of us were going to be at peace. After all the hardships, prayers, savings and planning, this would never be our choice for the day. I was scared, worried, novice and unhappy too. 

But after a while, it seemed like the Divine hands were showing me the right direction to head to. I went back in time on July 18th 2012. I didn't like it initially, but eventually I said a "Yes". And to this day I know for sure, that I couldn't have said a Yes for anyone or anything better than what I now have. 

We couldn't see the agreement on each other's face after making the decision. But after the decision sank deep within us, we felt fine, and a little tingle of smile was on our faces. 

And then I said, "I still haven't got a tattoo on me :( "  

He said "You get a tattoo after the baby", 

and I said, "Yes! That's a great idea to get all 3 initials etched on me then :) " 

We rolled laughing and argued about names - 2 names or 3 names, with surname or without, Biblical names or Indian, and definitely no Mallu names. I was adamant on that bit, and we had a hearty laugh all afternoon and great bear hug to settle scores and make it even. 

Our wedding vow began with Ecclesiastes 4:9

"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil."

We take our next league on Ecclesiastes 3

A Time for Everything

3 There is a time for everything,

    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2 a time to be born and a time to die,

    a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 a time to kill and a time to heal,

    a time to tear down and a time to build,

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,

    a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6 a time to search and a time to give up,

    a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend,

    a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate,

    a time for war and a time for peace.