Saturday, May 16, 2009

Nana and Nani

My nana and nani are my maternal grandparents and the patriarch and matriarch of our collective family as we grew up. During our summer vacations in Bangladesh we spent most of our time at our nana and nani's house and their living room became the central social point for all the family to meet over snacks and tea in the early evening. During our recent trip we spent most of our nights at our nana and nani's house. My nana's pride and joy is his rooftop garden which consists of mango and guava trees, jasmine flowers, and many other flowers and vegetables.

Family

After 11 long years we got to catch up with our family in Dhaka including maternal grandparents, paternal grandmother, aunts and uncles on both sides, and five cousins. Everyone was very excited to meet the new member of the family (Jenny), sometimes even more excited than seeing Arif. They had heard many wonderful things prior to our visit and took to her as if she had belonged to our family for longer than the two years we have been married.