now that i finally have some furniture in my house, i figured it was time to have people over to see where i live. up until this last weekend, only a handful of people had ever been inside my abode, so the best way to change that was to have a little house party. with my crazy travel schedule, i decided a christmas potluck on a sunday afternoon would get people to my house and give me a chance to see everyone before i head home for the holidays.

christmas lights! bangalore, india. december 2015.

stockings and ornaments ready to be given away. bangalore, india. december 2015.

i cleaned my house, put up some holiday decorations, stuffed chocolates in mini stockings for people to take home, and readied myself to have people over.

entertaining ourselves before the others arrived. bangalore, india. december 2015.

because it’s not a party without the drinks. bangalore, india. december 2015.

people started trickling in around 1pm, and by 3 there were about eleven of us. we had a spread of chips and salsa, haryali tikka, chicken curry, beef curry, mutton curry, and chicken biryani, and there was chocolate cake and natural ice cream for dessert, so we we all ate very well [and i got lots of leftovers!]. nilah and evika provided entertainment, and i had a pandora christmas playlist on in the background, so there was never a dull moment.

this is what happens when you let nithya take photos. bangalore, india. december 2015.

with bipin and akanksha. bangalore, india. december 2015.

avni and me. bangalore, india. december 2015.

with amai, nithya, and nilah. bangalore, india. december 2015.

after the rush of the previous week, it was so nice to have a relaxing sunday at home and to share it with so many of my favourite people. and now it’s time to get ready for christmas in memphis!

xx