The weekend after our trip to Agra was my birthday. This was my second time celebrating my day in India. Only this time I wasn't in the south with my family. I was in my new home, Delhi. The weekend before my birthday I got the best surprise from my family. They called me up to video chat because friends of ours were visiting, and all of a sudden they showed me a birthday cake! It was all lit up with 'happy birthday anu. we miss you' written across it. Everyone sang happy birthday to me and wished me. It was such a sweet moment and really made me miss my family. I mean, how awesome is that!?

On saturday, my actual birthday, I had planned a full day. I wanted to cook a nice big meal for my friends and enjoy my favorite dishes with some of my favorite people in Delhi. In order to make these dishes, I had to go to my aunt's place (40min. away) and use her oven since I don't have an oven at my house. I spent half of the day hunting for ingredients and the other half cooking dinner. The menu for the evening: veggie enchiladas, homemade corn tortilla chips, salsa, guacamole, spanish rice, and mini mexican spice chocolate cakes for dessert! I shared one of the cakes with my relatives at my aunt's place just when it came out of the oven. Finally, I wound up finishing everything at 7:30pm, booked a cab and headed home for dinner.

When I reached home, A friend of mine had already gotten to my house and was chatting with my flatmates. We all hung out for a few hours, had dinner, and opened presents. One of my friends brought over macaroons from a french bakery she was raving about. Needless to say, my night was made. Great company, good food, and macaroons (yes, they are a separate category from good food!)