humidity

Oftentimes, the air, here in my home state of Kentucky, makes the sky different. While a Texan sky is a canopy, a summer Kentucky sky is a wet, warm blanket. The moisture creates a sort of dulling, obscuring mist that settles around everything. The sky no longer seems majestic, a strong still blue hovering above me; rather, it's a moist weight tucked in around reality. Although there is some comfort in being wrapped up, the heat is quickly stifling.

And mostly my mom does not run the air conditioning. I get very sweaty.

mangni

I had an Indian engagement party, mangni, on Saturday, making Neema and me officially official, or something. I took off my engagement ring before everyone came and Neema put it back on me when everyone was there. The Iranian part was when candy pieces were thrown at me without warning. They hurt a little but they also tasted delicious. I put a "traditional" Indian hat on Neema. Most of my huge family was there, laughing. It was lovely having the people who grew up in the same home, ate from the same hands, and slept on the same floors as I did, there with me.*

*I can't really decide how to puncuate or more clearly write this sentence. Suggestions?