Year 2020 and 2021

 When you both grow up, Megha and Tanush, I hope that Covid-19 ends up being a distant memory. AS of now, we are in the midst of it and let me just say, its not going well. Somethings yes, many things no. 

I hope this recap of the last 2 years gives you an indication of how our world has been. 

2020:
Jan: Australian bushfires blazed in the country, burning up 47 million acres of land, killing thousands of animal, displacing thousands of people. The smoke was so powerful, countries across seas got affected by it. 

Also UK withdrew from European Union (read: Brexit).

Feb: Impeachment of President Donald Trump. You both should read up on him. Makes for an interesting read. Joe Biden is elected President of United States after the 2020 Presidential Elections. 

This also marked the appointment of the very first VP of US Kamla Harris. (soar high Megha. soar high. Sky is the limit; learn from the great example from great women all over the world. 

March: Several countries announce their lockdowns due to Covid-19. 

May: Murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. While 100's of black people still face extreme racism all over the world, every day, this particular case has moved me so much because 1) you get to see videos of a grown man crying, "I cant breathe" while a police office kept his knee on his neck for a full 8 minutes, killing him on scene and 2) it sparked so many anit-racism movements (Black Lives Matter) around the world. 

Not to forget NASA lands the very first rover ever on planet Mars!

I am sure there are lots more. Not least though, 2020 F1 World Championship goes to....drumroll, Lewis Hamilton :)

2021:

One of the most shocking (or is it?) news of 2021 for me was withdrawal of US army from Afghanistan. That instantly prompted to Taliban to come to power. I urge you both to read; its bad news. 

Highlights of the year was the Covid 19 vaccine. As millions of people around the world get the vaccine, the fatality rate starts coming down. 

Sept 30th marks the very first Truth and Reconciliation day (an observation Day, not to be confused as a holiday) as 100's of unmarked graves of children are found in Catholic Church/ Residential Schools where indigenous children were forcefully separated from parents back in mid-90's that continued until late 90's.

SpaceX (Elon Musk) and Jeff Bezos launch first ever flight into outer space/ earth's orbit by civilian space tourist. I hope you both get to see Earth from outer space :)

2021 Championship of F1 by Max Verstappen (much to daddy's delight :) ). Redbull hadnt had a great season in over 7 years and looking at Max take the championship (of you should see the Race in Qatar/Saudi in 2021...very controversial), it was a bitter sweet moment for me. 

On a personal level, Deluxe Desserts was born. 

It was Megha's vision which we tried to bring to life. We sold so many of the desserts. Our popular one's are Lemon Ricotta cake, Star Bread and pretzels.... oh the soft pretzles, i have soties to tell you. 

Dad had to be put on furlough. I started working from home (since march 2020). I also accepted a new position within the bank, making me an Associate Director (from manager). 

Dad and I both agree that between 2020 and 2021, we spent more time together and got to know more about each other than the preceding 12 years we've been married.