Garba is probably my favorite time of the year. It’s part of nine-day festival called “Navaratri”. Garba is filled with LOTS of dancing, food, colors and fun.

There’s a certain thought process that goes on in your mind while in the midst of the Garba excitement. Here’s a breakdown of the thoughts that go through someone’s mind during this thrilling experience. I myself went to Garba this past weekend and found myself thinking these things.

1. OMG what the heck am I going to wear?
2. When and where am I going to go? So... many… options
3. Ok, before we go inside and get trampled by approximately 500 people, we need to take pictures
4. Wait. Where do I put my phone?
5. *Sees crowd doing complicated step* HUH? WHAT IS THIS?
6. I need to find a friend to explain how to Garba 101. This is too much for my brain.
7. HELP ME! WHAT IS HAPPENING?
8. After the friend shows you…. “Wait show me again; I forgot”
9. Oh god... Now I need to do it myself. RIP
10. Annddd the song is too slow.
11. Why is the aarti so long?
12. I don’t understand why I need to be pushed and shoved during aarti too! Aren’t we all praying to the same goddess?
13. Oh look, I’m standing in between two lines looking like a confused potato.
14. Dang, that girl’s lehenga is cute. I wonder where she got it from
15. I think I got this thing down.
16. Okay sure. Just decide to change the step right when I actually understood what was happening.
17. I need a friend again.
18. Aunty, the next five girls after me is #squad. So, can you please refrain from breaking our lineage?
19. Alright. Well, the music is pretty fast now, and I probably won’t be able to make it a full circle because I’m really out of shape, but I’ll die trying.
20. IT'S MY FRIEND FROM SCHOOL. *runs out of the line while knocking over 20 people*
21. I’m internally screaming every time the singer yells “OIY HALLLOOO HALLOOO”
22. Did I lose my friends? I’m a loner. Wonderful.
23. Good luck to me trying to find all my friends again.
24. I’m hungry. I need food.
25. Why is one water bottle $5. IT'S WATER.
26. Does my lehenga look ok? *waddles to bathroom*
27. Do I know her? Maybe I should just smile and wave at her? Oh jk, that’s awkward. I don’t know who that is.
28. I never knew I could swear this much.
29. What time is it anyways? I totally lost track.
30. Ok. Time to go home. I can’t anymore.
31. I actually think I spent more time taking pictures. Maybe I should go back in.
32. Eh there's always next year.
33. DID SOMEONE TAKE MY CHAPALS? Oh, there they are.
34. My feet are so sore. SOS.
35. I need a massage ASAP.
36. Can we go to Mcdonalds please? I need to regain all of the 20 calories I just lost.
37. Do I really want to take the effort and take out the 40 saftey pins that are hidden in my lehenga?
38. Maybe I can just sleep with this on?
39. Wow I’m never doing this again.
40. JK. What should I wear next week?