My besties wanted to overwhelm me
with surprises on my birthday the same way I had them during theirs. In
retrospect, I think hectic preparations may have been on before my birthday
though they gave no indication of it.
Sanjana' portrait of me! |
Well the start was just as
awesome!
My photo b'day cake |
My group of childhood friends had
planned a ‘destination birthday’ surprise for me for which they had ‘booked’ me
in advance. The ‘destination’ was a resort – Orchard Resort, nestled in the
Western Ghats near Lonavla with our rooms having a really good view of the
mountains. The rains had just started so we sat out in the balcony enjoying
that spectacular view and eating all those fried delicacies which tastes best
during such weather. I read the letter that my dear nephew Krishna had made for me & reread it till lunch. The lunch buffet was an eclectic mix of various cuisines which
we spent an hour or two sampling. While some of my friends had a sound siesta
after that rather heavy lunch, the rest of us went off to enjoy the various
amenities of the resort starting with the swimming pool. The weather was
perfect – the rains had stopped as if to let us have a good swim, it was cool
even at 2:30 in the afternoon and the sun stayed hidden behind the clouds. I
tried my luck at the pool table but unfortunately I still continue to suck at
it even after all these years. I was ok at the rest of the games not very good
which left the ‘competitive’ me feeling a wee bit dull. Only momentarily though!
Because then we started the game of Dumb Charades Boys vs Girls; each of us
trying to be better than the other. There was a lot of screaming and abusing
about some ‘cheating’ by the other team; of course, that is to be expected in
this game. After the dinner buffet where we focused mostly on the ‘live’ pasta
counter, out came the surprise photo cake with my worst-ever picture to boot.
I
found humor in that photo however; because it reminded me of those days where
even boiling tea was an unmitigated disaster for me. The icing was however the
cupcakes fashioned with different aspects of me – author/blogger, traveler,
fashionista & the like. Some more games with the usual bickering over
‘cheating’, refreshing sleep and an elaborate breakfast after, we drove back
home. That was one of the most relaxing birthday weekends that I had
experienced all thanks to my childhood friends.
The best gift though is to have
such caring friends who go to great lengths to make you feel special! Thank you
my dear friends!
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