Another birthday has passed! I so wanted to write about it but did not find time at all. That’s because there is so much to tell. Ever since I remember, birthdays in our family have always been more of family get-togethers. It changed a bit when my sister started working. To give her full credit, she has always made it a point to make it special for me :) But these couple of years, everybody tried their best to turn the whole day into a big celebration!
I love birthdays and there is nothing better than surprise gifts :D With my sister back from Germany, I knew she would definitely have something up her sleeve. My birthday fell on a working day this year. So, the previous night, I tucked in to bed early only to be woken up by her. She was in full on party mode and got the karaoke set out. I couldn’t resist and there we were belting out songs at midnight. When the clock struck twelve, I was called out into the hall. There was a decorated table holding a pretty cake baked by my sister. I went through the ceremony with much fanfare. I was overjoyed to see that my usually reticent mom went out of her way and indulged in some PDA just for me :D Couldn’t have imagined a better start!
I started to work with a spring in my step (told you birthdays make me unusually happy). My car pool buddy had a little surprise for me. A spinion!! Okay, I made that up :P It’s actually a minion dressed up like spider man. How cute is that! When I finally got into my cube, my white board had a big ‘Happy Birthday’. Of course, I know it was by my all in one neighbor/team-mate/lunch-mate/partner-in-crime - ‘M’, as I will call her from now on because I think she may keep popping up :P It put a big smile on my face. M did not stop at that. A cute little hand-made box rested on my desk. It had the prettiest earrings ever and a custom made ring. M is into quilling and she had gifted me some of her best stuff. Awww.. It feels so good when someone actually takes out time just to brighten up our day. Of course I realize that love doesn’t always have to be expressed explicitly, but a few gestures like these make such a huge impact.
By afternoon I was hungry for cake :P Guess what? There was a beautiful red velvet cake waiting for me and my friends had remembered to make it eggless too (I don’t eat non-veg on Thursdays). Three quarters of the cake had disappeared by the time I was allowed to open my present (I had to hunt for it all the over the place btw). I unwrapped a 50 piece coloring set which had all the colors I could think of! I was always complaining about not finding the right skin tones and they had remembered (that is if I ever let them forget). They are so sweet! When I returned to my desk, there was one more parcel waiting for me. It’s raining gifts, hallelujah! :D The parcel had two coloring books and the pictures were simply magical! That’s not all. I even got ‘Humans of New York’ books. I usually don’t buy coffee table books even though I long for light reading. These books with bright pictures and a short story are just perfect.
I came home loaded with gifts. Like all other days, this one had to end too. The similarity ends right there because this day had not been like any other day of my life. I drifted into my room in a happy daze. What I saw next was totally unexpected! My room was filled with balloons :D I pushed them away to find a small pink bucket. Further examination revealed that my sister had decided to have a go at my bucket list :P She had filled up the bucket substituting my wishes with funny equivalents :D We had such a good laugh. Just when I thought I was done with surprises, I was greeted by my third cake of the day. A yummy strawberry cheesecake made by my mom and sis. Phew! So that’s the story of how I got my cake thrice and ate it too :D
When I look back, I realize how loved I am and how much my family and friends mean to me. I feel silly for having let a certain situation shadow my entire world. Everything is not perfect and we have to deal with disappointments and let go of expectations. That doesn’t mean the end of life though. We have people around us who are constantly working towards bringing a smile on our face. It may be a direct attempt or an unconscious effort, but we owe it to them. With that, I hope to be much more sensible and lead a better life from now on. Thanks for the wonderful birthday everybody! You make this world a beautiful place for me and I hope to do the same for you.
I love birthdays and there is nothing better than surprise gifts :D With my sister back from Germany, I knew she would definitely have something up her sleeve. My birthday fell on a working day this year. So, the previous night, I tucked in to bed early only to be woken up by her. She was in full on party mode and got the karaoke set out. I couldn’t resist and there we were belting out songs at midnight. When the clock struck twelve, I was called out into the hall. There was a decorated table holding a pretty cake baked by my sister. I went through the ceremony with much fanfare. I was overjoyed to see that my usually reticent mom went out of her way and indulged in some PDA just for me :D Couldn’t have imagined a better start!
I started to work with a spring in my step (told you birthdays make me unusually happy). My car pool buddy had a little surprise for me. A spinion!! Okay, I made that up :P It’s actually a minion dressed up like spider man. How cute is that! When I finally got into my cube, my white board had a big ‘Happy Birthday’. Of course, I know it was by my all in one neighbor/team-mate/lunch-mate/partner-in-crime - ‘M’, as I will call her from now on because I think she may keep popping up :P It put a big smile on my face. M did not stop at that. A cute little hand-made box rested on my desk. It had the prettiest earrings ever and a custom made ring. M is into quilling and she had gifted me some of her best stuff. Awww.. It feels so good when someone actually takes out time just to brighten up our day. Of course I realize that love doesn’t always have to be expressed explicitly, but a few gestures like these make such a huge impact.
By afternoon I was hungry for cake :P Guess what? There was a beautiful red velvet cake waiting for me and my friends had remembered to make it eggless too (I don’t eat non-veg on Thursdays). Three quarters of the cake had disappeared by the time I was allowed to open my present (I had to hunt for it all the over the place btw). I unwrapped a 50 piece coloring set which had all the colors I could think of! I was always complaining about not finding the right skin tones and they had remembered (that is if I ever let them forget). They are so sweet! When I returned to my desk, there was one more parcel waiting for me. It’s raining gifts, hallelujah! :D The parcel had two coloring books and the pictures were simply magical! That’s not all. I even got ‘Humans of New York’ books. I usually don’t buy coffee table books even though I long for light reading. These books with bright pictures and a short story are just perfect.
I came home loaded with gifts. Like all other days, this one had to end too. The similarity ends right there because this day had not been like any other day of my life. I drifted into my room in a happy daze. What I saw next was totally unexpected! My room was filled with balloons :D I pushed them away to find a small pink bucket. Further examination revealed that my sister had decided to have a go at my bucket list :P She had filled up the bucket substituting my wishes with funny equivalents :D We had such a good laugh. Just when I thought I was done with surprises, I was greeted by my third cake of the day. A yummy strawberry cheesecake made by my mom and sis. Phew! So that’s the story of how I got my cake thrice and ate it too :D
When I look back, I realize how loved I am and how much my family and friends mean to me. I feel silly for having let a certain situation shadow my entire world. Everything is not perfect and we have to deal with disappointments and let go of expectations. That doesn’t mean the end of life though. We have people around us who are constantly working towards bringing a smile on our face. It may be a direct attempt or an unconscious effort, but we owe it to them. With that, I hope to be much more sensible and lead a better life from now on. Thanks for the wonderful birthday everybody! You make this world a beautiful place for me and I hope to do the same for you.
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| I wish I had arranged my gifts a bit better.. Oh well! |
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