Planning planning planning....

We booked our flat when Shreya was 6 mths old and she is gonna be 5 yrs...Our flat has been under construction for more than 4 years...

Keys handed over, Vj's last trip to chennai was squeezed with making a few trips to the Interior decorator.It was fun choosing the colors,designs for the wood work n tiles.And Shreya was with us during the 4 hour stay at Interior Decorator's office.We both were quite surprised at the way she carried herself like an Angel.Allowing us to do our work !!

Now, that leaves us planning for our Gruhapravesam !! An event that we have been longing for...a dream come true...A roof over our head and a floor beneath...and its jus ours !!

Loads of brainstorming sessions and debates ended in finalising the date.Then comes the sastrigal, caterer,menu,Invitees etc etc....
It was sooper interesting to design our Invite...all the more reason that I had to do it all alone:-)
That isnt enough??? Yeah our little devil's bday is cmg up !! Shdnt I plan a special birthday bash for her???
She has already made her choice !! Its a Rapunzel Party !!!
Googling all the possible sites...visualising the decoration...fixing the games n activities..venue...Invitees...Invite....Oooopps...the list is endless...
Sudha is more excited than me..and she is lending all her support..jus as she wud do for her daughter...Tks a ton Sudha !! Proud to have u as my friend.:-)
Suddenly I feel as if my mind is clouded with tooo....many thots.
Jus hoping that everythg goes on well !!

Surprised ??????

Surprised ??????

Have you ever been a victim of any surprises thrown on you…Wondered how people can astound you?? Amazed by the way how somebody can put in so much thoughts and work jus to flabbergast somebody whom they dearly love…
I have been surprised ,shocked,astounded,dumbfounded ,jolted...add as many synonyms u can.....and so many times by my close friends and not to forget the specialist-my dear husband !!!

Every single moment is well engraved in my memories...

small tiny ones like
My husband coming home soon without informing me....
The bell rings, I open the door..and I see my close friend there who comes unannounced...
A hug or a kiss from my daughter when least expected...
A sudden downpour while Im on a beautiful drive in the car....
A repeat telecast of my favorite program on TV which I missed...
Or the big ones like
All my bday,anniversary surprises from my husband....
Appreciations from unknown people...
Opportunities from least expected quarters...

and I appreciate every bit of effort taken by these people to make me happy…I m sometimes speechless …It gives me a feeling that I AM somebody special in their lives…Most of the times….Im in tears( Aananda kaneer)…

And let me share a secret.... even if I get a small hint on it,I control my brain not to work overtime…coz I thoroughly wanna enjoy that particular moment !!!
After lot of such instances, I thot, let me try my hand at it…End result- flop!!! However hard I try…either I blurt it out…much in advance( cashew nut)…infact u can see my head in twos at such occasions!!!

Else I mess up the whole thing…but the intentions have always been good…believe me…
Friends why don’t u share those sweet little memories when you were surprised by your near n dear ones and how u felt about it…

Or you cud be a torchbearer ur self…have u surprised somebody????

Birthday Bash !!

It was indeed a surprise filled bday this year...It all started when Vj was supposed to leave for Mumbai on Tuesday- 7 am as usual...
Only then it dawned,that he isnt leaving !! He had extended his stay for this entire week to be with us...to celebrate my bday...
The day before, on 17 th we set out on a shopping spree.Initially it was to shop a Pavadai for Shreya.Shreya was part of Janmashtami celebrations at school.We were pretty excited-like a storm in a tea cup !!More so coz, this was the first celebration that she was part of "this year"!!
Shreya was supposed to wear a blue pavadai.She din have one.And I jus needed a reason.
That was just a beginning...a saree ...kurtas..patialas...frocks...the list became endless.
Cool cool icecream at our age old Aavin brought back lovely memories in the chill weather.Yeah..it was surprising to see the weather a little cloudy.

Things were VERY normal on the D day...and that made me a little suspicious.
YES...a gift that must have cost Vj an arm and a leg!! There stands an absolutely beautiful garnet red i10!! Jus couldnt believe that he cud bottleup someting as big as a car!!!
For a minute I thot my eyes were cheating me and it took me sometime to realise that it was indeed my bday gift...
Tks a ton Vj...Every time, I think that "its the best ever gift"..."the biggest ever gift"...until I receive the next one !!!
U surpass urself everytime !!

Should I let U go ????

It’s a sad Breakup..Our relationship was definitely successful n flourishing.It leaves me torn in a state of depression.Though my mind says its all about moving on and progressing,my heart doesn’t accept it.We have shared our joy n sorrow, been thru the ups n downs.
I don’t even know if I could accept the change.Im only staring helplessly at the change taking place.
It wasnt my decision at all....I m forced into this dear..:-((
I jus hope u will forgive me for all this...Wish u all happiness wherevr U are....

Let Down !!

Is there a way to deal with your guilty pangs???

It was the Annual Krishnashtakam competitions !! Shreya had definitely prepared well..she was chanting aloud..with all proper pronounciations.
But alas !! She did not win this time!! I know she cant win it everytime ...I cant expect her to be on the winning side always..but still I felt let down...after all the preparations...after all the drilling sessions...It was just a cake walk for her.

My heart broke when she said,"Amma I actually wanted to win it for u...But I dont know why they din give a prize !!! "
I was over a barrel....helpless... !!

And here I was expecting too much from a 4.5 year old...and taking it on her for not winning too!!
Just pray God to be by her side always !! Atleast make her happy for all the efforts that she is putting in !!

A Big Assignment in store !!

Inbetween our bday party preparations and planning for family gettogethers, its time for another event !!!
I was so thrilled when I got a call from AGM,Marrybrown to come and meet him.Though initially, the discussion was to just promote their Kids Carnival which they were planning for Independence Day.Somewhere, there was a spark and I blurted out!! Can we as funsquared organise the entire event???
There it all started...it was exchange of mails about rates and quotations...discussions about games...planning an agenda..and YES, we are doing the event !!!
And that means more work for the next one week!!And Im happy....pressure is something that I love and I wrk better:-)