Surprises

I love surprises. Three of the most important people in my life (Dad, Mom and Shash) were born in February and this makes it my favorite month. As a child, I remember surprising my mom with little gifts. Last year when Dad turned 60, I wanted to surprise him with a big birthday bash and I was able to do it with the help of my bro, SIL and Shash.

This year I wanted to do something similar for Shash. I knew that he had never had a surprise birthday party before. I planned everything- the cake, the menu, the guest-list, the decoration and also cooked up something to tell Shash............

Now action : I invited the guests, told my gullible husband that I had reserved a table for two for dinner at a Mexican Restaurant at 8:00 p.m, baked, cooked, decorated, requested a couple of good friends to pick up a few things. I had asked everyone to be at our place by 7:00 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m the bell rang. To my shock, it was Shash, he was about 90 mins early today and usually whenever we have to go out, he comes home only with enough time to say "Ramya, we have to leave now." I was disappointed as I wanted to have all the guests inside the house before his arrival. It took about 10 mins after his arrival for him to realize that chairs were arranged in the living room and that there was something fishy. I had to then reveal that I was having a surprise party for him. The look on his face is something that I will cherish for my entire life. My disappointment vanished as I realised that I had suceeded in surprising him. He was full of questions - "when did you...how did you...who all have you.........." I told him he had to wait. Soon one after the other the guests started pouring in. The party was great and Shash was very happy.