I didn’t want to make a big deal - it’s show season and hubby’s been traveling a lot. Sis-in-law has a 1 1/2 year baby boy who’s as handful as he is adorable. In-laws are getting on in age. Dad too. I just wanted time with the family, didn’t care where. Got myself my iPhone X (and that was a story too :)).
Initially hubby says gets everyone to Pune - it’s your birthday and they should all come. I said - it’s ok love, but he insisted and I didn’t wanna fight so agreed. Birthday’s on Sunday and hubby comes to Pune Friday night. My dad says some big thing at temple and he wants to come on Sunday instead of Saturday - sure. Sis-in-law says baby is unwell and they can’t make it - of course poor poppet. Mother-in-law says they’re tired and cannot come - my FIL is quite unwell often and of course.
Now you would think I would have some inkling here right. Nope. So I’m all understanding and say - love, let’s just go to Mumbai, not fair to them all. Chill. He says cool but we have to leave first thing to avoid traffic - sure.
Saturday morning it’s bright and early and we off at like 8 (yes that’s early). Hubby seems to hint at me sleeping but I’ve got vada pav on my brain and don’t sleep. He tries to feed me crap at crappy stalls and I’m wondering why he doesn’t just stop at the guy who we like near the expressway - I’m wondering we aren’t headed that way!!! Hubby says google said take this road and I’m like sure... (Yes still clueless). Getting annoyed with hubby cos I’m sure he’s headed the wrong way and I don’t wanna fight with him but I’m hungry!
Finally put on google maps and it shows me 4 hours while his google maps says 2 hours. Try to tell my husband and he says - you have crap luck with technology, your new phone sucks, install google maps again. Gullible silly me actually does that FYI. Still 4 hours. Tell hubby to ask the toll wala and he’s ignoring me. So I finally scroll a bit here and there and whaddaya know, I see a little place called Mahabaleshwar!!!!
Hubby’s taking me to a place we haven’t been since mommy died.. 15 years.. and I start crying. And crying. And crying. He says anyways all are busy, we will do a family thing, just us 3. And go back to Mumbai evening or next day. And I cannot believe he would think of something like this overnight.
He takes me to Dreamland hotel, all the while saying it’s just for lunch. And while I’m crying and oohing and aahing at the memories, he gets us a room :). And I’m like whaaaat!!! And then we start looking at the roads, the pool, where he came to meet me during our courtship while traveling in ST buses, and the garden... And I’m like I wanna stay in this room which looks like the one we used to stay in as kids and he goes and gets me that room :).
And then it starts to get even better. Dad and Kaki and Varun are ignoring my calls and messages and me thinks it’s cos they’re at that temple thing. And I spy on them on Life 360 and find out they’re only an hour away!!! They’re coming!!!!
Sherrin tried to make me sleep (again!) and Kiaan hears a car and opens the door and I see my father-in-law and mother-in-law have come too!!!!
And I need to pee, and when I come out my sis-in-law and all are there too!!!!
They all had planned this for ages and all came!!! To Mahabaleshwar!!! For me!!! Can you imagine being loved like that!? For hubby to think of something like this, to plan, and for all of them to make it!!!
A wonderful wonderful year ahead with such a beautiful start. Photos in the next blog!!!
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