Tuesday, November 2, 2010

1st Birthday Series: Final Preparations

The final week before the birthday went by in a blur.  There were things to be done and on the other hand, there was nothing much remaining to be finished.  It's a paradox.  I took a friend along to the birthday venue (a friend who is much better at 'art' than I will ever be!).  We inspected the hall and decided how to decorate it.  The next day, another friend and I (yes, I do have more than one friend!) we went to Sahib Ibrahim Street (parallel to Commercial Street) and got ourselves all the decorative "this 'n that" one could want for a party.  The shop keeper also used the opportunity to educate us both that 'Birthdays are all about celebrations and fun'....maybe because we weren't buying enough!

After that, the cake had to be ordered.  I knew from the very outset itself which cake we wanted.  I had tasted it before at yet another friend's birthday and knew that this cake was 'the one'!  Wife and I decided that the cake should not be round (as cutting and sharing a round cake among 50 guests might turn ugly) and placed an order for a 3 kg Dutch Truffle cake from Daily Bread.  

The next couple of days were relatively calm.  We just had to sit back and make ourselves go crazy with paranoia that we left things out or that we planned things poorly or that the venue was insufficient or that the cook might mess up and so on and so forth.  My sister-in-law arrived two days in advance which was a huge help.  She shared the responsibility of taking care of the kid, which gave Anuja and myself more space and time to dedicate to worrying!

However, the big day was finally at the doorstep.  We were prepared and ready.  There was no turning back now.  It was time... (more in the next blog!) 

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