At first I waggled my eye-brows, then patiently supplied all the material needed for their art&craft, watched them indulgently as they talked excitedly…….and then it clicked. Ohmigosh it is Valentine’s Day tomorrow!!!!!!!
Even before I started out[in my thoughts] I knew it was too late to do much.
Forget it.
But…but….but…..
I’ll cook something nice.
Good idea but as a last resort....
Make a card….
Been there, done that.....
What can I do…..
I have some chocolate with me………hmmmmm
Yup, I always have chocolate with me….for emergencies u know.
The chocolate…..luckily for me was wrapped in red
And the idea grew from there….
I went all around the house picking up everything red….
A few Plums[again red]
Strawberries[heeeehaw red;-D]
A small bottle of Berry Juice[I’m pretending it’s wine]
Chewing Gum[flavour – wild berries…red, red, red……;-D]
I’m on a roll now…..
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Fished out a wooden basket from the kid’s toy bin [the original idea was to put them together in a shoe box].
Fixed the broken handle.
Lined the basket with silver foil…..
Arranged all the carefully chosen treasures artistically…
Borrowed a red ribbon from Nikita’s accessories to tie a bow on the handle.
And voila……
The gift is ready.
And I've placed it in such a way it will be the 1st thing my hero sees when he gets up;-D
*__* - While rummaging around I also came across a cute ball of red thread, a small pack of vanilla in a red&white box, lays chilli chips, red apples and a red hair band.Had to omit them otherwise it would have been like overkill.....or shd I include them, tell me quick I still have time;-P
aww..that's so sweet of you Nancy!
ReplyDeleteI was all charged up for Valentine's day the first year of my marriage..only to realise ruefully that the better half doesn't believe in Valentine's n all:-o..still on the second year, I gifted him some knick-knacks..he was awed and all but that's it! no real enthu..so I just let it be nowadays..:-) Of course, I do the needful like saying it's valentine's and he needs to give me something..I am perseverant that way ;-)
Dear Uma, u r describing my situation here but the other way around;-D. I never was very interested in V-day but the H never forgot & always made it special. So nowadays I'm like "if u cant beat them, join them";-D. So dont lose heart....continue to follow ur heart and u just watch...he'll come around to ur way of thinking:-))
ReplyDeleteaah..you've given me hope, lady :-D
Deletenah... forget 'em! The other stuff would just do the trick ;)
ReplyDeleteps. You can parcel 'em to me if you want :-D
no never over kill :) :P
ReplyDeleteEnsoiiii and hope he likes ur gift :)
I also thot thot thot a lot and gave up. What valentine shalentine :) I ended up thinking, i am too old for all this :D
I am non believer but no issues with ppl who love the day :)
ReplyDeleteHopy hubby loved your surprise :)
Wow... what a great idea!!!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job... I am sure he will love your gift :)
Wow. That's so cute. Leave it like that.
ReplyDeleteI got chocolates after reminding AV a hundred times that I want chocolates for the V day. Sigh
happy valentines day Nane. Loads of love
Uma: Sometimes we have to show[a few times] how it's done;-D.
ReplyDeleteSulo: Dont change the topic, how did ur day go:-))????
Amrita: Hah...nobody is too old for some love-shove;-D
Smita: Aaah I used to sing the same tune once upon a time;-D
Laila: He did;-D
Tharani: It's obvious AV likes to be reminded about things by you;-D.
Same to U:-))!!!!!
oh wow- this is soooooo sweet!!!!! What was his reaction to your wonderful gift? I just loved it! (plus loved the fact you went around finding the various items to put in the basket- rather than just going out and buying a pre made gift basket).
ReplyDeletePlizzzz to post what your hero did in return. After Awwwwwwing that is. And surely a big big hug, despite your previous post :)
ReplyDeleteMen do it a little differently you know .......
Nono no hairbands they are not manly and lays will kill the mood ! Hope u dint include those . Did he like it ? Well as for me we were planning to goto a nice dinner when the sadistic server in office took a beating and hubby had to be there to lift its spirits so that the business doesnt get affected. We ate leftover idlis from breakfast for dinner :|
ReplyDeleteAnjuli: Buying a pre-made gift basket was never an option....I have never bought a gift for valentines yet. A few years back I remember being stuck for ideas and then made heart-shaped aloo parattas[only for him], the rest of the family got normal ones. I got royally ribbed for that;-D
ReplyDeleteRamesh: Just between u & me, I think he found it a lil too girly[if u know wht I mean;-P] not that he said anything...yep got lots of hugs and more;-D.
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Soemtimes I think Anita these servers are human beings in disguise, how else are they able to put a spoke on things when we have plans...esp when we have plans;-/.
ReplyDeleteDont let the server win....just declare the weekend as Valentine's weekend and have 2 days dedicated to 'sweet nothings' and togetherness;-D
Hi, As usual, just visiting here makes my day, your basket of love looked really lovely and I could read in the comments that you got lovely return gifts too ;)
ReplyDeleteIts always such a pleasure reading you Nancy...
take care
Hi Nancy..
ReplyDeleteI am writing here for the very first time. I have been reading your blog more than a year , but never commented on any of ur post. Well , to say , Ur blog is saved in my Favourites folder..And whenever I get free time at work I read it.
In many ways I could connect with you as I lived in Bangalore for 10 years , and moved to Dubai after my marriage.
Well I started blogging in 2006.. But my posts are hardly 9 or 10.And when i moved my blog from rediffblogs to Blogger I lost some posts..Blame it on my hectic Job and packed weekends ... I hav'nt even done spell check or basic grammar on some of my posts.
Anyways, you have inspired me a lot to start writing full on..
Take Care Nancy..and Luv to ur Kids
Wow! Such a good idea!!! :) That gift looks amazing. :)
ReplyDeleteI am not a massive fan of the whole v day thing but we try and do something nice...
Hope he liked it. :) :)
p.s: I might be stealing this idea for next time. ;)
Soul Speaks: Awwww...thank u....thank u for the lovely comment:-)).
ReplyDeleteDeepa Jose: I'm so glad you decided to comment:-)). I'm actually in a very good mood today otherwise I wd have picked up a fight with u as to why you waited so long;-D.
Also very thrilled to hear that u've decided to be more regular at blogging and that too because of me;-o. Thank U for delurking:-))!!!!
Divya: Steal away, steal away....seriously I put the idea up so that others can use it too...especially if they are last-minute characters like me;-D
wow! liked the fact that u managed to put together at last minute..ur efforts really count! pls can ur next post be abt how he liked it? my hubby believes every day should be valentines day n tries to get away with this lame excuse! will try n surprise him big time asap!
ReplyDeleteThe gift looks really cute :) Well done you!
ReplyDeletehope you had a good valentines day nance. that is a cute assortment of gifts!
ReplyDeleteAww that was so so cute and sweet a gesture of loooove!! ;). Hope you two had a lovely day and the girls with their friends :)
ReplyDeleteWow!!! Got all mushy-mushy and romantic, is it? :-)
ReplyDeleteLilac: The H appreciated my gesture....go on try it, ur H will be surprised & touched and u'll feel so good:-)).
ReplyDeleteDhanya: Thank U:-))!!!
Lan: Oh yes, we all had a really good day;-D!!!
Deeps: Oh yes we did, even the girls and finally all together ;-D
Hehe Tan mushy and romantic are very OTT words after 12 yrs of marriage;-D. But dont blame u for thinking that because my gift made it seem so;-D. But seriously I believe[umm...have started believing] it is important to make the effort:-))!!!
ReplyDeleteSo, did you receive any gift from him? It should be give and take, no? :)
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity
DI if u think it's all abt give & take then I'm not even going to bother asking u ur take on Valentine's day;-P. And u believe in asking questions directly huh...alright, alright I got a bottle of Lady Million & some melt-in-the-Chocolates[forgot the name], total paisa vasool huh;-D.
ReplyDeleteWell, i dono how the vday went, but i know for sure today is not going any good - wondering why...
ReplyDeleteWell, here is the thing - Today is Shivrathri, and the spiritualist that I am (ahem ;)), I planned to think about HIM, or should i say mediate on HIM...
and when i come to office ..................????
My crush is here.... in chennai... right across my desk... what are the chances of that happening :D
ps. have a meeting with him tomorrow ;) tee he :P
pps. poor shiva... he is not even in the picture :(
I think Shiva wd have understood, infact he wd have been relieved to see that u r a normal kid;-D
Deletep.s: Notice anything*wink, wink*. Yep changed my browser and ta da....reply works;-D
ha ha... Me n normal, am not quite sure :D but I did pamper Siva that nite... n myself with the guy the whole week :P
Deleteps. Awesome... look who s showing off ;)
Seee....it will all work out if u give it a chance;-)
Deleteps: hehe;-D
Hi Nancy, how perfectly you managed it!!
ReplyDeleteAnd what about the gift from your 'Hero"?
Thanks!!!! Got a bottle of perfume and some yummy chocolates;-D
Deleteawesome seriously....:)
ReplyDeleteThank ye oh Doc;-D!!!
DeletePerfect :-)
ReplyDeleteI went out with friends on V-day. Was nice.
Heee thankya;-D!!!
DeleteValentines with friends must have been wonderful:-))
:) awww
ReplyDeleteso whatdya get?
Perfume & choclates;-D
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