Anniversary Celebrations!

What a harried way to celebrate a special day!

It was my in-laws 42nd anniversary yesterday and this lovely couple deserves much more of a celebration than the one we had.
With Hubby dear away in New York, it was left to me to organize the events of the day. Now when you have two small children constantly vying for your attention and time, it becomes incredibly difficult to be the party planner. For once, I wished they were a little older and independent.

The following are the occurances that took place amidst confusion and chaos that I am so not proud of:

Debated way too much as to whether we should go out for the customary dinner. FIL wanted to go to this particular restaurant but eventually ended up ordering and eating in from a different place as last night was ridiculously cold.

Forgot to get them a card. Now I am the kind of person who loves cards, both to receive and give. I didn’t have one! And the worst part is this - I actually had an opportunity to get one while on a quick errand run but my memory failed me completely and came back with everything else I needed to get sans the most important piece. Ended up using a blank card (something I use to express thankfulness and gratitude) that was tucked away in the paper and knick-knack drawer in the kitchen. Even the collection of cards I keep for emergency situations didn’t have one that reflected this particular occasion.

Ordered in the food which I was to go and get in half hour. Well, in –laws ended up getting the food and paying for it as well. Their special day and they are treating themselves! Nice, very nice! Why didn’t I go as previously planned? Well, just as I was getting ready to head out, D starts throwing this massive tantrum. He wouldn’t let me leave! Poor MIL, got so worried that she insisted I stay back and that they get the food. So both of them stepped out in the biting cold. Biting is actually an understatement. It was unbelievably cold yesterday. And with a high wind chill factor, it felt like sub-zero temperatures. So the couple who was being celebrated basically ended up running around for their own celebrations!

Had no time to buy a gift for them. Totally not proud of this one!I know it is not quite important to get them anything as they are the last people to fall for materialism. But the thing is, they always gift us, no matter the occassion. So it is more of a reciprocative gesture. Besides, I really wanted to buy something nice for them. Oh, well, I can still do that!

Despite all the confusion, the dinner and later the cake cutting part, the evening turned out to be pretty decent. Hubby dear arrived in time for the celebrations (very convenient right?). The highlight of the evening was the kid’s gift to their grandparents. It had both D & A's tiny handprints surrounded by glittering hearts placed in a nice, pale pink wooden shadow box. Something I started working on since the previous night and was quite happy the way it turned out. D especially, was eagerly waiting to show it to the recipients. And as he handed it to his grandparents and explained his contribution to the project, I could tell he was mighty proud of it!

So Happy Anniversary M and T.

We owe you another one, sometime soon!