It all started Monday night with Dan surprising me with an ayurvedic massage at a spa not far from our house. It was glorious and at $10 for an hour massage, I plan to become a frequent client.
We came home and made delicious mashed potatoes (sometimes we just crave 'bland' food) and skyped with Ralphie.
Tuesday morning the skyping continued with Helene, Ben, and Frankie and then Simon and Katy. Simon and Katy sang 'Happy Birthday' and put a candle in a delicious looking cupcake, though there was a small wax spill onto the laptop when they blew out the candle on my behalf.
I started asking Dan for my present at 10:30 Monday night and at noon he finally gave in- he got me the most beautiful sari- a deep blue with gold and silver beadwork. I cannot wait to wear it! Above is a photo of the sari fabric and beadwork.
It has been cold in
In the afternoon we headed to Hazratganz, the main area of the city. Earlier in the day there was a Republic Day parade in front of the Legislative Assembly and the city was still covered in orange, green and white. We walked and explored and then the surprises continued with a delicious Indian dinner and live music at Capoors with Trudi, Molly, and our new German friends, Meran and Gigi who are consulting at SSK on disaster relief projects.
We came home and I skyped with Ralph and my dad, read all of the beautiful birthday emails from everyone back home (thank you all!) and went to bed…
Today I am getting lots of birthday wishes at work and we brought in some traditional Indian treats to share after lunch.
It was a wonderful day and many thanks to
Dear Bushagelli family,
ReplyDeleteI love that you're posting often. It sounds like you had an amazing birthday. Nice job with the planning Dan.
While reading the posts I can almost smell the food and hear the bustling of people around you.
I will look forward to tuning back.
PS - Dan, please don't have someone shave you on the street again.
Love you both
Steve
What a beautiful, beautiful birthday. Can I admit that reading this made me a little teary eyed? It sounds like such a wonderful, beautiful day--and you deserve it, KB! If only 1-hour massages were 10 bucks here! I think you might be residing in heaven right now. There, I said it. XOXO!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever followed a blog so closely. I am SO happy that you are having such an amazing time and I am so proud to have friends with such adventurous souls! I seriously can't wait to hear more. Sounds like the best bday ever!
ReplyDeleteJanam Din ki badhai, Kate! I am glad you had such a wonderful birthday - and the sari is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy late b day. bty i have skype so we should skype soon
ReplyDeleteHi Kate and Dan,
ReplyDeleteBen sent us the link, and I am so excited to read about your journey and adventures and your commitment to help others. I love your photos and we send you love from Detroit, where it is REALLY cold (going below 10 degrees tonight, with an evil wind chill). Sounds like you had an amazing Birthday, happy belated wishes. Saturday is the Palmer Woods Mardi Gras at Helene's. We will miss you! I will send you a link to photos. The Metro Times is coming to photograph it as well. Take care. Love from the Barefields (Barbara, Spencer, Spencer and Devo)