Birthday Wishes That Came True

Few days back it was my sweetheart's birthday. It was celebrated with much fanfare last year. Now, its very difficult to think of a gift for him that would make him feel special. He is a simple man and would be happy if we just jump up and down an say Happy Birthday and give nothing! Really, are all men like that?? He is a foodie in the truest sense. He enjoys as well as relishes food that is cooked well. So how do you make celebrate this man's special day?? During one conversation, I re-realized that he enjoys the food most when there is a lot of variety and he always prefers to order Thali in Indian restaurant. Eureka! That's what I decided to do for him!
When he came to the dinner table, this is what he saw on his placemat.

And This is his thali, very lovingly made by yours truly. It has Dal Bukhara, Stuffed Aloo Kofta, Kurmuri Bhindi, Achari Paneer, kheer, Puri. We also had dahi bhalley which could not fit in this thali! This was the first birthday that we stayed home but it will be the most memorable one. While chopping, stirring and rolling through the day, my mind wandered through the older times when we were not married and we both would imagine our married life, about the birthdays that we would wake up to together, we would smile imagining about the times when I would cook for him and how it could be a disaster but he would still say I love you. This birthday of his made me realize that we are living our dream. What more can we ask for! so, instead of wishing for more, on this birthday, we counted our blessings and of course he counted the number of dishes I made!!