It's been 3 months since I got engaged and you would have thought with my absence that I've been completely busy!
To tell you the truth, I'm not really busy as much as I'm just basking in the glory of being a bride to be! The wedding date's fixed and so is the Venue and when the date is almost a year away, you have plenty of time to do stuff and you also have enough time to know the Man you're going to marry!
And THAT's what I've been busy doing.
So this guy, Shippie, has it all - it's like a dream. He sings, He plays the guitar, he's managed to convince me that Goa is an amazing place (I really hate Goa, you should know. Overrated!), he takes me out for movies, loves fine dining AND.... HE COOKS!
Mom - What a catch, Meenal!
Mee - What do you mean?
Mom - All these years I worried what you would do, when you got married? What would your mother in law think of me?
Mee - Think of you?
Mom - Yea! that I haven't taught you to cook.
Mee - Oh... Ok.
Mom - But now, when I see Shippie cook, I don't what to say. God has answered our prayers. We have to go to Goa and thank him personally! (you should know, We're goans and our HOME TEMPLE, Mangeshi, is in Goa)
Mee - God is in Goa? Like God put the GO in Goa?
Mom - Stop making fun. He is our God.
But honestly, to find this guy is really a blessing. I'm such a foodie and I just can't get over how amazingly well he cooks! Which reminds me of an evening, when I wasn't in the best of moods and I was to meet him. He had my car and I had to meet him at his place. If you're a girl, you would know how annoying this situation is!
In any case, I decided to go to his friends place,who lives right behind office before I headed to his.
Friend who lives behind office - Arre! why you're so glum? Look happy na!
Mee - What? I'm just fried man! And what do you mean look happy!
Friend (who is now smiling and giggly for no real reason) - Arre! Just, don't be so sad!
Mee - Ok. Anyway, I'm off to Shippie's house, I'm so..
Friend - NO! you can't go now!
Mee - What? Why not?
Friend - I mean go in sometime naa, you just came and you hardly meet me.
Mee - Umm.. I've been meeting you everyday for the last 3 days!
Friend - Haha! I mean, we haven't talked... come I'll give you Gossip.
Ok, you should know, I'm not really into Gossip so much. But yes! the G word does make me curious whenever it pops up. But no.. I dont like Gossip.
Mee - Tell...
She's trying really hard to come up with a juicy piece, but I don't think she's making a point or maybe, I was just having a bad day at work and I was getting annoyed about travelling all the way to Shippie (he lives really far away from my place)
Mee - Ok! Listen, I don't think I'm going to Shippie's! I'll just call him and cancel the plan.
Friend - WHAT? WHY?
Mee - you're yelling.
Friend - I mean... what? why?
Mee - Because... I'm tired and I just want to go home. I don't even have a car.
Friend - Take mine.
Mee - Tsk. I'm not really comfor..
Friend - oh cummon! Just take mine.
Mee - ok Gimme the keys!
Friend - WHat? you're leaving now?
Mee - Yes! It's 8pm, i need to go to his place, have dinner and reach my place by 10! Not happening if i don't leave now.
She still tries hard to make me stay, which is when I realise, something's fishy. I finally manage to wiggle my way out of her clutches (figuratively!) and head to his place.
I'm heading close to his house and I can see that his lights are off. Is he not at home? Oh! I'm going to be sooooo Mad! I pull over and get off. I'm about to ring the bell and I noticed the candle stand outside his main door all lit up and bright!
Mee (to myself) - Hmmm.. Strange!
Shippie's Mom (from inside) - Shippie! She's here!
Mee (to myself) - Ok! what's going on?
I ring the bell and Shippie opens the door, after what seemed like foreverrr..
Mee - Hey!
BIG HUG WELCOME! (I love his hugs!)
Shippie - Welcome to my Mansion, Lady! I hope you've had a good day!
Mee - Haha! Well, not exactly. But what's happening?
Shippie - Don't ask questions and just sit down.
The dining table is decorated with the finest linen and also has a candle. Ooooh! Candle light dinner! Nice!
Mee - Where's Mom and Dad?
Shippie - They've gone out!
Mee (what? he's lying! I just heard his mother!) - But... Umm.. I saw both the cars outside.
Shippie - Just stop asking question...
I start to walk towards the kitchen...
Shippie (screams) - DONT COME HERE!!! JUST SIT OUTSIDE NAA!!!
Mee - Ooops! Ok! I just thought you'd need some help.
Shippie (walking out with a dish in his hand) - Here's something you'd like. Honey glazed chicken.. For starters!
Mee - Whoah! I love honey chicken.
Shippie - I know! (smiles!) - Gosh! His smile is the cutest!
Soon the spread was out - Risotto, Honey chicken, Chicken with Mushroom sauce - I was thrilled, impressed, happy and most definitely, stuffed!
He kept asking me if I was OK! He kept checking on me. Was I Happy? Am i loving it? Am I Ok?
Mee - I'm fine, Shippie! I'm Happy. I'm loving this and I'm just feeling super nice!
Shippie (getting up, coming to my side of the table, beginning to get down on his knees) - Then I guess it's a good time to ask, Will you Marry me?
Mee (Of course I knew this was coming) - Hahahah!! Of course!! YES! I'd love to! 10 times over! :)
Every girl probably plans her proposal. Even though it's kinda the guy's job (Yes! I'm old fashioned!) but even if it's a surprise or not - such - a - Surprise, it's a moment every girl would remember.
I remember when my best friends got proposed and I would walk back home wondering what mine would be like - would it be a surprise holiday? Would it be in a park? Would it be a surprise at all?
But not once had my middle class maharashtrian tuned brain ever imagined (considering we're all brought up to think, we'll have to fo the cooking and cleaning while the men go out and work) that the guy who would propose to me, the guy who would want to live the rest of his live with me and the guy who would effortlessly cater to my tantrums, would ever Cook and Propose!
It still feels dreamy... It still feels unreal. But it's all true and it's all happening with a guy who loves to cook the food, I soooo love to eat!
Oh... and here's the ring! The proposal ring, of course, I got another one for my engagement ;)
To tell you the truth, I'm not really busy as much as I'm just basking in the glory of being a bride to be! The wedding date's fixed and so is the Venue and when the date is almost a year away, you have plenty of time to do stuff and you also have enough time to know the Man you're going to marry!
And THAT's what I've been busy doing.
So this guy, Shippie, has it all - it's like a dream. He sings, He plays the guitar, he's managed to convince me that Goa is an amazing place (I really hate Goa, you should know. Overrated!), he takes me out for movies, loves fine dining AND.... HE COOKS!
Mom - What a catch, Meenal!
Mee - What do you mean?
Mom - All these years I worried what you would do, when you got married? What would your mother in law think of me?
Mee - Think of you?
Mom - Yea! that I haven't taught you to cook.
Mee - Oh... Ok.
Mom - But now, when I see Shippie cook, I don't what to say. God has answered our prayers. We have to go to Goa and thank him personally! (you should know, We're goans and our HOME TEMPLE, Mangeshi, is in Goa)
Mee - God is in Goa? Like God put the GO in Goa?
Mom - Stop making fun. He is our God.
But honestly, to find this guy is really a blessing. I'm such a foodie and I just can't get over how amazingly well he cooks! Which reminds me of an evening, when I wasn't in the best of moods and I was to meet him. He had my car and I had to meet him at his place. If you're a girl, you would know how annoying this situation is!
In any case, I decided to go to his friends place,who lives right behind office before I headed to his.
Friend who lives behind office - Arre! why you're so glum? Look happy na!
Mee - What? I'm just fried man! And what do you mean look happy!
Friend (who is now smiling and giggly for no real reason) - Arre! Just, don't be so sad!
Mee - Ok. Anyway, I'm off to Shippie's house, I'm so..
Friend - NO! you can't go now!
Mee - What? Why not?
Friend - I mean go in sometime naa, you just came and you hardly meet me.
Mee - Umm.. I've been meeting you everyday for the last 3 days!
Friend - Haha! I mean, we haven't talked... come I'll give you Gossip.
Ok, you should know, I'm not really into Gossip so much. But yes! the G word does make me curious whenever it pops up. But no.. I dont like Gossip.
Mee - Tell...
She's trying really hard to come up with a juicy piece, but I don't think she's making a point or maybe, I was just having a bad day at work and I was getting annoyed about travelling all the way to Shippie (he lives really far away from my place)
Mee - Ok! Listen, I don't think I'm going to Shippie's! I'll just call him and cancel the plan.
Friend - WHAT? WHY?
Mee - you're yelling.
Friend - I mean... what? why?
Mee - Because... I'm tired and I just want to go home. I don't even have a car.
Friend - Take mine.
Mee - Tsk. I'm not really comfor..
Friend - oh cummon! Just take mine.
Mee - ok Gimme the keys!
Friend - WHat? you're leaving now?
Mee - Yes! It's 8pm, i need to go to his place, have dinner and reach my place by 10! Not happening if i don't leave now.
She still tries hard to make me stay, which is when I realise, something's fishy. I finally manage to wiggle my way out of her clutches (figuratively!) and head to his place.
I'm heading close to his house and I can see that his lights are off. Is he not at home? Oh! I'm going to be sooooo Mad! I pull over and get off. I'm about to ring the bell and I noticed the candle stand outside his main door all lit up and bright!
Mee (to myself) - Hmmm.. Strange!
Shippie's Mom (from inside) - Shippie! She's here!
Mee (to myself) - Ok! what's going on?
I ring the bell and Shippie opens the door, after what seemed like foreverrr..
Mee - Hey!
BIG HUG WELCOME! (I love his hugs!)
Shippie - Welcome to my Mansion, Lady! I hope you've had a good day!
Mee - Haha! Well, not exactly. But what's happening?
Shippie - Don't ask questions and just sit down.
The dining table is decorated with the finest linen and also has a candle. Ooooh! Candle light dinner! Nice!
Mee - Where's Mom and Dad?
Shippie - They've gone out!
Mee (what? he's lying! I just heard his mother!) - But... Umm.. I saw both the cars outside.
Shippie - Just stop asking question...
I start to walk towards the kitchen...
Shippie (screams) - DONT COME HERE!!! JUST SIT OUTSIDE NAA!!!
Mee - Ooops! Ok! I just thought you'd need some help.
Shippie (walking out with a dish in his hand) - Here's something you'd like. Honey glazed chicken.. For starters!
Mee - Whoah! I love honey chicken.
Shippie - I know! (smiles!) - Gosh! His smile is the cutest!
Soon the spread was out - Risotto, Honey chicken, Chicken with Mushroom sauce - I was thrilled, impressed, happy and most definitely, stuffed!
He kept asking me if I was OK! He kept checking on me. Was I Happy? Am i loving it? Am I Ok?
Mee - I'm fine, Shippie! I'm Happy. I'm loving this and I'm just feeling super nice!
Shippie (getting up, coming to my side of the table, beginning to get down on his knees) - Then I guess it's a good time to ask, Will you Marry me?
Mee (Of course I knew this was coming) - Hahahah!! Of course!! YES! I'd love to! 10 times over! :)
Every girl probably plans her proposal. Even though it's kinda the guy's job (Yes! I'm old fashioned!) but even if it's a surprise or not - such - a - Surprise, it's a moment every girl would remember.
I remember when my best friends got proposed and I would walk back home wondering what mine would be like - would it be a surprise holiday? Would it be in a park? Would it be a surprise at all?
But not once had my middle class maharashtrian tuned brain ever imagined (considering we're all brought up to think, we'll have to fo the cooking and cleaning while the men go out and work) that the guy who would propose to me, the guy who would want to live the rest of his live with me and the guy who would effortlessly cater to my tantrums, would ever Cook and Propose!
It still feels dreamy... It still feels unreal. But it's all true and it's all happening with a guy who loves to cook the food, I soooo love to eat!
Oh... and here's the ring! The proposal ring, of course, I got another one for my engagement ;)
:( When do the brides maid get treated to his cooking. He does know that we are sooo important, if he wants a flawless wedding. JUST SAYING....
ReplyDeleteThis cooking is exclusively for me! Once we're married, you can come over, stay with us for 2 - 3 days, minimum nothing less... then only will you be given this reward...
DeleteAs for the wedding being flawless... I love you and you would never do such a thing! ;)
This is just so sweet and I'm so glad it's up here. Shippie, we love ya!
ReplyDelete:) thank you... but who are you? why did u post as anonymous?
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