Mission Successful, but the Studying Continues…

Finally got some time to write this post. The week has gone by very quickly. Now its the explanation of the surprise which is the interesting part of this post.

Mumma and Papa reached St. Louis on Friday the 13th of July quite late (11.30 pm), as you must have read in the last post. Finally getting the baggage, we headed out of the airport at around 12.30 am. We decided that we would all stay at Neeraj and my apartment and leave in the morning for Morton. We did just that, got home and watched some TV, chit chatted, and were off to bed.

In the morning, I had the alarm for 6.15am, so that we could quickly get up and leave for Morton. We ended up leaving around 7ish and on the road. Mumma was pretty tense because she knew that that with my thoujee (Papa’s elder brother, who we call Vicky Papa) and his family were going to arrive in Morton around 12 pm. She knew that she had a lot to do, cooking wise.

We stopped in Springfield at Papa’s motel to pick up his car. So Mumma and Papa shifted into that car and began to follow us to Morton, which would be another hour’s drive. We got on the highway, and Neeraj got a bit ahead of Papa, when we got a call from them. They asked us to slow down because they saw some smoke coming out Papa’s car around the steering wheel. That freaked Neeraj and me out, so we started going quite slow until we finally saw Papa behind us.

Slowly slowly we reached Morton at 10am safely. Later we had found out that Papa had mentinoed to Mumma that we should have brought the Neon (my old car) from St. Louis to use. Little did he know that he was going to get a new surprise.

We had breakfast as a family, everyone got ready (shower and all), and then Suraj & Neeraj headed out to do some errands, while Mumma and I were in the kitchen. I had the tough job of keeping Papa busy at time so he wouldn’t know what we were up to.

Then around noon the doorbell rang, and I asked Papa to get it. I grabbed the camera, and boy was he surprised to see Vicky Papa and the family. Papa was so happy and surprised.

Then Suraj and Neeraj finally reached home too with the cake and food for a mid lunch/early dinner. We sat around and chit chatted for a long time. Finally it was just not staying in any of our stomachs any longer, and I asked Mumma quietly if we can give the gift now to Papa.

So we got everything ready, the gift, the card, etc… and presented it to Papa. It was a big box that Papa slowly opened, but I told him to rip it apart. Within the box was a smaller box. Papa was thinking that it was some type of jewellery (watch, etc..), lo behold it was car keys! I told Papa, let’s go find out what car it is — and Papa began to cry!!

Mumma said to Papa, its a time for happiness, there is no reason to cry. My dear Papa is quite emotional. Then we took him outside, and boy was he surprised!! He thanked everyone, and he wanted to know how it happened, etc… and then we told him the whole story. He was very happy, and that’s what we wanted.

Now every time I talk to the parents, and they tell me that they are out doing this or that, I ask them:

Impala main ghoom rahe ho? ( Out in the Impala, is it? )

Papa’s 60th Birthday Mission Accomplished. A job well done to Suraj, Neeraj, Mumma, and of course myself.

The rest of the day and evening was enjoyable with tons of cake, ice cream, fun, and games.

Now this week has been a week long studying event. The studying will continue until that dreaded day of 29th July at 3pm when Neeraj and I give that exam that is known as the GMAT! Wish us luck because we need it.

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.