CELEBRATING INDIBLOGESHWARIS ONE!

(Standing from left to right:- Dipika Singh, Anamika, Sharmila Kulkarni, Me, Vinita Bahl, Mariam.
 Kneeling from left to right:- Zeenat, Amreen, Vasudha, Deepa and Renu Sethi) 

Was Vinita flirting with the rain god when she said there will be thunderstorm on the day of OUR birthday bash?  Well, that guy seems to have taken it seriously and he poured out his love so much that the streets of Mumbai were overflowing!
We did for sometime fear that this may dampen the spirits of the other Blogeshwaris who were to join the luncheon. No sir! We could hear them collectively say - "Ek baar humne jo commitment kar li...." And then the celebrations got underway under the command of Vinita...the official CEO of Indiblogeshwaris. 

No birthday party is complete without playing some games. So, here's the glimpse of the "Games we Played" complete with childlike enthusiasm.
1. Guessing Game I :
     "Write three things about yourself, two facts and one lie" was     Mam's orders and we complied. The chits were then shuffled and distributed...and we had to guess the 'lie.' We are all a year old and so we do know each other quiet well even though our interactions are primarily online. Most of us got this right. Well, Renu was flabbergasted to know that Sharmila hates chocolate! Now, you all know too ;)

2. Guessing Game II :
     Vinita had a paper bag which had something inside and we had to guess it. Ladeez that we are, we assumed it to be a beauty product. And, it was. Vasudha came closest to guessing it. Face cream was her take and the bag contained a foam face wash. She won a book for this!

 

3. Compliments Galore:
     It was a special day and Vinita made sure we all feel special.  So, she made us give compliments to each other in writing.  And guess what! Mmmm the ladies were being extra nice and generous and I am being a show off. Here's what they had to say about me.

 

I won a gift for being the most complimented person! This was two good - A beautiful tea-light!

The party was in full bloom as the dress code was 'floral' and there was a special give away for the person who was dressed best. It was none other than Anamika.

Have you seen a prettier bag than that! Even her dress was Chinese and she gave a complex to the Chinese staff of Mainland China. 

We were stuffed with delicious food, drunk on happiness, female bonding and girlie giggles as we cut the cake.

But, Vinita was not done with pampering us. She gifted each one of us with a gift voucher from Vanilla Spa!
Mallika from the Vanilla Spa was gracious enough to drop in and wish us on our success as a group and invited us to avail the gift voucher.

Now comes the most fun part. Birthday celebrations are never complete without birthday gifts. The only specification here was that the cost of the gift should be not more than 25 bucks. That was the catch...it required some searching and head scratching and this is what we came up with. The gifts were exchanged amongst us.

     Vinita had brought ear rings which was given to Renu Sethi.
     Sharmila's toe rings went to Dipika Singh.
     Deepa's ear rings was given to Vinita.
     I had taken a dozen glass bangles that went to Zeenat.
    Dipika had brought a hand made waist band which was given to Deepa.
     Vasudha had brought sprouts which I got.

     The smilie badge which Anamika had brought went to Mariam.
     Zeenat's coffee mug and a cute jute bag went to Anamika.
     Mariam's had brought a nice clutch purse which was given to Vasudha.
      Amreen came in late because of some family obligations. Sharmila had an extra gift - a red paint bottle which she gave it to Amreen...well, Arsenal's color is Red! 

We went, we had fun, a gala time...and wrapped up the party because we had to. It was worth all the effort made from each one of us to make this celebration a success.
  

Three cheers to Indiblogeshwaris that is synonymous with sisterhood .... To the woman of touch stance!