I’ll drink to that!

'Some people go to priests. Others to poetry. I go to my girlfriends' – so said Virginia Woolf and I second that. If not for my girlfriends, life would have been quite depressing!

I can’t do without my gal pals – just calling them my friends would be a huge understatement.

First things first – we are not Facebook or gchat or BB friends. No dear sir – that’s not it. It’s so much more and thank bloody god for that. Not much I thank him for, anyway.

We have known each for a good few years – almost a decade now and from the looks of it we shall continue with our madness for as long as each one can down a good few glasses of wine – psst –we are bloody good at that too. -J

There’s a certain method to our madness and it’s all fallen into place so beautifully over the last few years that sometimes me thinks it’s just destiny. We’ve all been through our share of fuck ups but the beauty lies in how we have stood by each other through all the good & bad times.

And the surprising part is that if you ask me to pin point how and when or why we became such close friends, I don’t think I’ll be able to give you a definite answer. Neither have I ever tried to figure this one out. It’s a blessing according to me.

What I do know for sure is that I got a great bunch of gals as my pals and I’m grateful for that.

So, today I take this opportunity to thank my girls for everything. A tribute to them. Coz’ they deserve it. Totally and completely.

Here it goes: To each one of my gals who have made sure in one way or the other that I keep smiling: THANK YOU.

-       For all the lovely evenings and nights we have spent together laughing, chatting, drinking, dancing, bitching and what not. Definitely will make for good stories for your children.

-       For just being yourself. No facades, no ‘let’s meet up’ texts that don’t go nowhere but to the drafts folder. No sugar coating and saying things as they are. For being much much more than just BFFs. (I don’t think that word works for us anyway- like too new age and unreal)

-       For being beautiful, strong and lovely women who make me want to make mad mad plans for many many more years.  

-       For all the cockamamie but completely endearing games we have played and all the times at least one of us has been the butt of all jokes and at least one of has been drunk out of our minds.

-       For all our hair brained schemes on holidays, weekends, girly nights and much more, a lot of which have been possible.

-       For teaching me a lot about life & giving me gyaan – much of it has been very helpful – I’ll only say this once.

Sang – For being a pillar of sense and sensibility and patience when all seems lost,  at least to me. And that has happened quite often.

Also, for my darling pappaddum – I’m indebted to you, for every time that he smiles at me, calls out my name and shows his love I want to live some more.

Rubiks – For the beautiful person that you are, on the inside and on the outside. For showing me that true love can happen at any point of time which makes me believe that all is not lost.

For having a great husband who makes sure to give me honest advice and thinks I’m sexy.

Vino – For being the pillar of strength, determination and courage that you are. You are proof that it is possible not only to survive but also live a good happy life inspite of the universe conspiring against it. And, for living life to the fullest without any of my kind of negativity. I'm still trying to learn that from you.

For loving your sister and being her support system without holding anything back and being her pillar. Hats’ off to you girl.

Kali – For dealing with my maaaddd behavior and rantings and ravings for a whole year – a year which was the worst phase of my life. All given the fact that you met me just that year - what an introduction and scare I must have been! But you have stood by me through all that time. 

For being the beautiful person that you are, for calming me down, for showing me a different way of life and lots more.

Savvy – For making me smile, for giving me a reason to drink wine, for teaching me how to flirt (not that I’m a good student), for being my partner in crime on many an occasion, for some lovely holidays and drunken afternoons in the pool.

For believing that I have a sense of humor coz' I so don’t. For playing cupid all the time and doing everything you can to help me fall in love. For believing in me at a time when even I didn’t have faith in myself.  

Girls - most importantly though, for putting up with me: It’s not easy I know.  What with my screeching car chases, colorful expletives and madness.

·         For being there for me in my most trying times

·         For believing in me and giving me the strength to bounce back – they do say ‘To fall down and get back up is Human. To bounce back is Rocky’. -J

·         For accepting me in spite of my angry, OCD, control freaking self

·         For asking for my advice – risk it is, knowing how impulsive and scatter brained I can be.

Girls – there is so much to say and so much I will never be able to put into words.  

Uninhibited and naughty, being with you all is such an enjoyable, funny, honest and real experience that I never want it to end.

And, I’ll drink to that today and forever!!