New Zealand 2008, our honeymoon.
They say it’s the best phase of our
lives…
They aren’t wrong…
We courted each other for 4 years…
After a lot of Bollywood
style drama, we finally tied the knot. Now when I look back I can’t stop
blushing... we were so naïve back then, so innocent, so blinded by love, so far
away from the realities of life… We couldn’t keep our hands off each other, a whole
8GB card was exhausted with in just two days of our 20 days honeymoon, thank God
they didn’t have selfies back then!
Franz Josef, a quaint
little small town in New Zealand at the foot hills of the Fox Glacier is a
popular pit stop for tourists. I still remember how beautiful our little hotel
room was. There was barely any walking space around the bed, one step and you
would land up in the bath room. But there was something homey about it. It
bought us closer than ever before…
The next morning we
took a helicopter ride up to the Fox glacier. It was just breathtaking… I was a
snow virgin and the glacier was like magic to me. While posing for pictures, I twisted
my ankle and fell. I remember sitting down on my frozen bottom and crying like
a baby.
I was skinny back then;
my husband picked me up and kissed the tear that rolled down my cheek. He took
me directly to the helicopter and flew me back to base. On reaching the hotel he
arranged for an ice pack and some pain killers. The way he looked after me was
just endearing. By evening, the pain got a little better. At around 7pm there
was a knock on our door. The guy at the door said that it was about time and we
shouldn’t be late.
He escorted the puzzled
me to a narrow little allay way that lead to a flight of stairs. It was the
hotels owners’ house and he was kind enough to grant us access to his rooftop. On
the roof to there were two pool chairs laid out with a warm blanket and a bottle
of bubbly by its side. I was bowled over by this amazing surprise, with a
little sparkle in my eyes, I looked towards him in awe, but he said that the
real surprise hasn’t even begun.
He sat me down, cuddled
me up and was constantly looking up towards the sky. Suddenly faint little
sparkle appeared out of nowhere. I looked up at him; he kissed my forehead and told
me that this whole setup was for our private little show of a meteor shower.
The dazzle lasted for
about 45 minutes. We didn’t talk much, didn’t exchange Mills and Boon promises.
We didn’t need language; his warm secure embrace was message enough. A message that
was loud and clear… till eternity…
6years and counting…
Marriages aren’t easy,
We have our share of differences, but
when things get tough, I go back to the roof top…
It helps me #LookUp.
Inspired by the #LookUp campaign from https://housing.com/.
