1
Birthday cake
5
friends
packing
43 lunches
THEN:
90
minutes in
105
degrees with
40%
humidity.
YUP,
that’s
Bikram
Yoga.
It is my honor to create memorable birthdays for my friend LaNae for the past few
years, and the next several. We’ve done
lunch with friends, spa days, up north weekends. This year was different than any of those.
I asked her to reserve the date and trust
me. SHE DID!! Having NO idea, I just gave her some
instruction; It’s gonna be a ponytail day, be awake at 6am and trust me.
And SHE DID!! It would have been
a piece of cake to spread the word with 20-40 people who would have loved to
celebrate, but this was low key. This
was just 5 chicks who have what we need and enough to share. Wait, wait, wait, not JUST 5 chicks. These are outstanding women, pillars of grace
and strength. It could be mistaken as
schizophrenia, multi faceted personality: humor, compassion, faith, tenacity,
courage, perseverance and love. There
was not a silent moment during the 11 hours we were together… well, wait, there
was, and that was the greatest discomfort or challenge of the day, the 90
minutes in the yoga studio.
Drive
in to Detroit
They were all so
gracious and offered Birthday Wishes to LaNae, blessings from God and even
warnings for us to be safe on the streets.
The
price of each lunch came out to $2.51, which consisted of a hefty ham and
cheese sandwich with a gourmet dressing and lettuce, a piece of fruit, a can of
pop, a bag of chips and of course as slice of LaNae’s double chocolate, colorful birthday
cake. A napkin and fork were of course
included. The colorful ribbon and tag
from LaNae added a nice touch. I would
have gladly provided these lunches as a catering job for $8.00 each.
