I opened the package early, and as i pulled back the wrapping paper i got a bit teary-eyed. It was so exciting to see my friends faces! Man i miss you guys! The worst part was that i was at school and all teary eyed. So, thankfully i can hide in my classroom. :) The day of my birthday i was greeted at school and some of the teachers sang me happy birthday day. And later i received a super cute card (that every kid receives when it's their birthday). ANd on the inside there were notes from the kindergarten class (Ginny class) and Joanne. it was really sweet! So cute!
Later my boss comes down the hall swinging my gift in her hand. Her gift to me was make-up. Really nice make-up. So i can give myself smoky eyes. She said "I think you would look really good with smoky eyes." You might think i would be offended, but after being here for awhile, i get it. Its probably a very thoughtful gift. And maybe it will come in handy because i didn't bring any eye shadow to Korea.
After school i went to dinner with a friend, Katie. We ate at a delicious Italian restaurant. The best Italian food i have had in Korea. Not better than Italy or what we can get at home, but really really good for Korea. My boss calls me when we are about done with dinner. She asks if she could join us. I said yes, and she come in about 20 min later with a cake in her hands! She also wanted to buy us a bottle of wine to share. So thoughtful! In Korea, i guess they drink the night away, i guess its the same in the US, but they really dont mess around in Korea. They seriously drink the night away. Anyways, it was really nice of her to surprise me with a cake!
I guess my birthday lingered to Friday, since it was still my birthday in the states. It felt nice to have an extra long birthday.
And Saturday, i asked a handful of friends to come out and have an early dinner with me. A couple weeks ago a couple of us stumbled upon this restaurant by the sea, and the best part about it is that its a long cabin! A long cabin by the beach might be one of the best things ever. Oh, and its has great food, great American food. So it ended up being all girls which was fun
Oh ya, and one of my friends got me a crazy wig and glasses to wear. And on the way there there was a man on stilts making things out of balloons so they made us stop and he made us a flower. The Koreans really didn't know what to make of us ;)
Before we started eating the woman who owns the restaurant came to greet us. She asked what the occasion was. They said it was my birthday, and she asked if we had a cake. We said no, so she told us ok, i will get one. We thought she was going to make one. But she went out and bought one! It was one of the most delicious cakes i have had in Korea. It seemed like it was a little expensive.
Oh and when we paid she said it was on her. Wow.
Overall it was a pretty good birthday! Im thankful for friends in Korea and at home. They all made it a great couple of days!
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