October 10, 2011
BIRTHDAYYYYYYY. Birthdays on a Monday are actually more fun than you would think. It was a good day. I had a few classes but didn’t have to go to the elementary school, which was a birthday present in itself. Claire bought me some coloring books, a bottle of wine, and two wine glasses so that we could drink some wine before going to dinner. So basically we sat in my room and listened to “waka waka” and drank a bottle of wine. Then we went to dinner. Claire and I told our Madre that we were going to go out to dinner for my birthday so we didn’t end up eating dinner at home. We met Haley at this restaurant near the school called ‘Cuatro Gatos’ and we got tapas and sangria. It was a wonderful birthday dinner.
Next, we met a few people in the Plaza de Anaya and sat on the steps of the school for awhile and drank a little bit of wine. Wine is so cheap and delicious in Spain. One euro for a bottle. What a bargain. I had told everyone in our study abroad group that I would be under the clock in the Plaza Mayor at 11 if they wanted to meet up and go out with me for my birthday. A big group showed up and it was really awesome! It made my night that so many people came out. We went to a few bars and I think everyone had a really good time. I probably stayed out too late but it was my birthday so I feel like it was acceptable. I even made the decision to not set my alarm clock. Good thing my first class on Tuesdays isn’t until noon. (Technically, I have the niños at 9:55 but I made the ultimate decision that I just couldn’t deal with them that morning…. That is my one responsible skip. Sorry bout it).
I would say I successfully rang in 22 this year. Gracias to everyone who partook in the celebration.
My birthday present from Olivia.
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