BiRtHdAy!!

On the 3rd of November, was my 22nd birthday. I thought it was going to come and pass me by...but that was definitely NOT the case. On the Sunday before my birthday, my host family, supervisor and family, and a few other families/people from church threw me a surprise birthday party at a bowling alley/mall/pizza hut area. I actually did know it was happening...two of the little boys let the cat out of the bag that morning by telling me, "We're coming to your party today!" From them on, I had an inkling but didn't know what was going on completely. But it was so much fun! We bowled and then went to pizza after. My host family had brought a cake that Daniel had made to Pizza Hut and the waiters brought it out to me. He did an excellent job with the cake!

Then on my actual birthday, Tuesday, I went to work thinking it was going to be a normal day, but busy because we had SO much to do! Well we worked for about 2 hours and then surprisingly again, some ladies from church took me out to lunch. We went to this lovely tea room and had panini's and tea and cakes. It was delicious and great fun. When we finally got back to work, we only had an hour left, so I tried my best to get as much done, and then we went home. I went for a short run...and got absolutely drenched. When I left the house to start out, it was calm and dry...by the time I got to the end of my street it was throwing it down. But I have always enjoyed running in the rain, so I kept going...and then...I was running along a really busy road, and this monster truck drove by and went threw a monster puddle. WELL, like in any movie where this happens...I got pummeled by the water. Haha. It was perfect..and hilarious. I was running alone so it wasn't as great because I couldn't laugh with someone...but I laughed out loud. When I got home and dried, Helen, Ian and Daniel were there and we had tea (dinner) together. Then we had a family bday celebration..cake and gifts and then we played some games. It was lovely. Helen, Sarah, and I then went to book club where we got some new great reads and ate MORE cake and just hung out. It was an absolutely wonderful birthday!!