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| Birthday girl! |
So I'm officially old and busted in my MID TWENTIES. Jesus when did this happen. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that in the past few years, I graduated from UCLA, had a real person job and moved to a foreign country.
Friday could not have started off any better—western breakfast! Then during school, my head teacher canceled half of my classes and gave me a present, calling me a "strong and mature woman." (I know, right? Of course I am.) As per any usual Friday night in Gyeongju, dak galbi dinner lived up to its glory, as did the soju shots that accompanied it. Not only did my friends sing Happy Birthday to me with a cake at the bowling alley, but then round two of the cake + singing combo happened at Cocos. I mean, seriously. How am I this lucky to have met such wonderful people? And I obviously beat everyone at bowling (bowling skills almost match my pool skills, duh), in case you were wondering.
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| Dak galbi birthday dinner! |
A few friends and I continued the celebration in Daegu on Saturday. Not only did we get Mexican food (obviously including margaritas and, my personal favorite, tequila), but shots and bag drinks were at every turn. I ended up running into another birthday girl, who—upon seeing my empty hands at one point—bought me two bags of who-knows-what to enjoy. Um, clearly my hangover was dedicated to her. MK and I also had the pleasure of beating David and Juan at darts—cherry on top!
I really want to thank everyone who took the time out of their day to send me well wishes, both in Korea and abroad. The letters and packages from around the world and the celebrations in Korea made this so special. I was a bit nervous about my first birthday away from home, and you all made it so lovely. I'm beyond thankful to have all of you in my life, whether we only chat a few times a year or every day. Truly blessed.
PS My mother decided to have a "surprise birthday party" for me back home. My dad, mom and Amanda went to Farrell's to celebrate. Yep. The photo below shows cutouts of me and Kristina...at the restaurant... Looking. Good. And clearly wanting some of that dessert.
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| Celebrating in Daegu |
I really want to thank everyone who took the time out of their day to send me well wishes, both in Korea and abroad. The letters and packages from around the world and the celebrations in Korea made this so special. I was a bit nervous about my first birthday away from home, and you all made it so lovely. I'm beyond thankful to have all of you in my life, whether we only chat a few times a year or every day. Truly blessed.
PS My mother decided to have a "surprise birthday party" for me back home. My dad, mom and Amanda went to Farrell's to celebrate. Yep. The photo below shows cutouts of me and Kristina...at the restaurant... Looking. Good. And clearly wanting some of that dessert.
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| Really flattering photo of me and K |
xo
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