Yesterday was my birthday, and it was great! I woke up to my wonderful roomies (at that moment I did not think they were wonderful) singing Happy Birthday - not the worst 6 a.m. wake up call. I was then not allowed to go to the bathroom for a good half an hour but found out that it was because wonderful Betsy (Elizabeth - my go 2 girl) was decorating my door with hearts that had notes from all of our team here! So Sweet! I then went downstairs for breakfast and Betsy had all the cards from my family laid out at my spot with a tea, ready made and a gift. What was the gift you ask? Good question! Peanut Butter! The French do not really eat peanut butter, and it can be hard to find...but she prevailed. Now thanks to her we have the blessing of peanut butter at breakfast with our bread! Yum! A nice touch of home. The usual class day followed, with another gift in break from Betsy of some chocolate. She knows me so well! Then lunch time! Olivier, our wonderful chef here, had decorated the room so beautifully and laid out my place setting with real flowers from the garden, some hearts and a tall glass of orange juice and MORE chocolate! Not wanting to hurt Olivier's feelings I shared the orange juice with the table and we ate a lovely meal, followed by cake and singing! We then had our usual chores and then a little 'fete' or 'party' in English, just really everyone hanging out. It was great! During the day I tried to fit in speaking to everyone important to me, could not forget that it was my beautiful Mumma's birthday as well! My phone was ready on hand to take phone calls from everyone! So all in all, everyone I had a great birthday!
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I remember when I finally found peanut butter here in Japan... words cannot describe it. Glad you managed to get your hands on some! The world really needs to get on board with its deliciousness.
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