Birthday-ed
We celebrated two birthdays this week. Dutch, South African, Gabonese, Armenian, Polish, Russian, and French nationalities were represented. And they all did so well helping to celebrate a 31st and 1st birthday! I love the fact that nobody really knows what's expected.
Thoughtful gifts were given and appreciated, and then a timid admission of "Is it OK? I don't know what to do for a birthday here" was made.
Explanations of "splatter cakes" (for the 1-year old, not the 31-year old) were given.
Awkward moments of 'do I kiss three times on the cheek, shake hands, or hug?' were survived (hopefully with grace).
"Happy Birthday" and "Lang zal je leven" were sung.
Jokes about the size of the disposable plates being "American" were made.
Cream cheese frosting was described as "the topping on the cake."
"The Big One" birthday decorations were instantly recognized as imported from America. I didn't think it was THAT obvious.
Thoughtful gifts were given and appreciated, and then a timid admission of "Is it OK? I don't know what to do for a birthday here" was made.
Explanations of "splatter cakes" (for the 1-year old, not the 31-year old) were given.
Awkward moments of 'do I kiss three times on the cheek, shake hands, or hug?' were survived (hopefully with grace).
"Happy Birthday" and "Lang zal je leven" were sung.
Jokes about the size of the disposable plates being "American" were made.
Cream cheese frosting was described as "the topping on the cake."
"The Big One" birthday decorations were instantly recognized as imported from America. I didn't think it was THAT obvious.
posted by Beth at 10:41 PM
2 Comments:
Happy Birthday all around...love you guys. Don't be strangers.
thought of you guys today at omar's memorial service..okay, i hope you already knew about that...it was good to see so much of the old 'family' together and loving on each other...
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