¡Feliz Cumpleaños a mi!

Yesterday was Happy Birthday to me! How does one celebrate a birthday in another country? I would say…Quite nicely. I knew I would miss everyone back “home” on my birthday, but it ended up being a good day anyway.
First, I awoke to my Mexican mother singing the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las Mañanitas” and it was very sweet. (She is 69 and smokes…you can imagine her voice!J) Then everyone wished me a Happy Birthday in the house “Felicidades Wero” they all yelled as they saw me. Mary, the “other” Mexican mother even hugged me. She doesn’t seem the hugging type. Neither am I! But it was sweet nonetheless. I went to class like normal and then came back to eat lunch at 1:00, which is the biggest meal of the day in Mexico. To my delight, on my plate was a gigantic hamburger…I was thrilled! It had been over a month since I’d had a freakin’ hamburger and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Mary said she fixed it because she knew I would love it since I come from the States. She was right. She also made a cake. It was a glorious concoction of the Tres Leches type she said it was “nut-flavored” but it tasted like a normal cake to me. However, cake of any kind is never a bad thing!
Topped off with the well-wishes and the “miss you’s” from Friends and Family from the United States of America via email of good ol’ Facebook, it was an excellent day that I will remember forever!!