My Birthday…
Praise be to God for this completely wonderful Birthday weekend! I couldn’t have asked for anything better. I was surrounded by fantastic people who have been a positive force lately.
Friday night we went out with the Korean teachers. We had Sam Gaup Sal…which is barbequed pork. It was very fun, and tasty. Then we proceeded to a Noray Bong (Karaoke room). I was worried that no one would be excited about singing and being a dork…and I was completely wrong…the girls from work were first class Noray Bong champs!!! The rest of us were in for a treat, and treat we got. Korean pop stylings and three 5 foot 4klg girls dancign and singing to “Tell me, Tell me”! hahaha. Russell serenaded us to the likings of Gangsters Paradise with Jeremey…and even Josh Groban snuck his way in the count down.
The night slowed down when we all headed over to WA Bar over by our apartments. We met up with everyone from church there. There were a lot of people having drinks in the bar that we knew, it was really cool! We ended the night with the the Korean girls sticking it out like champs, we were the last people to leave, which they almost never do. It was a good night.
I proceeded to get sleep at 4am.
About 9:30 I woke up, against my will to my body ringing that lovely internal clock.
About 11ish Christina and I headed to Costco to pick up the month supply of foreign foods.
Around 6pm about 18 of my friends gathered together for a Birthday dinner at TGI Friday’s.
They brought a cake, and ate merrily together for a couple hours. The Korean wait staff and manager playing guitar and bongo’s singing the Korean TGI’s Birthday song.
Then, most proceeded to the pool hall a couple floors above us, and played pool for a couple of hours. There were many heated games of pool, and many hearts broken by the unsavory flavor of defeat…
After the fatigue set in, we headed to Josh and Kelly’s for one last round of drinks and company. We talked our hearts about everything and everything as the night quickly settled. It wittled down to the seven of us the speed scrabble pieces came out.
One last game was played. Some furniture was moved, and we said our good byes.
I headed back to my apartment, sad, and also completely filled. God had provided what I was afriad would be a rather lonely weekend. Especially after last years piano bar, boa filled 26th birthday with my best friends in Chicago.
I am truely blessed.
Thank you again to all that made this weekend a Happy Birthday!
I am truely THANKFUL for YOU ALL. LOVE YOU ALL!
