First, I must begin by thanking each and every one of you that thought of me today and or wished me well :)I can't believe how many called me, wrote me, and just surprised me in general. As of now, I've recieved 54 messages on my facebook, 4 phone calls, 2 texts, 1 skype, 3 cards in the mail...two of which arrived on the day :), and 2 celebrations..3 if i count the mini one we had after dance with Ruben ha!! This morning, it was a little hard b/c it wasn't the same not being home..but that's bc that's all I've ever known. I didn't have any plans, or any idea of my day..bt let me tell you, sometimes the unknown is the best b/c everything is a surprise, and wonderful <3 I will begin!
I know i lacked yesterday, so i will do today first, and if time i'll fill you in on yesterday too. As i said i'd been busy studying as i had a large midsem exam this morning. so all during breakfast i studied ,,but it was cute b/c when Julia walked in the kitchen, she gave me two kisses on the cheek, and tugged on each of my ears gently hehe! That is tradition here i guess on your birthday ! It was cute. then i was off to school :) My test was fine..it's hard to say how well..but we'll see. I was prepped as best i could do myself. Then i had convo class, and despues (after), i went to the medschool to sit in on Physiology! I absolutely loved it! I went with one of my girlfriends i met here early on at orientation. I don't see her a lot b/c she is a 3rd yr med student and she has to study a lot, but i'm going to audit this class now..(go and sit in and listen). It was all in Spanish of course, and there were probably close to 100 students in the class, but i was so in awe at how much of it i understood! When the doctor talked about Bowman's capsule, and the contracting Sodium and potassium and ATP in the valves of the heart, i was so excited b/c i was understanding this too!---remembering it from Dr. Rutherfords class :) So anyhow, it was very intense, but i really think it'll be good for me b/c it's going to give me another thing to wrap my mind around; another thing that will challenge me while i'm thinking...yet not causing me stress to actually perform and understand EVERYTHING.
When i left the university, I had recieved a phone call from my girlfriends and they all sang to me happy birthday on my phone. It made my day. i could have cried. they wanted to take me out b/c they said they'd gotten me gifts..so we planned meeting at our fave little cafe at 4. Then i walked home. It was so cute...bc when i walked in my room, there was a gift sitting on my bed that i didn't recognize, and Julia went and got the mail and gave me two more special cards from home..one from my family and the other from a close special friend. One of Julia's sons made me a disc of all of the Marisol y Rocio peliculas (movies). They are from the 40's or 50's and are old films that her and I love to watch. It was really specail he did this. I hope it works with my formatting i have. Also, Carlos andJavier called me too. And Maria Josefa in Zaragoza too! It was so fun to sit down and read my cards, and think, and just be in that moment. I then turned my comput. on and was able to enjoy some of the many messages too! One of my best friends called too, Marion, and it MADE my day to talk to her! I missd her today..and i only haven't seen her for 1 day. What will i do when i come home?!! For lunch, Julia made one of my favorite things..This vegetable dish that has califlower and this lettuce type of thing that has been soaked in water/olive oil, and something else..i know it sounds weired but it's so good. So I enjoyed that, and then i had chicken with bread. For dessert, she had made a tarta (cake)..she didn't actually bake the cake b/c she doesn't have an oven here, but she bought la tarta, and then she had poured this drink on it (it's a licor that DArla you would know but i don't remember the name..plus it's in Spanish hehe!), but anyway that makes it soft, and then she made a special creme (vanilla) and also melted chocolate for the top. It was different, but seriously cake is cake to me. Not the same as my annual carrot cake, but i wil celebrate with that when i get home :) Anyhow, so we took some pretty cute pictures, we laughedso hard that we started crying, and had some awesome conversations. Before she took the pictures, it ws so funny b/c she went to the cupboard and she pulled out all this bottles of licor and put them on the table to be in the picture hehe!!!! It was so hilarious you guys im not kidding! Then she gave me a shot of Pacharan, which is anise flavored licor. I really liked it, but she wanted me to drink it fast, so i did, but i would have loved to just sip it! It was so good! Boy did we laugh tho! YOu'll have to check out the pics on facebook and then you'll understand why hehe!
After lunch,, i got to skpye with my family. Dad and Ben were on their way out the door, but I got to talk with mom and lady for 1 hour! It was so nice...it's different bein away from my mama on my bday..especially since it's her bdy too..(well u know what i mean <3) anyhow, we had our time together, so that was nice.
Then, my girlfriends picked me up and we went to the cafe. They bought me cafe con leche, and we talked and LAUGHED o god did we laugh. I laughed so hard at skyla that i almost could have peed my pants, and my tummy hurt b/c i was laughing so hard and so long. It was SO incredibly good for me :) They all bought me chocolate,different kinds even!!!...and we have this huge joke about how i love the choc here..so of course that provoked more laughs :) Then to mke the night even more exciting, Kristen, Kristen, and I headed over to dance class. By this time the Pacharan shot had nicely given me a little silly-ness,,then added with some chocolate, and cafe con leche...dancing was great hehe! And my partner was there now..we've gotten to be really good friends now, and he's so fun, so that was fun too. And Nerea made it so fun tonight...God i love dance class..seriously,,then they had me laughing so hard i did start to pee my pants..oh goodness...! lol... Anyhow, after I interviewed Ruben for this class project i'm doing, and then Kristen, Kristen, he and I all talked for awhile. It was a blast! He is so patient and helpful to us as we talk spanish. It's so great to practice, and he teaches me a lot too!
Kristen and Kristen came back to my piso, and Maribel and her son Inaki came too, and we all had more birthday cake (tarta) and then..hahahah get this..Julia brought out more licor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and it was different from the stuff earlier..Oh my god you guys...she was SO funny today! But we drank this peach-flavored licor and it was seriously my favorite new thing. So good. And she had a bottle of red wine, and something else...but we didn't feel like getting to that ! We all enjoyed talking with Maribel, taking more pictures, and then the girls left for home. Julia and I had la cena (just some soup), and we enjoyed talking about my day, all the wishes i recieved, boys (we talk about boys a lot haha!), and my life to come in my twenties :) It really is a very exciting time to come i think...and i am out of the slump i was last week. It really does feel different to be 20 i think..b/c i've changed..and i like the change..my outlook is open, free, optimistic, and the possibilites are endless. Its so excites me to think that if my life can change so rapidly in just 2.5 months, if i can meet so many amazing new people that can change my life is such a positive way...i can't even imagine what this new decade will bring.
Tonight, when i finaly got to my computer and was able to see my facebook, i still can't believe that i ha 54 messages, and to tell you that i am still recieving them. Wishes from Germany, Japan, the U.S., people from Spain here, ...so many wonderful people. I am truly so blessed and lucky for everything i've been givin.
One other funny thing i have to say..this is an awkward spot to write it but owell..so tonight while Julia and I were eating our soup and talking...you know what she says to me?!?! That of ALL the girls that have lived with her over the years, she has never seen one that has as pretty panties as i do!!!!!! At first i didn't understand b/c i didn't know the word for panties in spanish, but then as she explained to me i could only just giggle. I tried to explain Victoria's Secret to her, but i'm not sure she got it! Anyway, we laughed when i told her the only people that really get to enjoy them are me and then the person that washes them hehe! Owell,,, i only need to know they're pretty anway hehe!
Last night we enjoyed watching Mira Quien Baile. It was fun...i can't study though wen i watch, so i didn't get to see the end. Butthe test is more important anyway.. ha.
Anyhow, i guess i should prob get to bed..there are 5 more min of March 4 2010 according to my computer clock now, but again, i can't say enough how blessed i feel, and how Ready i am to start this next chapter in my life. Look out world, b/c here i come!
All my love,
Love Lauren
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