¡Virgen Santísima! ¡Que Los Pillara!

So I started off my birthday with a call from Victor. Then I went to bed. In the morning, I set my alarm and woke up early to open my presents. I had a package from my parents, a card from my grandparents, a package from Deanna and a card from my friends Melissa. I opened it all in about 5 minutes. They were all really nice, but honestly I was a little dissapointed. I was so excited it was my birthday, and it was all over in 5 minutes. I had only asked for money, and that's what I got, but not even the actual bills. Just photocopies. Especially since Victor's gift was the sunglasses I picked out, and Pepa's was the shoes I picked out. So after 5 minutes of opening, the birthday suprise and excitement had ended. So I reluctantly went running, ate my favorite breakfast of sobaos (spongey cakes) and chocolate milk that I had bought for myself. Then I went to guitar without changing or showering, which went ok and came home. I went downstairs to use the internet and figure out how many kilos or grams was 2lbs of meat. There I talked with Pepa, and Patricia called to wish me a happy birthday. I also talked with Victor's grandma, abuela. When I told her how old I was, she said, "Holy, Holy Virgen! If I could be that young!" More or less a translation of this blog. It was so funny. I had a good conversating with her. She is 83 and really old. She was telling me about when Victor was a little kid and all the other crazy things that old people talk about. Then I went to the grocery store and bought all the food to make beef stew for my roommates. Then I started to cook, I made the salad, cut up all the vegetables, and then started with the meat. Only then I realized that the meat took an hour to simmer, and that I should have made everything backwards. I had told everyone to be ready for lunch at 2, and I started the meat at 1:30. So then my roommates had gone shopping for my present that morning, then came home and got it ready. Then Adri's girlfreind came over and gave me a pretty silver necklace. Then I decided to start boiling the veggies in a different pot to save some time. While we were waiting for the stew, I opened my presents from my roommies. They really suprised me with three candles, a pink one for Rosa, a brown one for Adri, and a green one for Zore. Also a mug with a bull on it for Taurus, and a nice white blouse and the best was a really nice brown watch. I was really shocked and suprised and it was so sweet of them all. Then in the mail, a package from my Uncle Mark and my Uncle Phil and family, so I opened that with my roommates too. Then I put in the dumplings and took a quick shower. Then finally the lunch was ready and we ate. Everyone pretty much liked it. Violeta didn't eat very much, but Rosa cleaned her plate. I thought it was delicious and I was so proud of my self. Then I watched Fama and washed the dishes between phone calls from my grandparents, mom and dad. Then I went to work for 2 hours with Carlos and Marta and during the last hour, Katie called me. Then I ran a few errands and talked with Deanna and Katie again. Then I went and waited for my friends to go to dinner at Chile Grande, a Mexican place I have been wanting to try for 2 years. While I was waiting I sent text messages for the party and a strange Moroccan lady came and talked to me and offered me some of the ice cream she was eating. Finally my friends got there and rescued me and we went to dinner. We were waiting for everyone for a bit and looking at the menu. We got nachos and I got a chimichanga and then chocolate cake. Michelle and Jenna gave me a present with a crown, a screaming monkey, a brownie, a big balloon and Samar gave me some candy. My dad had sent me 6 individual cups of peanut butter which I decided to give out as party favors. Everyone absolutely LOVED them. They were so excited to have a little bit of the states and everyone started planning how and when they were going to eat it, Michelle's plan included licking it on the way home. During dinner my sister called as did Nacho. My sis's gift didn't get there and she apologized. I also got a call from Alicia earlier in the day. Then I went home. When I got home, I saw another package on my bed and it was from my sister! She gave me a book and a cd and it was the perfect end to a birthday that got better as it went on. Then at midnight Icalled Victor to wish him as happy birthday as it was his birthday! Then I went to bed.