Before skating a bunch of girls and I went out to dinner at a gourmet pizza place and then had chocolate covered crepes with fruit and ice cream at another restaurant close by that specializes in chocolate! Now that's my kind of place! The ice skating was the weekend session which meant that it was a disco and we owned the night! We were all dancing and forming chains and getting everyone else at the rink to join in with us. It ended up being a great night and I was so relieved because I had been feeling a bit homesick beforehand.
A few nights later on the actually day of my birthday, the family I live with took me out to a Japanese Steak House where they cook the food in front of you on a Hibachi grill. We had the whole restaurant to ourselves because it was a slow Monday and they wrote "Happy Birthday" out to me in salt on the grill which was impressive and then played a lot of games where we had to catch food in our mouths or bowls, etc. The food was delicious as always and the kids had an absolute blast. They said some really hilarious things and we all had a great evening with lots of laughs. I even got a pancake with ice cream and some chocolate for my special birthday dessert. :) I had a really wonderful birthday and as always, I feel truly blessed!
