“Viva la Cumpleañera”

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Birth-day. Went to Bahía (city) to buy xmas gifts for my fam and check my mail. Came back to San Isidro and started planning for my women’s group meeting. At 8 when no one was really showing up I went across the street to talk to a friends (kid) mom. While I was there my kid-friends started acted all funny and sketchy and I knew what was up. I told them I didn’t want any craziness for my birthday or my face smashed into a cake. They didn’t care. I tried to stay at my friends house for as long as possible but I knew I had to go over there at some point. I went over there, I think they thought they were still surprising me even though I had known for like an hour that they were doing this. Most of the fam was there, they sang feliz cumpleanos and happy birthday and tried to get me to “bite the cake,” when I said “nonono, I’m not stupid” they said well you still have to cut it and hand out pieces, I tried to keep myself far away but they just dove their hands into the cake and rubbed it in my face. Tasted good, felt gross. It was fun for the most part even though everyone watching me and doting on me like that really makes me nervous and uncomfortable haha. It was really nice that they wanted to do something for me. I opened some of the gifts my fam sent me from home, that was nice too, thanks! And that was that.