The big 2-6

I celebrated my 26th birthday today. My first birthday that wasn't spent with my family and (Pittsburgh) friends. I'm happy to say that it was a really wonderful day, I couldn't ask for anything else.

I woke up happy today. I am a huge dork, and when I woke up naturally at 5:30am, I looked at the time, said out loud, "Happy birthday to meeee!" and went back to sleep for an hour. I woke up, had breakfast in the hotel, and took off for work with a spring in my step. I got in and everybody greeted me with kisses (a euro thing I guess?) and nice wishes. It was so sweet.

The day went smoothly today. Work was good and not frustrating today (maybe the team was just going easy on me because it was my birthday:), and I had a nice lunch out with Ze, Kristel, and Leila. A short while after I got back, flowers from my mom were delivered to my desk! The afternoon flew by rather quickly, and then at 4:55pm... I had to raise a critical issue. Right in the middle of my critical issue panic, out came the whole team, carrying two beautiful cakes and singing to me!!

I made a wish that I'd love to tell everyone but I won't, because then it won't come true... but you know, it was really hard to come up with a wish. I don't know what else I could ask for. I'm not trying to be corny, but I really just don't need anything else. Anyway, we all ate cake (almost all of us had a piece of each:) and hung out. Then I found out that Naima and Tiago got me a little present from Erotic City, a porn chain that is all over the place here. It's some kind of rubber condom looking thing that's shaped like the Statue of Liberty. It could only be slightly more appropriate... like if it weren't a sex toy. :)

We went to TGI Friday's afterward and I had two big margaritas, some of us had dinner, and then the remaining people played a truth game using one of those county fortune teller paper things :) We laughed and just had a really good time.

I'm a really lucky girl. Everyone should be so lucky.

So Mom... don't worry about me. :) And thanks for the flowers, they're really beautiful.

Thanks everyone for making today such a happy day. :)