Birthday on the road =)

My dear fellow adventurers,

Today as many of you probably know is my birthday.   And I must say this has by far been the most interesting one yet!  First of, I have many great stories of the weekend to tell you and so it will take roughly 3 or 4 blogs to tell you of them.  But today I will focus on my birthday, and will catch you up to speed on the past event leading up to it within a few blogs.

So, after having discovered that I would be stuck in Alexandra for yet another day and that I would be spending the night in a high school's classroom, I decided I would head to the store to buy some wine and cake to celebrate my birthday slightly early.  Upon my return from the store, I found that the rest of the Tramping Club was deeply enthralled with Monty Python's "the Meaning of Life."  Just what I needed before my birthday! =) haha...

So while at the store, I purchased a cake and two bottles of wine to share with my comrades.  Once the movies (along with the "Breakfast Club") were finished, I had my newly made friends gather around to share a glass and celebrate.  All in all, many had sung me Happy Birthday in 7 different languages until we were told to "shut up" by fellow sleeping friends in a neighboring classroom.  But it didn't matter!  This has been such an experience and awesome birthday!  One of my impossible goals in life was to celebrate my birthday during the school year along with my classmates (in July), which was whole-fully accomplished last night, as well as today!

Upon waking this morning and packing up all our gear, as well as brushing our teethes, I was completely surprised when receiving a birthday card singed by the entire Tramping Club, along with 3 birthday cakes to share with everyone (courtesy of Jess, Tess, and Sasha)!  I was so touched!!!  One thing I have learned over the weekend is that you don't have to know someone for an eternity to know how wonderful they are!  And that is what I discovered about the members of the Tramping Club!  Along with the cake and birthday card, the organizers gave me the gift of returning home, which after 3 days on the road was greatly appreciated!

This drive consisted mostly of me acting as DJ, with loads of sing-along songs (including "I will survive") and many others!  Once home, I caught up on emails and homework, followed by baking a cake and dancing in the kitchen.  Like I said, BEST DAY SO FAR!!!!  And to top it all off, I opened my present from my older sister, which was a TV series we apparently used to watch since I was a child called "White Fang."  This led to a gathering of the neighborhood with whom I enjoyed some wine and cake while watching the dvds (and having a good laugh too).  Finally, I went out with some  great friends and enjoyed some live blues in a local bar.

To sum it all up, I had a great day!  And I would especially like to thank all the people I got to share it with, along with my parents and siblings!

I love you all and miss you!

Until next time, this is W.W.A. Rhondiggity, signing out. ;)