[Monday, February 23, 2004]
Dear family and friends,
What a wonderful week I had. For those of you who don't know, I turned 23 this week. In the course of 1 week, I had four and a half birthday celebrations! I was so blessed. Last Saturday was the staff birthday party, which I already told you about. Then, on Wednesday, I had comida (lunch at 3:00) with the Hudsons and Nevins. It was a neat time and they made me feel so special. Then, On my birthday, some students brought gifts in the morning, then 15 minutes before school got out, 4 parents came in the room singing and carrying a cake and gave me some other presents. Then later, my friends surprised me by taking me to Burger King for dinner. It was such a neat time. They made me cake and gave me gifts, then played Dutch Blitz with me (which has come to be my favorite game!) As for the 1/2 party, the next day, (Friday) I went on a retreat with the youth group and brought the leftover cake to share. Well, all the guys (5 of them) sang me the pretty Spanish birthday song before we had the cake. They all stood up and it was neat. So, I celebrated all week long! I also got a special blessing, being able to talk to my family and my aunt Rose. Plus, my favorite gift was a CD my family sent in the mail for me to play on the computer. My dad used a webcam and microphone to record the family singing Happy Birthday to me. Then, they each took turns giving me a message. It was such a neat present. I'll be able to play it whenever I want, too!
Well, besides having a birthday, the retreat was the next biggest thing this week. There actually was a small group, about 10 of us, but we had a good time. We were focusing on how to know God better. It was an enjoyable time. I was actually looking forward to becoming better friends with some of the Mexican girls, but I was disappointed because no Mexican girls came. There were 3 American girls there with me though. We went to a vacation center at the base of Mt. Popo and the scenery was beautiful!
Well, I thank you all again for your friendship, for your prayers and for all those that e-mailed or sent me birthday cards. They were such a blessing! Well, I hope all of you have an enjoyable week! Angelina
What a wonderful week I had. For those of you who don't know, I turned 23 this week. In the course of 1 week, I had four and a half birthday celebrations! I was so blessed. Last Saturday was the staff birthday party, which I already told you about. Then, on Wednesday, I had comida (lunch at 3:00) with the Hudsons and Nevins. It was a neat time and they made me feel so special. Then, On my birthday, some students brought gifts in the morning, then 15 minutes before school got out, 4 parents came in the room singing and carrying a cake and gave me some other presents. Then later, my friends surprised me by taking me to Burger King for dinner. It was such a neat time. They made me cake and gave me gifts, then played Dutch Blitz with me (which has come to be my favorite game!) As for the 1/2 party, the next day, (Friday) I went on a retreat with the youth group and brought the leftover cake to share. Well, all the guys (5 of them) sang me the pretty Spanish birthday song before we had the cake. They all stood up and it was neat. So, I celebrated all week long! I also got a special blessing, being able to talk to my family and my aunt Rose. Plus, my favorite gift was a CD my family sent in the mail for me to play on the computer. My dad used a webcam and microphone to record the family singing Happy Birthday to me. Then, they each took turns giving me a message. It was such a neat present. I'll be able to play it whenever I want, too!
Well, besides having a birthday, the retreat was the next biggest thing this week. There actually was a small group, about 10 of us, but we had a good time. We were focusing on how to know God better. It was an enjoyable time. I was actually looking forward to becoming better friends with some of the Mexican girls, but I was disappointed because no Mexican girls came. There were 3 American girls there with me though. We went to a vacation center at the base of Mt. Popo and the scenery was beautiful!
Well, I thank you all again for your friendship, for your prayers and for all those that e-mailed or sent me birthday cards. They were such a blessing! Well, I hope all of you have an enjoyable week! Angelina
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