34th Birthday

On the last birthday, I thought it was the best and cannot get any better. However, my 34th birthday was even better and full of nice surprises.

First, I received three dozens of roses bouquet from a wonderful friend in Canada two days before my birthday. I was in a three day residential work meeting with my all country office colleagues. I shared a room with a german colleague. On the 31st, we were so busy talking until late at night. I got up to take off contact lenses and get ready for bed. I was in a bathroom and then heard knocking. I got suspicious and came out of the bathroom. Then, my colleagues were pouring into the small room singing the happy birthday song with a cake!!

It was supposedly planned spontaneously when some of them found out that it was my birthday the following day. My sweet colleagues waited until midnight to give me this pleasant surprise!! The next day, I also got another cake (chocolate one!!) from one of my closest colleagues.

Then, on the actual day of my birthday, I sneaked out of the hotel where we were holding the meeting (after I pretended to have eaten dinner) when the night fell. I went to a very special celebration prepared just for me, which was dinner, champagne and a home made tarte tatin.

I was a team leader to organize this meeting, so it was kind of bad ( I did fulfill all my duties though!). I felt like I was a teenager :) The next morning, when I walked into the hotel, I saw my big boss coming towards me... He said "oh you went for a walk in rain?"

Then, I came home to find so many wonderful birthday wishes messages in my inbox and on Facebook. I was so happy and touched and was in tears. One of my closest friends said she feels blessed to have met me.... My mother said she is proud of me working hard far etc etc. I am so happy and lucky to be surrounded by so many wonderful people, who are always supportive and there for me no matter what and they accept me as I am. This is the best birthday present that I can ever ask for.

Also some strange things happened, for example, my ex whom I broke up with four years ago suddenly sent me a message, which I just do not comprehend. "Why now?" I was trying to interpret meaning of this, but anyway, it did not bother me at all. That is a great great sign that I may be now completely over this worst (so far) thing that ever happened to me (though some emotional scar will never go away but). It gave me some assurance that I am ready for something good.

My 33 was just full of dramas, but I want to make my 34 really great. Thank you my dear friends and family for your birthday wishes. With a few more gray hair and wrinkles on my face (oh yes it's true) I am feeling happy and full of good hopes.