Maria (from Spain), Jasmin (from Nottingham), me, Nyien (from London), Lucy (from London)
They even sat us down and took our coats when we arrived, and served us the whole night.
Those in the photo from top left: Sam, me, Lucy, Nyien, Jasmin, Ben, Jack, and Maria
I am officially a whole year older, and boy was I wrong! 22 is going to be a spectacular year based on the festivities from yesterday. I am so unbelievable lucky to be here in England this year, but I never expected that I would be so lucky to have met the most amazing friends who made my Birthday one for the record books. As my friends did not want me waking up alone on my Birthday they had me stay over in their building for a sleep over the eve of my Birthday. At Midnight they are came flowing into the room to sing to me, music to my ears! The next morning was very relaxed since everyone had classes at different times, but through all their busy schedules they all managed to have lunch with me at our campus pub. As I believe Valentines Day is not only for couples but for everyone to show their appreciation to those they love I instilled a new rule for the day that no one is to be mean to one another, and if you were caught being mean you had to go around the table and say why you love each person there. It was a game, or punishment for some, that we all enjoyed throughout the day, and almost everyone was caught at least once and had to say why they loved everyone, which is why I refer to Valentines day as Love Day... which will hopefully catch on. Later that evening after my one and only class, just us girls met up for drinks at a fancier restaurant bar on campus. It was so nice having time with my girls, all of whom have been so important to me and I always have a good time being with them. To our surprise when we arrived back to the flat the boys had made us all dinner and had decorated the kitchen all romantically. It made me cry as they had put so much thought and effort into the evening, and to go through all that trouble for us was exceptional. Three boys and six girls, they rose to the challenge and conquered all our hearts. They had even drawn up a menu, there was a starter soup, lasagna for the main, and cupcakes and cake for dessert and they all had meat and vegetarian options to accommodate everyone. The food was remarkable, they sure are keepers! Afterwards the night was still young so we all went out dancing. The entire day I felt so loved and appreciated and that is more then I could have ever hoped for for my Birthday. Those who I was unable to be with in person I still felt your presence and the love you all sent me via email or facebook. It means so much to me that you could all take time out of your busy lives to wish me a Happy Birthday, and I love you all so much for it. Thank you for being a part of my life! Hope you all enjoyed your Love Day!
