February 24th

Today is my birthday!!! Its been a great day so far. Tammy surprised me with flowers, my fav candy, and 3 books! All my favorite things. :) Then Julia made a special lunch that she has been planning for a couple weeks. She ordered a cute birthday cake from the pasteleria by our house and set the table with special dishes and table cloth. It was so cute how excited she was to do this for me. 

I haven't written for a while, busy with going to classes during the week and this past weekend went to Carnival in Cadiz. Carnival is a huge thing in Spain; people come from all over just to go. There was music, singing groups, parades, people dressed up in costumes, and good food EVERYWHERE! I could not believe how many people were actually there. And of course being in Spain people stayed out until 6 or 7 in the morning partying in the streets. Absolutely crazy! We tried to fit in with what we thought were extravagant, colorful masks but of course people out did us with their crazy costumes. It was fun and definitely an experience. 

***Went shopping on Wednesday the 25th for my birthday presents with my birthday money!!! I got 3 tops, 3 tank tops, a jacket, and a dress. SO CUTE!