Day 219: Blog Catch Up

You would think after 14 hours of sleep I'd have woken up refreshed and ready to seize the day... But, in fact, I woke up ready to stay in my PJs, still. >_<

I only had two and a half hours of class today, so spent most of my day catching up on my blog instead of doing homework, reasoning that I needed to catch up before my birthday so that I would be able to write about my celebrations with more detail and less stress. ;)

After school, I went to Taste of America to get cupcake batter and frosting, and went straight home and made a million baby funfetti cupcakes with chocolate fudge frosting! ^_^ See, at school the teachers always bring a special breakfast on their birthday to share with the other teachers... And I, of course, thought about it all year long that on my birthday I would bring American style cupcakes for the teachers to enjoy and fall in love with!

As a matter of fact, I've been teaching the word "cupcake" to my students all week. And, along with it, the word "frosting." But you know something horrible? There is no known word in Spanish for it! You simply cannot translate "cupcake" nor "frosting," because they pretty much just don't exist here!!! Ahhhh.... these poor people!

I really thought about trying to make all of my students cupcakes this week, but I didn't have the time nor money to pull it off. Sometimes (often), I wish teachers were allowed to pick favorites and just give them treats and fun assignments. Haha. I know exactly who I'd give my cupcakes to tomorrow, if I could just do that! ;)

Anyway, Katie came home right in time to kangaroo my cupcakes ("babysit" in Spanish translates to "kangaroo" - um, adorable) that I'd just put in the oven, as I ran off to the train station to go to Madrid for Patty's class. After not having seen her yesterday, it was nice to be there tonight, giggling and teaching! :)

And now? I'm on the train home, excited for the chicken fajitas that await me, along with some cupcakes and wine. I will do my nails, plan my outfit and get in bed... All ready for my birthday tomorrow!!! Yay!!! ^_^

XOXO