(Kidding. But not really.)
So the branch emailed us the inevitable "Hey the company is taking away our annual Turkey lunch because of budget cuts, yada yada"
BUT we could pay 12,000WON to have turkey and all the fixins delivered to the school on Thanksgiving. Of course I was in! .... just didn't know how good it would really be.
....it was deece. This Turkey was delivered to us with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, cranberry stuff, and pumpkin pie... NOT BAAADDDD. (the pictures don't do it justice..whatsoever..I almost didn't post these cause it looks so booty)
The REAL DEAL was that following Saturday, when a few friends and I gathered in Alex, Kyle, and Bryan's room for dinner. It was a potluck of sorts - Alex made a risotto, Jieun and Justin brought guacamole/chips & kimbap, Danny made pasta with an amazing veggie sauce, I whipped up the garlic mashed potatoes, Bryan built a huge salad, and Nahyun made little sandwiches and some Korean rice-filled things (yubu cho bap). The rest was from Costco- rotisserie chickens, apple pie, pumpkin pie, baguette bread, sparkling cider, and wine. EVERYTHING WAS DELECTABLE. Honestly, everyone brought amazing dishes, and we were all so impressed with each other's cooking. Insane food coma ensued, but not until more birthday cake was eaten - this time Hello Kitty cake!! (From Jieun, such a sweetheart. And Nahyun got an amazing blueberry bday cake from Bryan)
Can't forget all of the wonderful, adorable and thoughtful gifts from my students and friends-- everything was so unexpected and I could not have possibly felt more loved! Seriously, in 3 months, I didn't think it was possible to build such great friendships. I almost cried like 5 times and probably thanked everyone about a hundred... it was a fabulous birthday to say the least. :) :) :)
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