21 in Australia

So despite the fact I am in the middle of writing a massive entry with pictures etc from the last month, I felt it necessary to interject this entry before my birthday is over (although theoretically it is over for me in Australia. This is why time travel is beautiful though- I can have a two day long birthday and have it still count). Overall it was a really nice birthday. Wednesday night there was a foam party through the university in the city. It was pretty crazy actually- it's like dancing in a giant bubble bath, except for the fact that it smells like chemicals and not like soap. I woke up on my birthday exhausted and with the impending realization that I had a presentation to give. I wrote my presentation, went to class, argued with my idiot of a tutor, and came back to Whitley. There were balloons left over from the sports dinner the night before, so even though I knew they weren't for me it felt like they had been put there especially for my birthday. Everyone was just delightful all day too. Mariko bought me a cup of hot chocolate for my presentation, which led everyone in my tute to rummage through their bags looking for stuff to give me. I took a nap on the lawn at uni, went to my classes, and came home. The family went out to Chinatown and had a lovely thai dinner. Anna and Carissa got me a gorgeous wallet to replace the one I lost in Tasmania. Then, back at Whitley, they pulled out a chocolate cake with one section covered in vegemite (I know that sounds really gross, and it was, but it's been an ongoing joke of mine about how I'm going to have a vegemite wedding cake, etc). It was just a really nice gesture, and one that was really appreciated. Later on I went to Antonio to Cookie, where we went to the rooftop bar, had a drink, and listened to an acoustic duo. It was an absolutely gorgeous day, so the night was still warm. The roof had a lovely view of the city, making it a perfect end to my birthday in Australia.

I am looking forward now, though, to coming home and seeing all of my friends. I've gotten tons of messages wishing me happy birthday and asking how things are. Thank you all for that- I promise I will see you all before you know it. Meanwhile, I am currently lying in bed watching "Heroes" and being a bum for the second part of my birthday. I just got a package from my parents- it's a gorgeous arrangement of yellow roses and other flowers. Now I have to clean my room so I have somewhere to put them!

Tonight is the debut of my Australia acapella group. I'm sure there will be pictures, but whether or not they ever make it up on the blog is another story. I'll try to finish all my updates today, but we'll see how it goes. Miss you all!