An ordinary day - part 2
During my break in the Café de la Place I decided I needed to do a bit more than just not sleep if I wanted to make the day feel a bit more extraordinary. The issue was, because of French laws I couldn't take a day off, and because of the working hours I couldn't really go out or celebrate or meet friends.
The only people I would be able to meet this year on my birthday were my new colleagues. So before returning back for the dinner service I bought the best chocolate cake in my neighbourhood patisserie. My new colleagues were really pleased, and I was glad that I had done it, because even if I hadn't told anybody about my birthday in the morning, they had found out through management. So one of the waiters surprised me with a flower bouquet, and then they put the "happy birthday" tape on very loud. Eventually I got the birthday feeling. After the service, the waiters invited me for a glass of champagne, and so on my way home in the metro with my flowers in hand, I could not stop to smile all the way....
Tomorrow after the lunch service my weekly 2.5 days off start, and I will take the train to Brussels where I meet my parents, and so the birthday feeling and smile should continue.
Ah...now I understand your final sentence in the prior post! HAPPY BIRTHDAY (from a dense blog friend.)
Posted by: Sydney | March 13, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Happy Birthday to you!!!
Posted by: Margaret and Andy | March 13, 2008 at 04:40 PM
bon fete, mon ami!
Posted by: Michelle | March 14, 2008 at 04:55 AM
Was für ein Glück, das ich nicht der einzige war, der Deinen Geb. "verpennt" hast.....
jetzt bin ich aber gespannt, wie Dir Brüssel gefallen hat!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Bolli | March 17, 2008 at 09:55 AM