Wednesday was Emily’s birthday, which happened to coincide with the first full day of classes. It’s a bad time to have a birthday, especially since there was a meeting in the evening on top of a full day of work, but we managed to make it fun.
I made breakfast for her in the morning: blueberry pancakes, raspberry syrup (made from fresh raspberries!), and sausage. This was partly to give her a treat, but also to keep her at home a little longer while some other friends of ours decorated her office! I joined in the fun at the very end.
I also decorated Gustav for the occasion, on top of the welcome sign decoration I had made the day before. Gustav is a frightful sight!
After the school day was up, we met with a group of friends for dinner. Before we left, though, we started giving her our ‘special’ birthday cards made from various nursing materials, such as band-aids, surgical gloves, and masks.
We drove to Fünfschilling for dinner. It’s an amazing restaurant – they grow all the food on their property, so it’s always fresh and delightfully seasonal. I was hoping the soup of the day would be pumpkin soup, but alas, it was tomato. It was a great time!
Then we headed back to school for the small group leader meeting.
