Day 164: Coffee and Banoffee

Venti Mint Mocha and Banoffee Pie courtesy of my current class.  They did the Sweetest Thing (U2) today.

I came to work not intending to let people know it was my birthday.  I have this habit of not really telling, you see.  I do not have very good social skills.  When people compliment me or greet me on special occasions, I feel unsure of how to react.  So, I avoid all of that by not telling people it's my birthday.  Since a lot of the folks I work with have known me for some years, they kind of shared to everyone else.  It somehow reached my class, who I've only been with for a week.  I thought I had manage to isolate them since we're on a separate floor from the rest of my team.  I obviously didn't know any better.  They've been really sweet, getting me my favorite Starbucks drink and the banoffee pie during break.  Not only that, they also filled the cup with post-it notes with their greetings.

My team also got me cake, which we technically did not get to eat.  I got cake and a tiara.  The tiara is something we pass around.  It goes to whoever is the birthday celebrant.  I also took a picture of it, since I spent the day walking around with it.  I'll be passing it to the next celebrant.

Look who's playing princess on her birthday.

This turned out to be a pretty surprising birthday.