27....all mine!

When I woke up on January 15th I actually didn’t remember it was my Birthday until I walked past my sister’s gift that morning. I intended to go to work as if it was any other day and then take myself out to dinner and a movie that night! When I got to work that morning, almost everyone was already there, which is quite rare, I am always the first one there so I was suspicious. As I was turning on my computer I caught people coming into my office and at the very moment I turned around to see who it was I was bombarded with loud popping sounds and streamers flying at me! They had come in with champagne bottle poppers….I nearly peed my pants! Then Riëtte brought in cupcakes that she had made that morning. They were beautiful little bite sized cupcakes with white frosting and pink and pearly colored sprinkles and they spelled out Happy Birthday Dawn. I was also presented with a tiara, staph, and wings that I was informed that I would have to wear the whole day…needless to say all my patients wished me a Happy Birthday!

At lunch I was waiting to go to when all of a sudden I came out of my office to find cheese, crackers, chips, salsa, mince pies, and a quiche with candles lit in it sitting on the front desk. They had all brought a food item so we could have my Birthday lunch! They gave me a Birthday card from the clinic with an iTunes gift card!


We usually have drinks on Friday night so this night was no exception. We went out and some of my work mates at the Rototuna clinic joined us, which usually doesn’t happen. We had a few drinks with the group and I went to get another, while I waited (in my tiara in wings) a gentleman asked me what the occasion was. I informed him that it was my Birthday and he asked, bless his heart, “Oh, are you turning 21?” Riëtte and I went home to change after that and then caught a taxi back to town where we met Brett and Marianne for dinner at Gothenburg. We had a lovely dinner of tapas and dessert and we were able to convince the Robertson’s to go ‘clubbing’ with us.

I had an absolutely amazing Birthday and I feel so lucky to have such sweet and thoughtful work mates that take very good care of me!