Siku ya kuzaliwa yangu.

Well, tomorrow is my birthday. Another year closer to 30. I have heard from several people now that I need to do something special for my birthday which got me thinking of how I spent my birthday last year. Stephen and I were all packed and ready to move down to Georgia the very next day. Some friends came over, we went for a run in the park and then feasted on salmon, wine, and vegetables fresh from Mom & Dad's garden. I don't know how I can compete with that this year. However, because of the numerous requests to "do something special," I began brainstorming what would be something special to do for my birthday in a country where birthdays really aren't recognized. Here are my ideas:

1. Take a bubble bath by candlelight (actually, there isn't a tub here... but maybe I could settle on jumping in the waterhole with the elephants... no, that's not a good idea... maybe I could take a bucket shower with 2 buckets of water ...and conditioner ...and put on clean clothes afterwards!)
2. Feast on a special food. (I hear there is a village 2 dala-dala rides away that sells cheese...)
3. Watch a movie (I am out of new movies, but maybe if it wasn't so windy I could climb a hill for a nice view)
4. Drink a whole bottle of wine by myself (that would actually be a first and sounds like a brilliant plan except for the trip to town to get the bottle of wine...)
5. Go watch elephants. (I think I will stick to this one. No, it is not more special than any other day, but really, what else could a girl ask for... besides her husband... and salmon... and a swig of wine... ;0) )