Birthday in Belgium

So today I woke up and realised, "Hello, I'm 18 now." It was rather exciting.
I had a date planned with my parents over skype, so i snuck upstairs and stole the computer. It was good talking to them. but strange too. It's strange to think that i won't really see them for like.. 10months? hmmm yes, strange. I also talked to jas, and met the fish!! It was exciting :) They are very very cool :) I felt sooo loved with all my birthday wishes, like heck yes, go me! Haha.
Then, shortly after I had finished, Shanel crept into my room and gave me a birthday card!! It was very cute, with "Happy Birthday Harriet" on the front and 18 candles, and an acrostic poem inside :) Then the rest of the family came home and said we were going out for lunch, and that we were going to a restaurant to eat meat!! (Because, I am from NZ and I like meat :p) - It was very thoughtful!
Before the meals came; Shanel gave me a little present, it's a wee soft toy dog, very cute!! (It has a little ribbon collar that says "I love you").
For a starter, my host mum had escargot, and she let me try it (my first experience!!) It really wasn't that bad.. a little strange to think what it was.. but it was just kinda like meat i guess.. My host father had the craziest starter though, it was bone marrow!! (Shanel wanted to know if it was human..)
We all had a big steak, it was yum yum yum. But we had to rush home because the boys had a drum lesson and we were going to be late!! But they said we would buy a tart, as we didn't get dessert :)
It was a very pleasing birthday :)

(I hope there was better punctuation for you, Dad :p)