Day 32: Mustache Monday

In my lesson today, I used this mustache duct tape as one of my teaching objects and all the kids went crazy for it. They wouldn't stay focused on the lesson and just kept asking if they could have a piece. So, I got creative with it and decided to cut the little mustaches out and put them on their upper lips. They were ecstatic; they just thought that was the best treat ever. If only I had known this beforehand, I could've drawn their attention to the lesson much more easily. I found it appropriate to snap a few pictures of their precious faces, because they were especially cute as they posed with their new beloved mustaches.

Also, today was special day because it was Chloe's birthday. Jenna and I made her a bunch of birthday signs and stuck them to her door before she woke up, so she could see then as she left for class. We also taught our kids how to sing happy birthday, and apparently they busted out in song all throughout class today, oopsie. Jenna and I teaching in the same room might not have been the best idea, we have too much fun together.

We went out to our favorite Muslim noodles, by the fruit market, tonight and I got my all time favorite dish. I have no idea what it is or what's in it really, but it is so good. Almost, if not equally, as good as the fresh stir fry noodles I had this weekend in Zhangjiajie.

The coolest thing about this restaurant, however, is that there is a noodle man at the front of the restaurant who forms the noodles by hand. He starts out with a lump of dough, spreads it through his fingers a bit, whips it and snaps it a time a two, and poof, he has a full dish of noodles. He then directly tosses them into a pot of boiling water, decorates the noodles with whatever sauces and seasonings, and then serves it to us; It really doesn't get much better or fresher than that.

After dinner, Jenna and I went to a little clothes store (which we think might have been a big and tall store, because everything fit us) and we found such wonders in there. Jenna found, and purchased, a full size, tank-top jumper, a baggy sweatshirt that says, "let's share this", what "this" is, we do not know, and finally some flowy gray genie pants. I then found some little genie pants for myself, but mine have funny little people all over them and funky different designs. I am very satisfied with my purchase; it's one I most definitely won't regret.

When we arrived back at our apartments, our group surprised Chloe with a fancy little birthday cake, that was beautiful by the way. China does it right with treats here, they are such delicate and intricate works of art; I don't ever want to eat things because they're so pretty (some of the cafeteria food and chicken feet/duck head/mystery meat are some of the exceptions). It turned out to be such a wonderful day, which naturally means it'll be a good week. I love happy Mondays, they make life much better.

Pictures:
1: Baby Ella, she is just a gem
2: Jackie and Oliver
3: Jelemy, always a little confused
4: We made her a cupcake too, just one
5: The noodle man doin work
6: Jenna's suit from the front
7: And now from the back
8: Chloe's beautiful cake, "Dear Chloe, Happy Birthday" I love the translation