Our family celebrated my (Ginny) birthday this week, complete with a surprise party! One of the Mexican traditions with cuplianos is the expected "face in the cake" deal. They call it the "mordita," which loosely translated means "the bite." So the deal is that the Birthday Girl/Boy is obliged to take the first bite of cake without using utensils or their hands --- just leaning down to take a bite out of the cake. Well, strategically positioned behind said Birthday Girl/Boy is someone else ready to slam their face into the cake when they lean down. Well, I am happy to say that I didn't get TOO much cake & icing up my nose, and I'm happy to say that there were no cameras present to share the visual image of this momentous occasion with you!
But perhaps the neatest thing of all wasn't the cake or the meal or the gifts, but the surprise itself. I was busy sweeping out the kitchen and as I neared the front door, heard the singing parade of well-wishers as they approached. They sang Felize Cuplianos to me, then John escorted me across the campus to the party with the parade following along behind. It was a delightful surprise and an act of love from our newest friends here in Mexico. A great day!
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