"Cincuenta menos uno"

I told my host, Esmeralda that I think my new birthday number is ugly, so she suggested 50-1! I think that is cool and much nicer than just 49!
She surprised me with a birthday dinner and a very special one. She cooked all day making "Chanclas" for me. Chanclas are a tradition poblano dish and are hard to find in restaurants. She invited her husband, daughter Erika and her cousin Mercedes to dinner.
They sang me the traditional birthday song in Mexico, Las Mansanitas and then chanted "bite bite", it is a tradition to take a big bite out of the birthday cake! I took a little bite!
Photos on my flickr page show the fun!