Every year we celebrate our birthday, even though it reminds
us we are getting older. I was born on
September 28th at Winthrop hospital in Mineola, Ny on Thursday at
6:58 am. My parents tell me that I
decided to come into the world a month earlier then I was supposed to and that
it was a dark and stormy night.
Yesterday I celebrated my birthday with friends and
family. I woke up to a lit candle,
flowers and a gift from my fiancé, which made me smile. During the day I was taken to the hair salon
to get my hair done, it is not something I do often. I remember looking in the mirror and being amazed
at the striking resemblance I had to my mother! Afterwards, I went out
to dinner with my family to the International Buffet. I enjoyed a variety of delicious foods;
I wished I had a bigger stomach to continue eating. The section of the restaurant I didn’t go
near is where they had sushi, but my mother and fiancé visited it frequently. I like my food cooked, not raw. What I always enjoy when going out to dinner
is ending the meal with a yummy desert.
At the buffet they had an enormous selection of deserts. I ate a piece
of tiramisu cake and chocolate covered strawberries which I devoured quickly.
Upon leaving the buffet, I found myself
to be in the state of food comma because it was difficult to move and
all I desired to do was sleep. However,
sleeping was not an option since I had plans to go out dancing with my
friends. So to end my evening, I met up
with a few close friends in Queens and danced the night away.
Vocabulary
resemblance- to look like similar to something or someone else
buffet- a place where there are many types of
foods on a table and you serve
yourself
delicious- a food that tastes really good
frequently- happens often, a lot
enormous- really big or large
devoured (devour)- to eat quickly or really fast
food comma- feeling tired or sleepy after eating
a meal
desired (desire)- to strongly wish for or want something
Vocabulary Close Exercise
Directions: Fill
in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word.
1) A lot of people also express a __________to
build their own car.
2) She ___________appears on the list of
the most beautiful women in the world.
3) Ms. Palacios makes _________ pumpkin
pies for Thanksgiving.
4) Did you notice the ___________
between the boy and his father?
5) The continental breakfast ___________was
a nice surprise and very good!
6) Sasha was so full after her meal that she felt like she was in ____________ .
7) Make sure to include an ___________
amount of food and drinks for the kids after the soccer game.
8) The wolf ___________ the large piece
of steak he found in the garbage.
Grammar point
This entry
includes many verbs that are in the past tense.
List those verbs. Remember that a
verb is a word used to describe an action or state of being.
Grammar Exercise
Write about
your favorite birthday memory. Make sure
to write in the past tense and underline the past tense verbs you used
throughout your story.
