24.

so breaking the flashbacks for a present day moment... this week was my 24th birthday. it's weird to think about it. i am thankful for the opportunities i have had in my life.

i woke up on tuesday morning and got ready to go to school at 6:45am just like normal. i went into the bathroom and when i came out one of my roommates had left a note and some candy with my stuff. it was a good start for the morning :) then i went to class and my students knew it was my birthday! i'm not really sure if i should be creeped out by that or not...but it was cool. one of my better students son was like hey aren't we going to say prayer? so i was like uh sure you can say it and then i was all ready for prayer aka eyes closed and they started singing happy birthday. haha i was like uhhh... and then they brought up some presents for me. it was way cool. i really enjoy that class-even if it is at 7:30am EVERY morning and most mornings i feel like i'm not going to make it to class. the class is really cool and fun. they are awesome. it is a listening and speaking class so we get to have fun and play games and not worry about grammar. most days i feel like a poser, teaching at a university and all-but here is year 2 teaching and i'm still at it....

anyways after class i went with oz and bree to makapu'u lighthouse...it is one of the most beautiful places on the island. the hike up is a little treacherous--ok not really it's a paved road-- but it is up hill haha and i'm out of shape! it overlooks lanikai and kailua and kaneohe and you can see whales spouting and we saw a sea turtle it was just great. i love it there. it is a definite happy place.

then we went got a jamba and went to lanikai and i finished reading the hunger games...good books. i love lanikai- my dream house is on lanikai-one day.

afterwards i was super tired and didn't want to have to bother with going over to the bus stop to hang out or make dinner.. i could tell they were trying to be sneaky and plan something but they wouldn't tell me and it was ticking me off so i was like nah i will just stay here.. i think i'll just go to bed-i did have to get up at 6:45 the next morning after all. but i gave in and went. they had a almost surprise party. it was good to see my friends and we played my favorite games.

still weird to think about being 24.