It's My Birthday!

Yaaaaayyy!!! It's my birthday!!! I turned 24 on September 1st, 2010. My life is good and I am happy.
Below are some of the events of the day:
I got Josh to have a picnic with me. At first Josh wasn't really interested in the idea and he wanted to go out to eat instead, but once we were out there in nature, under the shade, with the soft cool breeze hitting us we both sat there eating (with music in the background) and just had to smile! It was so perfect. We also had a nice little nap right there outside. :)

After returning from the picnic, Marie came and offered to take the kids for me so I could have some extra time to myself. That was soooo sweet!! I was able to check mail, write people, relax, and talk to Mike on the phone. Mike, it's been such a long time since we talked...it was good! Let's stay in touch!

A good quality friend of mine took Josh and I out to eat at a restaurant called "Ken". Isamu (Josh's brother) drove us there. So, the four of us had a blast. The manager found out that it was my birthday so he leaned over the counter and whispered to me explaining that although they didn't have any "Birthday Services" he said that the four of us could have free drink bar. Whoohooo...what a Godly man! haha!

After coming home from our nice dinner I was called down stairs where a bunch of friends were waiting to wish me a Happy Birthday and feed me cake and ice-cream. Soooo sweeetttt!!! Once all the deliciousness was gone I whipped out the "Mille Borne" card game that I'm borrowing from Mom and taught everyone the game. Everyone loved it and we all had a good laugh.

The only photos taken today were from Josh's keitai, and because I don't exactly know how to put them onto computer yet I won't be able to post them here for you.

My hope and prayer for this next year is that I will be strong for those who are weak; to have enough faith to strengthen another's faith; to be positive when faced with difficulty; to be able to laugh and stay young in heart even when responsibilities and to-dos keep stacking up; and to be understanding, forgiving, loving, helpful, and caring to those who need it.