reflection upon the day of a number: 19
today was pretty good. i don't know that i've ever had so many people tell my happy birthday before. i have been thinking about all kinds of stuff all day today, and they are all good thoughts. man. after school i took my bible down to the grassy hill at the back of the school and sat down in the grass and started to read some of Job. it was good, but let me tell you, i was sleepy. i laid down and took a nap. i was just sleeping there sprawled out on the grass when i was woken up by megan (a girl that helps with the preschool kids and day care) and a chain of four little kids holding hands. they all said hi jeff at the same time. i smiled as i watched them walk off holding hands in a little line of little people.
i got a card from my mom and dad today, along with cake and ice cream but the card is what i want to focus on. they have a problem with being personable about things. usually they will ask what i want, and they will get it for me. i haven't told them anything i want as of yet, but they gave me a card. it was sweet because it made me think, hey they were thinking about me at least a little bit more than what they feel is routine for this birthday stuff.
I'm 19 and that's no big deal. what is strange though, is the fact that in a year i'll be twenty.
today i had a vivid recollection of waking up in the dominican republic and being able to hear the ocean if i listened hard enough. the air was different there. the sound was more pure there. the silence was really silent. there was one night when me and several others went down to the beach. we saw this little hut thing that was built on stilts so that it would be above the surface of the waves. it was really dark, but a couple of us decided to try to see if we could slowly wade out to it. on the way, i stepped on something kinda sharp and decided that it was best to not keep going. mr. pully made it out there though. i don't think i'll ever forget that night, and i couldn't explain to you why.
i think the best birthday present i could get would be to get a good hug from anyone that wanted to give me a birthday wish. yep. hugs, i miss them.
i should probably head off to bed because i'm really tired. after i woke up by way of a chorus of little kids, i went back up to the front of the school and laid down in the grass up there and fell asleep again for about an hour. man, today was amazing. i went on a field trip with my spanish class. we went to las casuelas for lunch. it was kind of like a birthday present from mr. mupanduki.
i felt like i was really cared about today, and that is something that is easy to grow accustom too and easier to miss when it's gone. yeah. it's been a good day.
love you so so much.
jeffrey♥
i got a card from my mom and dad today, along with cake and ice cream but the card is what i want to focus on. they have a problem with being personable about things. usually they will ask what i want, and they will get it for me. i haven't told them anything i want as of yet, but they gave me a card. it was sweet because it made me think, hey they were thinking about me at least a little bit more than what they feel is routine for this birthday stuff.
I'm 19 and that's no big deal. what is strange though, is the fact that in a year i'll be twenty.
today i had a vivid recollection of waking up in the dominican republic and being able to hear the ocean if i listened hard enough. the air was different there. the sound was more pure there. the silence was really silent. there was one night when me and several others went down to the beach. we saw this little hut thing that was built on stilts so that it would be above the surface of the waves. it was really dark, but a couple of us decided to try to see if we could slowly wade out to it. on the way, i stepped on something kinda sharp and decided that it was best to not keep going. mr. pully made it out there though. i don't think i'll ever forget that night, and i couldn't explain to you why.
i think the best birthday present i could get would be to get a good hug from anyone that wanted to give me a birthday wish. yep. hugs, i miss them.
i should probably head off to bed because i'm really tired. after i woke up by way of a chorus of little kids, i went back up to the front of the school and laid down in the grass up there and fell asleep again for about an hour. man, today was amazing. i went on a field trip with my spanish class. we went to las casuelas for lunch. it was kind of like a birthday present from mr. mupanduki.
i felt like i was really cared about today, and that is something that is easy to grow accustom too and easier to miss when it's gone. yeah. it's been a good day.
love you so so much.
jeffrey♥