A year older, but wiser...?

Happy birthday to me.

So far, I've broken my favorite hairbrush in two and almost had my legs amputated by a Mercedes-Benz as I rode on the back of a motorcycle to school this morning.

Regardless, it is still a beautiful, auspicious, and wonderful day and I can't wait to celebrate it with my closest friends in Bangkok tonight.

Today is also special because in exactly 2 weeks from now, I will have already taken to the skies - on my way back home to Texas after 11 months away.

Today is a good day... nay, it is a great one.