He ain't heavy

It's Thursday the 12th.  That means that tomorrow is Friday the 13th.  And a full moon.  And my big brother's 41st birthday.  Jeff is currently living on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii.  I went last summer to visit him, and I am going back next month.  It's my birthday present to myself about a month early.

Last summer, I went with my mother, and we stayed at a nice hotel right next to Waikiki beach.  Mom has a pretty wonky knee, and the list of activities she was interested in doing was a little shorter than mine.  This summer, I am going to go alone, sleep on Jeff's couch and do lots of stuff.  I already bought a pair of board shorts.  I want to try my hand at surfing. 

I am pretty pumped up about the trip, but while it's still off in the distance, I have this photo of me with my big brother that we took in his backyard last summer.