double birthdays

i love that, in my head, everyone gets two days worth of birthdays. all day yesterday, i was thinking about mom and her birthday and hoping she was having a fabulous day since it was already the 27th here, and then today i'm still thinking about her birthday since its now the 27th there. that's pretty cool. double birthdays rule! :) i called her early this morning,(my late last night) and was her birthday wake up call. so fun!
funny story..... this morning on the bus, they were actually playing music in english, which was very appreciated. the song "november rain" by guns & roses came on, and for some reason i think of liane everytime i hear that song. why? should i remember and i just don't??? guns & roses has that effect on my sisters, i guess. "take me down to the paradise city..." reminds me of jess; and "welcome to the jungle" aka "bienvenidos a la jungle" reminds me of both and our puerto rican adventures. (remember the walkie talkies in the cars and driving mom and dad crazy??? ahhh, fun times!!) anyways, it was funny and i was singing along and the koreans were looking at me strange. but it made me happy and think of my little sister mokerhead, so it was all good! :)
and i finally figured out the verizon hogwash..... they suck, they can kiss the cell phone sphincter. so hopefully they won't be calling mom and dad anymore. seriously, i tell them eveytime i talk to them that i live in KOREA and its long distance to call their 800 number for me and i just want to get things settled and they need to stop charging me when i faxed my travel orders to them proving that i live here. so hopefully today it got settled. grrrrrrrrr...........................
oh, and luke is the crocheting master! he's made me all kinds of things before, but just yesterday he made me the coolest beanie!!!! it is the thick yarn and it has this little lip that goes over the back of my head and covers the ears and it is so warm! it's gotten pretty chilly here, especially when we leave in the morning, so his little beanie has been so great! :) he really is quite crafty!!!! i just love him so much, he's a keeper! :)
so, all in all, things have been going well. love you lots!