So I mentioned this girl last time, maybe you remember. Her name is Helen. Well, anyone who knows anything about my relationship patterns over the past, oh, 8 years, knows that I'm really good at having relationships that last a week, or maybe less. So I was really hoping to avoid maintaining this pattern in this relationship.
Good news, folks! We've avoided it so far. I know it's only been a month and a half but it has been fantastic. It's so fun figuring our this whole relationship thing with a great friend and experiencing all the times of growth that come with it.
Let me just take one paragraph to tell you about the awesomeness of Helen, and I hope it doesn't make you puke while you're reading, but really it's pretty cool. Believe me, you'll wish this had been you:
So 5 of my friends and I took a little vacation to the Philippines for 3 days just before Christmas. Before we left, Helen gave me a double Eagle's Nest Outfitters hammock. Anyone who knows anything about hammocks knows that receive one of these from anyone is a solid score; to receive one from your girlfriend is about 50 times better. Phenomenal gift. Anyway, it was nice to sit in the hammock between 2 coconut trees and look out over the ocean with my beautiful girlfriend; or sit and look up at the stars and talk. Pretty awesome. So then one day we decided to rent motorbikes and ride around the semi-remote island we were staying on. The 6 of us piled on 3 bikes and Helen rode on mine with me...obviously. It was basically a movie come to life. Nothing like riding some local's motorbike around a semi-remote island with your girlfriend hanging on behind, hair flowing in the wind, sun shining down on us, bugs splatting on my teeth. Rad.
Ok, I'll spare you the rest of the trip, but needless to say, it was great.
Other than that, life is pretty much the same as always in HK. Work all day, exercise in the evening, eat delicious Asian food as often as possible, travel when the opportunity arises, occasionally wish I was in the US instead. But mostly I'm glad I'm here.
Sometimes it is tough to be here, though. My mom recently had surgery to repair some bulging discs in her neck, and so far it's not being nearly as successful of a surgery as we had hoped. It would be nice to be home now to help her in this time. Yeah...I'm a momma's boy. Sorry.
Anyway, one of my youth group guys from last year is headed back to the States soon and he wants to go gaming tonight. I've never gone gaming before and I know I'm gonna suck, but I want to spend time with him, so I'm gonna go. Miss you, I promise.
