Birthday

I had planned in mind a quiet birthday but heck sometimes things do not go as planned right? No no no I do not mean that it went bad, actually it got even better than what I had in mind. Calling them the usual bunch is not what I would call them. But they are the usual people I hang out with, to define them would be a new family found in friends. 

They may not have spent 12 years of their lives getting to just know me neither are they childhood friends. But this bond we have, is different, they do not ask what you might not be ready to share. Instead, they are willing to just spend that time with you sensing that you just might need that time to be around people who truly care. 

It may be a bond that was easily established and it may become more challenging holding it out till we grow old. But if we put that effort to hold on to one another (the song from 'The Land Before Time' plays in my head "if we hold on together... Our dreams ...") we just might pull through. 

These laughters I have had with them has given me so much more motivation in life. It might be senseless at times but who cares when it's them I have with me right here and right now. They are my ohana, it means family. 

I made many wishes today, and one was to have them with me for a really long time, my other family, my ohana. 

It may be a simple way of showing appreciation but it holds alot of weight in just those simple words alone because I mean it with all my heart and that is Thank You. 

I love you all, each and everyone of you for who you are.