good morning. 7 am on this beautiful monday. hey, the waves came up a little. i seen a chest high set at bowls with perfect conditions. not too many surfers out right now. well, i’m going on a super long surf trip come august 24th so i got to get things done before i leave. so i better start off my day. hopefully i can jump in the water some where later. anyway, have a nice day….

this is my little nephew noah. he’s my first nephew out of 5 so we go way back. i watched this kid grow into the man he is today… noah had his ups and downs but when ever a young man enlists in the military to protect our freedom, they get my full support!!!

now i can’t call noah my little nephew anymore. he’s 21 years old and enlisted in the army. and his arms are bigger than mine so i can’t pick on him anymore… haha… it’s amazing how a little skinny kid could get so big. i’m scared to go out to clubs anymore because i’ll probably bump into him. and that would be embarrassing…. haha…
**oh, i have a question. i’m going to be doing a lot of traveling out of japan this year so i’m looking for a good travel agent in japan. anybody know one? the kind of travel agent where i can book a flight in one day, and fly out the next. please help!!!

good evening. i went down today to watch the deaf contest at queen’s. it was good to see jared, yumie, and more of my friends. it’s amazing how small this world is….

here is ota-san and jared. ota-san owns OTA SURF HOUSE over in shizuoka. he’s a big supporter of the deaf contest!!! and that’s jared, the guy who pretty much put this whole thing together. if it wasn’t for these two awesome people, this event wouldn’t have happened.. congratulations to you both putting on such ann awesome event!!!

it was good to see yumie making the finals. this is her right before her heat. all smiles… yumie was sick the whole week but put that aside and did her best. she caught the best wave in the finals and i think she won. i’ll find out the results later but to me, results don’t matter, yumie is always a winner….
*more photos coming soon…

and last, imagine getting to travel around the world with your daughter…. for FREE!!! yeah, my sister is living out a mother’s dream. she’s been traveling around the world with kelia for the past 2 years and is just loving it. and to see your daughter on posters, book covers, magazine covers, and other products, it’s just a bonus… i know my sister is proud and so are the rest of kelia’s family and supporters…. good job sis and sis….