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my dad and Copeland are in atlanta.

so just a quick word or two. the evening service on sunday was incredible, i felt the Holy Spirit in a really powerful way.our singing and our praying and our dancing went for so long that there was no sermon. just two hours of praise, repentance, communing with God.

yesterday i met up with Julia (trust me, it was a lot more complicated than just that) and we went out to lunch for my birthday, as she's leaving tomorrow and wont be here for it :( we went to this great place called The Wine Box and had lunch in style. She also got me a jade drop necklace as seen in the top right hand corner of the pic below:

that's perfect because it's a pretty new zealandy thing, and something that i have seen everywhere and fancied buying for myself, but i wouldnt have ended up purchasing it because.... i want to save as much as i can? something like that. anyhow, thanks J, it has already been a 21st birthday to remember! :)

i am starting research today on a trip i'm going to take in two weekends. i plan roughly to do my large travel trip then, so i can feel like i've done something exciting, and then i can continue to save for the rest of my time here. i plan to spend under $100 NZD if i can swing it that way ($20/night in a hostel is a good price, and if i stay two nights.....) and therefore take off on friday morning and head south. there are three places i mean to hit- and i cant remember the name of one of them. but I will make my first stop in Matamata, better known as Hobbiton, about 4 hours south of here. i will carry on further south to some nice, free hot springs, and eventually make my way to Napier/Hawks Bay for some wine tasting. now i just have to fill my itinerary in a bit, so that it's nice and full and i can experience as much as possible!

well despite the wind, it is a beautiful day out. i'm going to go to a beach and walk, or maybe shakespear.... i'm not resolved one way or another yet. i miss you guys more than ever!