Happy birthday to me!

Today was my 20th birthday. Woo! I woke up at the ungodly hour of 10am and went to Lia's house for breakfast and hammocking (of course). I then decided that I don't care if my knee is all weird, I'm going to start running again. Even though I prefer nature to my dusty basement (as far as I'm concerned, both have equal amounts of allergens), I like running on the treadmill (on a pre-set program) because I know how fast I'm going and how much farther I have to go. It removes free will and I'm totally okay with that. Afterwards, I got lunch with my mom. 

I love birthday dinners because the birthday person gets to choose whatever they want. One of the things I chose was brussel sprouts. I think me, my sister, and my brother might be some of the only kids who like brussel sprouts. The secret is balsamic glaze. Anyways, we ate dinner and watched House Hunters International. My sister came home from school because she has an orthodontist appointment tomorrow, and I saw her new car. It's a red VW Beetle and is pretty cool. The birthday cards I got from my parents and brother involve either fart jokes or adorable dogs (one was a pug!), which I loved. My parents also gave me a DVD of Milo and Otis! For those of you who are in the dark, Milo and Otis was a VHS that came out when I was little. It's a story about a ginger cat (Milo) and a pug (Otis) who get separated from their farm and each other make their way in the world. They meet lady companions and have babies! The babies are so cute! They also get reunited and it's adorable. This video made me love pugs. When I get my own place, I want a little black pug so badly! Anyways, my parents paid for my plane ticket (which was really nice and a fantastic gift!), so I think that's it for my gifts. I'm totally okay with that...especially since my mom said she'd get me a new backpack before I leave, and those aren't cheap.

I just bought my Israel cell phone. I used TalkNSave, and I'm pretty happy with it. I bought 200 text messages a month! But they're only to Israel cell phones. Oh well.

Planning my mini adventures is the most exciting part of the trip. More on that (especially the Cairo extravaganza) later.