Those Rolling Hills

You left your family,

Found home in my arms,

Your eyes they pulled on me,

A power in your charm

But Winter has come and gone,

Winter has come and gone

We'd lay, I'd hold your feet,

And we'd share our lives,

Friends and family,

Our triumphs and our plight

But Winter has come and gone,

Winter has come and gone

In love, but never said,

For fear of what that'd bring,

I know it was in your head,

And in the songs we'd sing

But you have come and gone,

you have come and gone

Hope you enjoy your freedom,

On those rolling hills,

With the sun warming your soul,

the breeze running in your hair

Just know that I forgive you,

And pray that you succeed,

So don't look back my darling,

forgive and forget me.

Sip

Click on the link "sip" for a rough recording of the song. I went to my friend Justin Chen and Devin Babccok's house last night to jam and ended up recording this song. Pretty stoked about it. Its definitly not polished, there are some guitar parts that are a little rough, but I like the way it came out. Devin is a beautiful pianist and singer, as well as Justin Chen. They both made it sound good. The lyrics are below. Enjoy :)

Sip

drive these familiar roads,
and I'm tuning in,
seems that the radio,
knows where I've been

I never address this feeling,
I just put it all away,
and cling to my false hope,
that it'll be the same again someday

Chorus:
Cause this well has run dry,
pulling up empty pales of promise,
swimming in a desert of cement,
and all I need is a sip

my father's body's aching,
mothers hope is shaking,
my little brother's running,
from everything he believes

in this place of love,
I manage to feel alone,
this is the place I grew up,
but it's not longer home

Chorus

My lips are cracked and dry,
they thirst for so much more,
I need a place where I,
can drink and thirst no more

Kona Winds

This past 3 day weekend was really good for the East side of Oahu. The Kona winds were blowing, meaning almost dead winds/slight off shore winds on the east side, and with a wrap from the north swell it made for bitchin' waves. I surfed Cheverons which was my first experience there, it was a little inconsistent but super fun on the sets. Then I surfed 7th hole in Kahuku, this too was my first experience there (the last two years I lived in front of Kakellas so I just surfed there). 7th hole was unreal!!! Super uncrowded and firing!!! The last 45 min were really frustrating for me though, and it ended with broken leash. It is a super long paddle and I was completely wasted after. Monday I surfed Gas chambers briefly, caught one good sized wave, got drilled on two and took a few sets on my head then went in. It was like 4-5 occ 6 Hawaiian. I later went out to Kakellas, it had been a long time since I've surfed there, It was smaller, but really fun. Overall, a good weekend for surfing!!!

School

Here we go, my last semester in the classroom for my undergrad!