diff --git a/lab-hawa/.eslintrc b/lab-hawa/.eslintrc
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/.eslintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "rules": {
+    "no-console": "off",
+    "indent": [ "error", 2 ],
+    "quotes": [ "error", "single" ],
+    "semi": ["error", "always"],
+    "linebreak-style": [ "error", "unix" ]
+  },
+  "env": {
+    "es6": true,
+    "node": true,
+    "mocha": true,
+    "jasmine": true
+  },
+  "ecmaFeatures": {
+    "modules": true,
+    "experimentalObjectRestSpread": true,
+    "impliedStrict": true
+  },
+  "extends": "eslint:recommended"
+}
diff --git a/lab-hawa/.gitignore b/lab-hawa/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/ma,node,macos,windows,linux
+
+#!! ERROR: ma is undefined. Use list command to see defined gitignore types !!#
+
+node_modules/
+
+### Node ###
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules
+jspm_packages
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
+
+
+### macOS ###
+*.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+
+# Icon must end with two \r
+Icon
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+# Files that might appear in the root of a volume
+.DocumentRevisions-V100
+.fseventsd
+.Spotlight-V100
+.TemporaryItems
+.Trashes
+.VolumeIcon.icns
+.com.apple.timemachine.donotpresent
+# Directories potentially created on remote AFP share
+.AppleDB
+.AppleDesktop
+Network Trash Folder
+Temporary Items
+.apdisk
+
+
+### Windows ###
+# Windows image file caches
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+
+# Folder config file
+Desktop.ini
+
+# Recycle Bin used on file shares
+$RECYCLE.BIN/
+
+# Windows Installer files
+*.cab
+*.msi
+*.msm
+*.msp
+
+# Windows shortcuts
+*.lnk
+
+
+### Linux ###
+*~
+
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+
+# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
+.nfs*
diff --git a/lab-hawa/README.md b/lab-hawa/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/README.md
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+__Single Resource Express API__
+======
+This server-side application creates a single resource REST API implementing [Express.js](http://expressjs.com/) which allows the user to POST, GET and DELETE requests via the terminal.
+
+---
+## Cloning the Repository
+Clone down this repository:  https://github.com/abdih17/11-express_single_resource_api.git
+
+```
+$ git clone https://github.com/abdih17/11-express_single_resource_api.git
+```
+
+## Installation
+
+Install any dependency from the `package.json` file into the project root
+directory, and start the server.
+
+```sh
+$ cd lab-hawa
+$ npm i
+$ npm start
+```
+
+You should receive the following result: `Server up: 3000` or whichever port number have preset in your environment variables.
+
+## Set Up Necessary Directories
+
+Before writing our POST requests in our server, we need to create a directory were the data can be stored. In order to do so, you need to create a folder called 'spiritAnimal', inside of a folder called 'data'
+
+```sh
+$ cd lab-hawa
+$ mkdir data
+$ cd data
+$ mkdir spiritAnimal
+```
+
+## POST, GET, and DELETE Requests
+
+**POST Request:**
+The POST request must include name, spiritAnimal, and spiritAnimalName parameters.
+
+>**In an new terminal window, send a POST request by using the command:**
+>`http POST localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal name=<name> spiritAnimal=<creature> spiritAnimalName=<creature name>`.
+
+A successful response should return a JSON object with values you entered along with a unique **id number** and a status code of **200**. This will also create a new `.json` file into the `data` folder with the `id` as the file name.
+
+Here's an example of a POST request and the successful response:
+```
+$ http POST localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal name="Hawa" spiritAnimal="Pink Dragon" spiritAnimalName="Simba"
+
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Connection: keep-alive
+Content-Length: 115
+Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
+Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:10:12 GMT
+ETag: W/"73-9UbvR26KBJnG17ThN4YOOg"
+X-Powered-By: Express
+
+{
+    "id": "8cd78500-c6df-11e6-aae4-8d9fefc8cd83",
+    "name": "Hawa",
+    "spiritAnimal": "Pink Dragon",
+    "spiritAnimalName": "Simba"
+}
+```
+
+**GET Request:**
+
+>**In a new terminal window, send a `GET` request by using the command:**
+>`http localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal?id=<id>`.
+
+A successful response should return a JSON object with a status of **200**.
+
+Using the unique **id** number from, here's an example of a successful GET request and response:
+```
+$ http localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal?id=8cd78500-c6df-11e6-aae4-8d9fefc8cd83
+
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Connection: keep-alive
+Content-Length: 115
+Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
+Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:13:52 GMT
+ETag: W/"73-CYiHeGR1flyV0Ocsh21Z9w"
+X-Powered-By: Express
+
+{
+    "id": "8cd78500-c6df-11e6-aae4-8d9fefc8cd83",
+    "name": "Hawa",
+    "spiritAnimal": "Pink Dragon",
+    "spiritAnimalName": "Simba"
+}
+
+```
+
+**DELETE Request:**
+
+>**In a new terminal window, send a `DELETE` request by using the command:**
+>`http DELETE localhost:8000/api/spiritAnimal?id=<id>`
+
+The a successful response should return a **204** status code with no content.
+Here's a successful DELETE request and response (which returns no content):
+```
+$ http DELETE localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal?id=8cd78500-c6df-11e6-aae4-8d9fefc8cd83
+
+HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
+Connection: keep-alive
+Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:25:21 GMT
+ETag: W/"0-1B2M2Y8AsgTpgAmY7PhCfg"
+X-Powered-By: Express
+
+
+
+```
+
+## Exit the Server
+
+Go back to the terminal where your server is running with the port number and press **Ctrl+C** in order to exit the server.
+
+---
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/045b6010-c6e0-11e6-a21f-8f6373b2c0e4.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/045b6010-c6e0-11e6-a21f-8f6373b2c0e4.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b650ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/045b6010-c6e0-11e6-a21f-8f6373b2c0e4.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"045b6010-c6e0-11e6-a21f-8f6373b2c0e4","name":"Hawa","spiritAnimal":"Pink Dragon","spiritAnimalName":"Simba"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/677dcb10-c6e0-11e6-a21f-8f6373b2c0e4.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/677dcb10-c6e0-11e6-a21f-8f6373b2c0e4.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f446ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/677dcb10-c6e0-11e6-a21f-8f6373b2c0e4.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"677dcb10-c6e0-11e6-a21f-8f6373b2c0e4","name":"Harry Potter","spiritAnimal":"Hippogriff","spiritAnimalName":"Hippogriff The 3rd"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/74c02f10-fd28-11e6-97de-077823d073bd.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/74c02f10-fd28-11e6-97de-077823d073bd.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..131da3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/74c02f10-fd28-11e6-97de-077823d073bd.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"74c02f10-fd28-11e6-97de-077823d073bd","name":"Hawa","spiritAnimal":"pink dragon","spiritAnimalName":"Simba"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/9acf39d0-fd28-11e6-bf1b-1b6f5f187e5c.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/9acf39d0-fd28-11e6-bf1b-1b6f5f187e5c.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0df5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/9acf39d0-fd28-11e6-bf1b-1b6f5f187e5c.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"9acf39d0-fd28-11e6-bf1b-1b6f5f187e5c","name":"Hawa","spiritAnimal":"pink dragon","spiritAnimalName":"Simba"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/gulpfile.js b/lab-hawa/gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00fd57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const gulp = require('gulp');
+const eslint = require('gulp-eslint');
+const mocha = require('gulp-mocha');
+
+//TODO:watch each individual file??
+
+gulp.task('test', function(){
+  gulp.src('./test/*-test.js', {read: false})
+  .pipe(mocha({reporter: 'spec'}));
+});
+
+gulp.task('lint', function(){
+  return gulp.src(['**/*.js','!node_modules/**'])
+  .pipe(eslint())
+  .pipe(eslint.format())
+  .pipe(eslint.failAfterError());
+});
+
+gulp.task('dev', function(){
+  gulp.watch(['**/*.js','!node_modules/**'], ['test', 'lint']);
+});
+
+gulp.task('default', ['dev']);
diff --git a/lab-hawa/lib/storage.js b/lab-hawa/lib/storage.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bccba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const fs = Promise.promisifyAll(require('fs'), {suffix: 'Prom'});
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const debug = require('debug')('spiritAnimal:storage');
+
+module.exports = exports = {};
+
+exports.createItem = function(schemaName, item) {
+  debug('createItem -- storage.js');
+
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected schema name'));
+  if (!item) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected item'));
+
+  let json = JSON.stringify(item);
+  return fs.writeFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${item.id}.json`, json)
+  .then( () => item)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(500, err.message)));
+};
+
+exports.fetchItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  debug('fetchItem -- storage.js');
+
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected id'));
+
+
+  return fs.readFileProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .then(data => {
+    let item = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+    return item;
+  })
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)));
+};
+
+exports.deleteItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  debug('deleteItem -- storage.js');
+
+  if(!schemaName) return Promise.reject(new Error('expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected id'));
+
+  return fs.unlinkProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .then(() => Promise.resolve())
+  .catch(err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)));
+};
diff --git a/lab-hawa/model/spiritAnimal.js b/lab-hawa/model/spiritAnimal.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8380568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/model/spiritAnimal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const uuid = require('node-uuid');
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const debug = require('debug')('spiritAnimal:spiritAnimal');
+const storage = require('../lib/storage.js');
+
+const SpiritAnimal = module.exports = function(name, spiritAnimal, spiritAnimalName) {
+  debug('spirit animal constructor');
+
+  if (!name) throw createError(400, 'expected name');
+  if (!spiritAnimal) throw createError(400, 'expected spirit animal');
+  if (!spiritAnimalName) throw createError(400, 'expected favorite animal');
+
+  this.id = uuid.v1();
+  this.name = name;
+  this.spiritAnimal = spiritAnimal;
+  this.spiritAnimalName = spiritAnimalName;
+};
+//this is a wrapper method. Static = not instantiated on the object. If we console log 'this', 
+//we get back a constructor averse a the properties of a constructor.
+SpiritAnimal.createSpiritAnimal = function (_spiritAnimal) {
+  debug('createItem -- spiritAnimal.js');
+
+  try {
+    let spiritAnimal = new SpiritAnimal(_spiritAnimal.name, _spiritAnimal.spiritAnimal, _spiritAnimal.spiritAnimalName);
+    return storage.createItem('spiritAnimal', spiritAnimal);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return Promise.reject(err);
+  }
+};
+
+SpiritAnimal.fetchSpiritAnimal = function(id) {
+  debug('fetchSpiritAnimal');
+
+  return storage.fetchItem('spiritAnimal', id);
+};
+
+SpiritAnimal.deleteSpiritAnimal = function(id) {
+  debug('deleteSpiritAnimal');
+
+  return storage.deleteItem('spiritAnimal', id);
+};
diff --git a/lab-hawa/package.json b/lab-hawa/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f4193c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "name": "lab-hawa",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "start": "DEBUG='spiritAnimal*' node server.js"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bluebird": "^3.4.6",
+    "body-parser": "^1.15.2",
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "debug": "^2.4.5",
+    "express": "^4.14.0",
+    "http-errors": "^1.5.1",
+    "morgan": "^1.7.0",
+    "node-uuid": "^1.4.7",
+    "superagent": "^3.3.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lab-hawa/server.js b/lab-hawa/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b756e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const express = require('express');
+const morgan = require('morgan');
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const jsonParser = require('body-parser').json();
+const debug = require('debug')('spiritAnimal:server');
+const app = express();
+const SpiritAnimal = require('./model/spiritAnimal.js');
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+app.use(morgan('dev'));
+
+app.get('/test', function(req, res) {
+  debug('GET: /test');
+  res.json({ msg: 'test route worked' });
+});
+
+app.post('/api/spiritAnimal', jsonParser, function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('POST: /api/spiritAnimal');
+  //TODO: build POST route
+  SpiritAnimal.createSpiritAnimal(req.body)
+  .then( spiritAnimal => res.json(spiritAnimal))
+  .catch( err => next(err));
+});
+
+app.get('/api/spiritAnimal/:id', function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('GET: /api/spiritAnimal/:id');
+
+  SpiritAnimal.fetchSpiritAnimal(req.params.id)
+  .then( spiritAnimal => res.json(spiritAnimal))
+  .catch( err => next(err));
+});
+
+app.delete('/api/spiritAnimal/:id', function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('DELETE: /api/spiritAnimal');
+
+  SpiritAnimal.deleteSpiritAnimal(req.params.id)
+  .then( () => res.status(204).send(''))
+  .catch( err => next(err));
+});
+
+app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
+  debug('error middleware');
+  console.error(err.message);
+
+  if (err.status) {
+    res.status(err.status).send(err.name);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  err = createError(500, err.message);
+  res.status(err.status).send(err.name);
+});
+
+
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`server up: ${PORT}`);
+});
diff --git a/lab-hawa/test/spiritAnimal-test.js b/lab-hawa/test/spiritAnimal-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1c1664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/test/spiritAnimal-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const request = require('superagent');
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+require('../server.js');
+
+describe('Spirit Animal Routes', function() {
+  var spiritAnimal = null;
+
+  describe('POST: /api/spiritAnimal', function() {
+    it('should return a spirit animal, and a name', function(done) {
+      request.post('localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal')
+      .send({ name: 'Hawa', spiritAnimal: 'pink dragon', spiritAnimalName: 'Simba'})
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.name).to.equal('Hawa');
+        expect(res.body.spiritAnimal).to.equal('pink dragon');
+        expect(res.body.spiritAnimalName).to.equal('Simba');
+        spiritAnimal = res.body;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('Should return a status of 400 and bad request with no body', done => {
+      request
+      .post('localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(err).to.be.an('error');
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+        expect(res.body.id).to.equal(undefined);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('Should return a status of 400 and bad request with wrong body inputs', done => {
+      request
+      .post('localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal')
+      .send({hello: 'World', world: 'Hello'})
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(err).to.be.an('error');
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+        expect(res.body.id).to.equal(undefined);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('GET: /api/spiritAnimal', function() {
+    it('should return a spirit animal', function(done) {
+      request.get(`localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal/${spiritAnimal.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        if (err) return done(err);
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+        expect(res.body.name).to.equal('Hawa');
+        expect(res.body.spiritAnimal).to.equal('pink dragon');
+        expect(res.body.spiritAnimalName).to.equal('Simba');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('Should return 404 not found for a good request, but wrong ID', done => {
+      request
+      .get('localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal?id=22')
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(err).to.be.an('error');
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(404);
+        expect(res.body.name).to.equal(undefined);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('DELETE: /api/spiritAnimal', function() {
+    it('should return no content', function(done) {
+      request.delete(`localhost:3000/api/spiritAnimal/${spiritAnimal.id}`)
+      .end((err, res) => {
+        expect(res.status).to.equal(204);
+        expect(res.body.title).to.equal(undefined);
+        expect(res.body.skill).to.equal(undefined);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});