diff --git a/lab-hawa/.eslintrc b/lab-hawa/.eslintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dc6807
--- /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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43bce2d
--- /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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c13252b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+__Express Middleware__
+======
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/1371e7a0-d111-11e6-bb8c-4d90b94618c3.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/1371e7a0-d111-11e6-bb8c-4d90b94618c3.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17dcac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/1371e7a0-d111-11e6-bb8c-4d90b94618c3.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"1371e7a0-d111-11e6-bb8c-4d90b94618c3","name":"example name","spiritAnimal":"example spiritAnimal","spiritAnimalName":"example spiritAnimalName"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/5577dcb0-c7dc-11e6-93bd-a13b10be40d2.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/5577dcb0-c7dc-11e6-93bd-a13b10be40d2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e917e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/5577dcb0-c7dc-11e6-93bd-a13b10be40d2.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"5577dcb0-c7dc-11e6-93bd-a13b10be40d2","name":"example name","spiritAnimal":"example spiritAnimal","spiritAnimalName":"example spiritAnimalName"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/55815290-c7dc-11e6-93bd-a13b10be40d2.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/55815290-c7dc-11e6-93bd-a13b10be40d2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f042c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/55815290-c7dc-11e6-93bd-a13b10be40d2.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"55815290-c7dc-11e6-93bd-a13b10be40d2","name":"example name","spiritAnimal":"example spiritAnimal","spiritAnimalName":"example spiritAnimalName"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/917279f0-c7dc-11e6-9c23-f9e3f0401c40.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/917279f0-c7dc-11e6-9c23-f9e3f0401c40.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb8af7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/917279f0-c7dc-11e6-9c23-f9e3f0401c40.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"917279f0-c7dc-11e6-9c23-f9e3f0401c40","name":"example name","spiritAnimal":"example spiritAnimal","spiritAnimalName":"example spiritAnimalName"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/a2719c30-c88c-11e6-af99-5d1dde52a62c.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/a2719c30-c88c-11e6-af99-5d1dde52a62c.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19cf4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/a2719c30-c88c-11e6-af99-5d1dde52a62c.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"a2719c30-c88c-11e6-af99-5d1dde52a62c","name":"example name","spiritAnimal":"example spiritAnimal","spiritAnimalName":"example spiritAnimalName"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/ada78bb0-c7dc-11e6-af9c-d7a9c1c62256.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/ada78bb0-c7dc-11e6-af9c-d7a9c1c62256.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06d84ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/ada78bb0-c7dc-11e6-af9c-d7a9c1c62256.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"ada78bb0-c7dc-11e6-af9c-d7a9c1c62256","name":"example name","spiritAnimal":"example spiritAnimal","spiritAnimalName":"example spiritAnimalName"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/e2d4fac0-c7dc-11e6-8d84-b9f4c59011fc.json b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/e2d4fac0-c7dc-11e6-8d84-b9f4c59011fc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..386249a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/data/spiritAnimal/e2d4fac0-c7dc-11e6-8d84-b9f4c59011fc.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"id":"e2d4fac0-c7dc-11e6-8d84-b9f4c59011fc","name":"example name","spiritAnimal":"example spiritAnimal","spiritAnimalName":"example spiritAnimalName"}
\ 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/cors-middleware.js b/lab-hawa/lib/cors-middleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6661797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/lib/cors-middleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function(req, res, next) {
+  res.append('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
+  res.append('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', '*');
+  next();
+};
diff --git a/lab-hawa/lib/error-middleware.js b/lab-hawa/lib/error-middleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c8863d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/lib/error-middleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const debug = require('debug')('spiritAnimal:error-middleware');
+
+module.exports = function (err, req, res, next) {
+  console.error(err.message);
+
+  if (err.status) {
+    debug('user error');
+
+    res.status(err.status).send(err.name);
+    next();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  debug('server error');
+  err = createError(500, err.message);
+  res.status(err.status).send(err.name);
+  next();
+};
diff --git a/lab-hawa/lib/storage.js b/lab-hawa/lib/storage.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21b4eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+'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');
+
+  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');
+
+  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}/${id}.json`)
+  .then(data => {
+    try {
+      let item = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+      return item;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Promise.reject(createError(500, err.message));
+    }
+  })
+  .catch(err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)));
+};
+
+exports.deleteItem = function(schemaName, id) {
+  debug('deleteItem');
+
+  if (!schemaName) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected schema name'));
+  if (!id) return Promise.reject(createError(400, 'expected id'));
+
+  return fs.unlinkProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}/${id}.json`)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)));
+};
+
+exports.availIDs = function(schemaName) {
+  return fs.readdirProm(`${__dirname}/../data/${schemaName}`)
+  .then ( files => files.map(name => name.split('.json')[0]))
+  .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..2b1a9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/model/spiritAnimal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+'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;
+};
+
+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(createError(400, err.message));
+  }
+};
+
+SpiritAnimal.fetchSpiritAnimal = function(id) {
+  debug('fetchSpiritAnimal');
+
+  return storage.fetchItem('spiritAnimal', id);
+};
+
+SpiritAnimal.updateSpiritAnimal = function(id, _spiritAnimal) {
+  debug('updateSpirtAnimal');
+
+  return storage.fetchItem('spiritAnimal', id)
+  .catch( err => Promise.reject(createError(404, err.message)))
+  .then( spiritAnimal => {
+    for (var prop in spiritAnimal) {
+      if (prop === 'id') continue;
+      if(_spiritAnimal[prop]) spiritAnimal[prop] = _spiritAnimal[prop];
+    }
+    return storage.createItem('spiritAnimal', spiritAnimal);
+  });
+};
+
+SpiritAnimal.deleteSpiritAnimal = function(id) {
+  debug('deleteSpiritAnimal');
+
+  return storage.deleteItem('spiritAnimal', id);
+};
+
+SpiritAnimal.fetchIDs = function() {
+  debug('fetchIDs');
+
+  return storage.availIDs('spiritAnimal');
+};
diff --git a/lab-hawa/package.json b/lab-hawa/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..255ba3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "name": "lab-hawa",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "directories": {
+    "test": "test"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "DEBUG='spiritAnimal*' node server.js",
+    "test": "DEBUG='spiritAnimal*' mocha"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "bluebird": "^3.4.6",
+    "body-parser": "^1.15.2",
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "debug": "^2.5.1",
+    "express": "^4.14.0",
+    "http-errors": "^1.5.1",
+    "mocha": "^3.2.0",
+    "morgan": "^1.7.0",
+    "node-uuid": "^1.4.7"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "chai": "^3.5.0",
+    "mocha": "^3.2.0",
+    "superagent": "^3.3.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lab-hawa/route/spiritAnimal-router.js b/lab-hawa/route/spiritAnimal-router.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..882e59e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/route/spiritAnimal-router.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Router = require('express').Router;
+const jsonParser = require('body-parser').json();
+const debug = require('debug')('spiritAnimal:spiritAnimal-router');
+const SpiritAnimal = require('../model/spiritAnimal.js');
+const spiritAnimalRouter = new Router();
+
+spiritAnimalRouter.post('/api/spiritAnimal', jsonParser, function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('POST: /api/spiritAnimal');
+
+  SpiritAnimal.createSpiritAnimal(req.body)
+  .then( spiritAnimal => res.json(spiritAnimal))
+  .catch( err => next(err));
+});
+
+spiritAnimalRouter.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));
+});
+
+spiritAnimalRouter.get('/api/spiritAnimal', function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('GET: /api/spiritAnimal');
+
+  SpiritAnimal.fetchIDs()
+  .then( ids => res.json(ids))
+  .catch(next);
+});
+
+spiritAnimalRouter.put('/api/spiritAnimal', jsonParser, function(req, res, next) {
+  debug('PUT: /api/spiritAnimal');
+
+  SpiritAnimal.updateSpiritAnimal(req.query.id, req.body)
+  .then( spiritAnimal => res.json(spiritAnimal))
+  .catch(next);
+});
+
+module.exports = spiritAnimalRouter;
diff --git a/lab-hawa/server.js b/lab-hawa/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69d5d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const morgan = require('morgan');
+const express = require('express');
+const createError = require('http-errors');
+const cors = require('./lib/cors-middleware.js');
+const errors = require('./lib/error-middleware.js');
+const debug = require('debug')('spiritAnimal:server');
+const spiritAnimalRouter = require('./route/spiritAnimal-router.js');
+
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const app = express();
+
+app.use(morgan('dev'));
+app.use(cors);
+app.use(spiritAnimalRouter);
+app.use(errors);
+
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`server up: ${PORT}`);
+});
diff --git a/lab-hawa/test/spiritAnimal-route-test.js b/lab-hawa/test/spiritAnimal-route-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0accc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lab-hawa/test/spiritAnimal-route-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const request = require('superagent');
+const SpiritAnimal = require('../model/spiritAnimal.js');
+const url = 'http://localhost:3000';
+
+require('../server.js');
+
+const exampleSpiritAnimal = {
+  name: 'example name',
+  spiritAnimal: 'example spiritAnimal',
+  spiritAnimalName: 'example spiritAnimalName'
+};
+
+describe('Spirit Animal Route', function() {
+
+  describe('POST: /api/spiritAnimal', function() {
+    describe('with a valid body', function() {
+      after( done => {
+        if(this.tempSpiritAnimal) {
+          SpiritAnimal.deleteSpiritAnimal(this.tempSpiritAnimal.id)
+          .then( () => done())
+          .catch(done);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should return a spiritAnimal', done => {
+        request.post(`${url}/api/spiritAnimal`)
+        .send(exampleSpiritAnimal)
+        .end((err, res) => {
+          if (err) return done(err);
+          expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+          expect(res.body.name).to.equal(exampleSpiritAnimal.name);
+          expect(res.body.spiritAnimal).to.equal(exampleSpiritAnimal.spiritAnimal);
+          expect(res.body.spiritAnimalName).to.equal(exampleSpiritAnimal.spiritAnimalName);
+          this.tempSpiritAnimal = res.body;
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('Should return a status of 400 and bad request with no body', done => {
+        request.post(`${url}/api/spiritAnimal`)
+        .end((err, res) => {
+          expect(err).to.be.an('error');
+          expect(res.status).to.equal(400);
+          expect(res.body.id).to.equal(undefined);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('Should return a status of 400 and bad request with wrong body inputs', done => {
+        request
+        .post(`${url}/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() {
+    describe('with a valid body', function() {
+      before( done => {
+        SpiritAnimal.createSpiritAnimal(exampleSpiritAnimal)
+        .then(spiritAnimal => {
+          this.tempSpiritAnimal = spiritAnimal;
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch( err => done(err));
+      });
+
+      after( done => {
+        SpiritAnimal.deleteSpiritAnimal(this.tempSpiritAnimal.id)
+        .then( () => done())
+        .catch(done);
+      });
+
+      it('should return a spirit animal', done => {
+        request.get(`${url}/api/spiritAnimal/${this.tempSpiritAnimal.id}`)
+        .end( (err, res) => {
+          if (err) return done(err);
+          expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+          expect(res.body.id).to.equal(this.tempSpiritAnimal.id);
+          expect(res.body.name).to.equal(this.tempSpiritAnimal.name);
+          expect(res.body.spiritAnimal).to.equal(this.tempSpiritAnimal.spiritAnimal);
+          expect(res.body.spiritAnimalName).to.equal(this.tempSpiritAnimal.spiritAnimalName);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('with an invalid id', function() {
+      it('should respond with a 404 status', done => {
+        request.get(`${url}/api/spiritAnimal/12`)
+        .end((err, res) => {
+          expect(res.status).to.equal(404);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('PUT: /api/spiritAnimal', function() {
+    describe('with a valid body and id', function() {
+      before( done => {
+        SpiritAnimal.createSpiritAnimal(exampleSpiritAnimal)
+        .then( spiritAnimal => {
+          this.tempSpiritAnimal = spiritAnimal;
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch(done);
+      });
+
+      after( done => {
+        if (this.tempSpiritAnimal) {
+          SpiritAnimal.deleteSpiritAnimal(this.tempSpiritAnimal.id)
+          .then( () => done())
+          .catch(done);
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('should return a spirit animal', done => {
+        let updateSpiritAnimal = { name: 'new name', spiritAnimal: 'new spiritAnimal', spiritAnimalName: 'new spiritAnimalName' };
+        request.put(`${url}/api/spiritAnimal?id=${this.tempSpiritAnimal.id}`)
+        .send(updateSpiritAnimal)
+        .end((err, res) => {
+          if (err) return done(err);
+          expect(res.status).to.equal(200);
+          expect(res.body.id).to.equal(this.tempSpiritAnimal.id);
+          for (var prop in updateSpiritAnimal) {
+            expect(res.body[prop]).to.equal(updateSpiritAnimal[prop]);
+          }
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});