hope everyone had a pleasant turkey day! i know that mine was outstanding and i would love love love to tell you about it. so i've enclosed a detailed account here for your listening and viewing pleasure. numero uno. the holiday. i enjoyed this thanksgiving more than thanksgivings of the past because of all of the adventure. i ate a different meal prepared by a colse family friend all the way in the "north country" aka upstate newyork. we all are used to our families way of doing things and it was definitely so much fun being invited into someone else's way of celebrating. numero dos. the travel. i would be remisce not mention the actual there and back of my holiday. i flew out at approximately 6:30 in the am for this trip and by the time i boarded my plane these ojos were ready for a siesta. if you know what i mean.. [and i think you do.] so i read my book for a bit [which i'll get to later. but may i juat prepare you by saying... wow.] and then i drifted off to dreamland. no sooner had caught a wink or two, did my head slide right off its resting post and i jerked in the way only one who realized that there head has just fallen off would. i did my best to regain my composure to the seemingly all-together-lady i was seated beside and returned to my reading. [didnt want THAT to happen again] on my connecting flight took place on the smallest plane known to man and i was seated right in the middle of some canadian frat party while despereately searching for an escape.. i decided to read a bit. and then i slept. and im pretty sure i jerked myself awake again. [certain that the eh?-bunch noticed and injected me into one of their "remember that weird girl" stories] by-gones. then i landed in ny and was reunited with my long lost sister and her wunnerful husband bryan. which leads me to... numero tres. the family. what a fantastic time i had with my sister and brother-in-law!!!! i just feel so at home when i visit them. like bryan is really my brother or something. so we played all sorts of games... family feud, fact or crap, deal or no deal, trivial pursuit, mad gab, taboo. jeopardy... watched football and movies and tv shows.... and visited til the wee hours of the morning. just had so much fun. and then we just went around the room and asked each other questions... [which is by far my favorite game if any of you know me at all... ] and i just had the best time ever. [and quite possibly the best margarita ever  ]really. some of my favorite times with krissi and bryna happened this weekend. numero quatro. the book. the irresistible revolution by shane claiborne... so i'll say it again... wow. my thoughts and ideals have been completely challenged by the truths in this book. truths about the Christianity that seems to be intended through the words of Jesus and the pop-culture phenomenon that seems to take place today. i knew that this book would challenge me in some ways that would be truly uncomfotbale and it has. i prayed a lot about reading this book. knowing that God would bring some big wrinkles to my attention that need to be ironed out and He has. i'm not sure where i am on all of it yet. but i know that it is hard. check my new quote for a sample fo the goodness. and dont get mad at me if you some of you recieve this book from me as a Christmas present this year. it will be much better for you than any cleverly-worded t-shirt that you would get in its place. in fact, i gave away my copy to the guys seated next to me on my way back home tonight. he had heard of it and but didnt know what he thought about all of it so i gave it to him to see for himself. and thats all im asking of you guys... just see for yourselves. love is a harsh awkward thing to ask of us, but it is the only answer. - dorothy day. beep. this concludes our journey through laRissa's thanksgiving and may i remind you to put your tray tables up and leave your seatbacks in their most upright position and as always... thanks for traveling with us. beep. | 
