thanksgiving meant holiday with the camacho's this year. meeting family is weird/amazing. we (kate and i) understand china at another level now. i walked her dog bubba w. her dad. we walked about 90 ft, and talked about the wall he has been working on for 20 yrs. it is a real wall... made of grannite and limestone from old churches and buildings. he says that people think it's so hard to build a wall, but isn't it hard to wake up in the morning sometimes? her dad is so cool.

so we met the family, got swallowed up in their history, and i missed my own family. we also went on grocery errands, and i did so much sleeping as a rock.








and before that, alex and max came and stayed with us. i like to think of that neil young song off of silver and gold called "good to see you". we listened to dance hall as alex likes to call it, ate hoagies and cannolis. it is a really nice feeling to sit around w. someone and have it be so easy. that's the measure i have for people i like.








this year, i am most thankful for my mother, my family, and my friends. all unparalleled individuals in my support network.