so, i'm in ventura now... way too much driving in the last two days! thanksgiving at my grandparents in newport beach was,.... meh. ok. my mom cooked everything and the food was good! but my aunt got out of the mental ward yesterday (she's schitzophrenic) and she was being.... anyways. i got to speak spanish with her caretaker, though! ventura is more fun. its good to see mindy and the rest of my cousins, but mindy and i are just hoping we don't get kicked out of her room! there are so many people here... and i'd rather share mindy's bed than sleep on the floor in the living room or someplace else random.