thanksgiving was just what i needed. hanging out with family is pure bliss. my favorite thing about the weekend was hearing stories told from my grandparents. so much history and so much pride. beautiful really.

another great memory from this trip back home was that my father bestowed on me a few antique maps which i have wanted. the one i was really after was one from 1629 of poland. it is written in latin of course and unless you know your geography pretty well, you would have no idea it was actually poland back then. pretty cool stuff. the others i was given was one from 1679 of scotland, and another of france from 1745. i so love looking at antique maps. i like to imagine what it would be like in the lands back at those times. so much war, so much politics and so much change.....hmmm, seems to be quite a bit like today though hey? funny how that works....