Thanksgiving is a few days away...

Last Thanksgiving, my parents and family confronted me right after the Thanksgiving meal. They said I was wrong in what I was doing and that I should end the relationship. I told them that I was willing to sit down and discuss things with them one-on-one. They weren't willing to do that. I am kind of dreading this Thanksgiving. I feel that they might try the same things again. Last year, I just left. I got up and drove home after they started confronting/badgering me. Was I a coward? No, I wasn't. Because before I left to do down there, I told them this was a time for the family to be together and not a referendum on who I was to marry. They agreed. But they broke their promise. I am glad that I did that--I took a stand. I think I will say the same thing again this year. Everyone is coming, fortunately some guests are coming as well, and Indian tradition dictates that we should keep the family name. Therefore no disputes in public. :-) In any case, I have my defense, and it will come right from the Gospel. In fact, I look forward to defending myself.

Meanwhile, my girlfriend quit her job, prematurely. Her last day was Friday, and they were giving her such a hard time, she said "I'm not coming back." Now she has to fight for her benefits and the back pay they owe her. I had chest pain last week. Found out that I have mitral valve prolapse. Not as bad as it seems. But now I have to take a beta blocker for the rest of my life. I don't understand why my health is going downhill. My girlfriend feels that it is stress--it might be. Anyhow, life goes on...but I feel good despite all this. God is good to me.

So following is a photo of the two of us, taken a few weeks ago...:-)


I had the camera on a tripod, and I dropped the see-saw just as the shutter clicked. :-)