Dear Mom, Dad and Brother,
Hey Everybody! Happy Thanksgiving!
I thought I'd write to let you all know that I love you and miss you so much! I'm sorry that I couldn't be with you all today. It's just that I have this project and, golly, you all know how hard it is to get home.
Tell all mis tios y primos and Grandma and Grandpa that I wish I could be there. If only they could be with me here! They'd meet Ester and Zoe and everybody else in Mission, Texas!
Today was so much fun! You all told me that I needed a break, so I slept in late and watched football. Haha, I was so lazy! I only got up to help the family cook a little bit. It was so great!
Before our big turkey feast, Ester even took me to meet some of her friends! Hehe, she actually got me out of the house. At least we didn't have to go far from Ester's home. We only had to go to the other side of the superfund.
Her friends were so nice! Ester told me that they lived in the most contaminated site in Mission, but they seemed so happy all the time. One man had attending an adult care center for over twenty years. He had physical deformities and epileptic seizures, but gee willikers, he didn't look all that bad. To think that his own lawyers refused to speak with him because they thought that he was mentally disabled and couldn't speak English well. What a riot! Both his English and Spanish are swell, and he's so smart!
After visting Ester's friends, we went back home for that big turkey feast that I was talking about. Was it ever fantastic! You'd never believe it: they had stuffing that was exactly like ours. I loved it! Don't you worry though, Mom, I still love yours too!
So much of Ester and her family remind me of you, Dad and my family. It's like I have a whole 'nother family! They even wrapped up the day with a Thanksgiving trip to the movie theater, like we always do.
Ester, Ray (Ester's partner), Zoe and I went to see The Legend of Zorro, and it sure was nifty. I didn't get to see all of it, though. Zoe started crying about twenty minutes before the movie ended because the shunt in his brain started causing him pain. Boy was he sore! We had to leave. I guess it didn't help that Ester started losing focus with her vision as well. Gosh, these people can't even make it through a movie!
I'm sure thankful that none of you were born hydrocephalic--or had cysts in your brains. Tell those chemical companies to stay away, haha! And let them know that Ester, her family and other families need adequate compensation for their healthcare expenses, hehe!
Y'know, maybe our families can share Thanksgiving together next year. I don't know if we could do it in Mission, though. Ester said something about winning the lawsuit and getting "the hell out of here". That's perfect: we can invite them to Arizona!
Shucks, that's about it for me. It's getting late.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! I love you much and miss you tons!
XOXOXOXO,
Ryan
1 comment:
I guess this just proves there's a lot to be thankful for this thanksgiving. You only realize this when you see how unfortunate other people are compared to you. Whether this entry was inpsired by your sarcasm or not, I still think this is a nice way to be aware of what you should be thankful for.
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