WaHOOOOOOOO!!!

this is the last day of nonsense.
i am just cleaning up a paper and studying for my LAST FINAL!!!
and i WILL be at game tonight.
and i am mostly packed for MN. although i'm not sure HOW i'm going to fit ross's xmas present in as carry-on.

gotta luv academic stress.
not only have i kept off the weight that i lost this summer - through thanksgiving no less - but i've lost another three lbs.
forgotten to eat a lot. and when i don't sleep much i lose my appetite.

my mom made vegetable beef soup last night and we actually had a family dinner - which has happened....maybe 4 times since i've been home (ie. in the last two years).
and we sang xmas songs and read theology and talked about the role of grace in politics...
yes, my whole family is geeky.

but it was really wonderful.:)
i got introduced to a franciscan blessing in my human rights class that i had never heard before and i LOVE IT.
so ya'll get the opportunity to read it too.

May God bless you with discomfort at easy ansewrs, half-truths, and superficial realtionships, so that you may live deep within your heart. Amen.
May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. Amen.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy. Amen.
May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done. Amen.
And the blessing of God, who creates, redeems and santifies be upon you and all you love and pray for this day, and forever more. Amen.