we decided to leave from phoenix thursday (thanksgiving) morning. we found out that brian's sister had rented a room in flagstaff so we decided to meet up with them on thursday afternoon. we finally packed every thing in the car and headed onto the freeway. every thing was fine until i reached speeds up to 70-75 mph. the car was not driving well. i could go as far as 75 mph and it seemed like the whole car was vibrating. geez, i almost started crying because it was very frustrating. i had spent almost two freaking days at sears trying to get my car aligned and balanced, and in the end i bought all 4 tires. you would think that after buying all the tires that they would align and balance the car right. yeah right. anyway, we decided to drive it like that until we got to flagstaff. the drive was so boring. that is probably the first time i drove that slow on the freeway.

so we finally get to flagstaff and we chat and visit with brian's sister at the hotel. i really enjoyed it. i think it was something both brian and i needed, to be around other people, to gossip, joke, and to laugh uncontrollably. we did that for a bit and we decided that we needed to buy some food for the thanksgiving dinner that we planned on friday. we spent about 2 hrs in fry's. walking up and down each aisle throwing in anything we might need. it was really fun. another memorable moment that i will never forget. After all the grocery shopping brian and i agreed that we would stay in flagstaff until friday afternoon because every thing was closed on thursday. we needed to get the car worked on. the sears in flagstaff opened the next day at 8am. we were the first ones in there. i showed them my warranty papers and they were working on my car in no time. we walked around the flagstaff mall. there was an enourmous amount of people there. a lot of natives every where. you know, it's feels weird being on the reservation or being in cities that are close to the reservation because all you see is brown skin. i don't know if it's noticeable to any of y'all, but it's a big difference especially when you live in a place that is racially mixed. i guess when you are away from the rez for so long it's very noticeable. i sometimes feel awkward. sometimes people look at me with an expression like is she indian or what the hell is she? i get very uneasy when i am being stared at. i somewhat got used to it, but it still bugs me a bit.

it's friday morning and we finally get the car fixed. praise the lord! it was driving smoothly. i was reaching speeds of up to 100 mph because it was running so smoothly. i was happy. my car was finally fixed. a warning to all the people who live in phoenix or visit phoenix. do not go to sears auto care by the metro mall. they suck and do such a terrible job. i don't think half of them know what the hell they are doing there. i will never go there again, even if it is the last auto care place on this earth. i would rather walk on foot than to take my car in to those idiots. it's such a waste of money. anyway, we finally get to kayenta and we feast! there was so much food. i think i ate for two people that day. i felt pretty sick afterwards too. i over ate and that is not a good thing. especially, if you are eating at the later part of the day and you are not going to do anything strenuous later on. our day still didn't end though. brian and i decided to visit my dad in fort defiance. we left that night and we were in fort defiance on saturday and sunday. it was really good seeing my dad again. i missed my family very much and wished that i could have stayed longer. i shouldn't be whining. i will be seeing them on christmas again. i can't wait......