Yesterday Stacie and I shared food, wine and laughter with friends in Edinburgh as we celebrated Thanksgiving . The theme of the night was pinched from the poet-philosophers Crosby, Stills and Nash, "If you can't be with the ones you love, love the ones you're with".
Several Americans are in the b-school and we combined forces with the Canadians to celebrate Turkey Day. It was fun to introduce Thanksgiving to our friends from the UK, as well a Swede and Ecuadorian. The night was a great success and I'm always blown away when I reflect on all the blessings in my life.
Sticking with the thankfulness theme, yet sidetracking slightly, Stacie and I are thankful that our little Mercedes is on the mend. This summer she appears to have eaten something previously thought inedible and the mystery meal lodged into her intestine. In the past few weeks she lost a third of her body weight and had to have emergency surgery.
Welcome home from the VetBelow is a picture that highlights her malnourishment plight. She looks like a sweet little skeleton with fur.
We are thankful that she pulled through (the veterinarian said she's a fighter!). Most of all we are thankful to my mom for shuttling her between home and vet, nursing her back to health and generously spoiling her in our absence. Mercedes buddy Max was a nervous wreck when she was in the animal hospital...it seems he'll protect her while she's on the mend.
Max the protectorHappy Thanksgiving everyone, we hope you had a great day and enjoy the long weekend with friends and family.
Love,
-Kyle & Stacie
1 comment:
Sweet Mercedes! I'm so glad she's on the mend and hopefully she'll fit out those ribs soon! Happy Thanksgiving!
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