"Thanks" Giving dinner.....

I have to brag on the most awesome people I've ever had the good fortune to be mixed up with...

We are taken to our clinical site by MAF who are, by far, the best group of people I've been blessed to run across.

There I was...stranded in the middle of a 3rd world country....during the most coveted gluttonous holiday in the US. No ride, no family, nothing....Out of nowhere, my buddy John (one of MAF's pilots and our IT specialist) asked if Max and I would like to come over and have Thanksgiving with them. Without sounding too desperate and excited at the prospect of having my first real meal in a month, I happily accepted.

Without going too in depth, it was about one of the best times I've ever had. We had about 40 people (adults and kids) and more food than I'd seen in a long time. I was so maladjusted to eating that I was almost full after the appetizers. By the end of it, I was pretty sure I had done some internal damage, but it was soooo worth it.

Afterward, we went back to Johns and hung out, watched movies, played guitar, swapped pictures, and had some really great conversations.

Again, be breadth and depth of the generosity of all the folks at MAF (especially John and Marilyn) was endless, and I am truly grateful. Much like my family's move from Alaska, more often than not, the best times were had due to the unceasing kindness of our friends and family.

As I have said before, the doors are always open at our house if you find yourself weary of traveling and in need of a reprieve.