Thankful for you and our wonderful family

Today is Friday – our

Thanksgiving day – you were with your Daddy and his family at Kate’s house yesterday on the official day. You came to see Daddy Jim and me this morning at 9:30a. We started our day with a trip to Wegmans to pick up a few things and a meal for my graduate student Swagata and her family. They are from India, so they don’t know too much about Thanksgiving. On top of being far from home, Swagata and Baby Sharanya have been really sick forever! They needed a little love…

To help them celebrate, you and I created Holiday Craft #1: Place settings

This is the email they sent to us at the end of the day:

Dear Maya, Madeline, Daniel, Jim and April,
It was a real treat for us. We were all so touched. We invited quite a few of our friends and had a gala time. We even showed our parents the spread over skype. They were so excited and happy. Please tell Maya that her handiwork for the oranges was adored by all our friends.
The food was sumptuous. Sharanya also loved it.
We couldn’t have hoped for a better Thanksgiving. Thank you for everything.
Thank you for making us feel a part of this culture.
Attaching a couple of snaps.
Best!
Sharanya, Wreeto and Swagata