We are celebrating our first Thanksgiving in Durham, NC with Meg and Rusty and Rusty’s parents, Gwen and Pepper. As Gwen and Pepper were making their way from Greensville, SC to Durham Meg and I were running the Gallop and Gorge, Thanksgiving Day 8k run in Carrboro. Meg’s NY Marathon gang of Noel, Kelly, Allison, and Kiyah, joined us for the run. It was my first organized run since my ankle surgery in 2005 and it went well.
After the run we showered and headed for Durham to greet Gwen and Pepper on their arrival. It was the first time Suzy and I had met Rusty’s parents and had a great opportunity to get to know them. We found we had so much in common other then raising two wonderful children. Meg and Rusty had organized a great feast and included us all in the preparation. Too much good food to mention.
The next day we met the gang in Carrboro for some coffee, antiquing, then out to the fifth wheel for Thanksgiving leftovers. Wonderful weather and lots of leaves on the ground made a nice picture. On Saturday we all drove up to Linconton, NC to visit the Labrador breeder where Rusty and Meg had the tough task of picking one puppy out of two litters totaling 14 puppies. As they tried to concentrate and rate puppies the puppy "grandparents to be" enjoyed playing with the puppies and their parents on the beautiful farm. We took a break for some true Carolina Barbeque (vinegar sauce) and then back to the farm for the final pick. They were all so cute, I am glad I didn’t have to choose. Little David had his toe nail painted to mark him for when Rusty and Meg return to pick him up next weekend.
The weather all weekend was just super ending up on Sunday with temps in the high sixties making a great fall bike ride possible. We look forward to spending Christmas in Greensville, SC with Gwen and Pepper and the “kids” prior to hitting the road as we head south to Florida.
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