After only thirty-days up in rehab, my wife, Kanittha, returns home to join us for Christmas. She's gained some weight back and her eyes have regained some clarity and a little more focus, but she's still very frail and her skin is still in poor condition. She's better, but not well at all.
She says that being there in Khon Kaen, separated far away from us was a terrible eye-opening experience. One that she would never want to repeat, and an experience that has taught her an important lesson about drugs. She said that the feeling of loss will be enough to keep her away from drugs.
Starting our Christmas day properly, we all went to hear mass at the Church of the Holy Redeemer. Having my wife back with us has been the most amazing Christmas gift ever. We give thanks and celebrate the miracle of the child, Jesus, our Savior.
Here we are right after the mass paying homage to the Christ child, the little bambino lying in the manger. Little Nio is a bit confused about the baby lying there and attempts to take the statuette home with us.
Little Nio giving his Mommy a big Christmas kiss.
Little Nio posing in front of the big Christmas tree at one of the malls.
After the mass we joined the office Christmas party, which we all celebrated together at the Tetto Lounge on the 12th floor of the new Anantara Baan Rajprasong, located very near to our office. Little Nio seems to like the vibrant red carpet and marches around the private room.
Little Nio enjoying some cake after a scrumptious buffet lunch.
Here he is making sure that my colleague, Khun Jiew, who is our Business Development Manager, is getting enough to eat. All the staff at the office know Little Nio quite well and most of the ladies have a soft spot for him. Little Nio knows this, so he really turns on the charm when he knows he can get away with it.
Making friends with the son of another office mate.
Not quite a children's party, but the two little boys seemed to get along quite well. They even share an interest in die cast toy cars.
