I've been asked a lot about what we did for Thanksgiving. For my non-American readers (yes, guys, I do have some of those!), Thanksgiving is a holiday in America that we celebrate as a time to give thanks to God for all the blessings of the previous year. It commemorates the early settlers in America who were thankful to have survived a summer with a good harvest, shelter, and provisions to help them through what was sure to be a harsh winter ahead. They had a big feast, invited their friends the Indians who had helped them, celebrated, and thanked God for His provision.
Anyway, we got together with some fellow Americans for a big family feast. They couple who invited us over have 2 teenagers, who wanted to invite their friends to show them what Thanksgiving was like. So there were 12 teenagers and 6 adults. Quite a crowd! And I had pictured us having a quite celebration here at home, just the two of us!
We had a pretty traditional meal: turkey, ham, dressing, gravy, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, pumpkin/pecan/apple/chocolate pies, cranberry salad, carrots and a cucumber salad. I think that was all! The American Club (club sponsored by the American Embassy) here sold cooked turkeys (roasted, fried, and one other way) and pies, so our meat and two of the pies came from there. The rest we made ourselves. All in all, it was a delicious meal, and we all ate ourselves silly!
Thursday and Friday are our weekend days here, so we were fortunate that we had the day off to eat, relax, and recover from the feast. We went to church, of course, on Friday. I am always in awe of the God we serve every time I worship with others from around the world. A great weekend all around!
The other Thanksgiving weekend tradition is Black Friday shopping. Never fear, if you were worried that I would miss out on that tradition, I did participate online. Julieanne was the sole benefit of my shopping--I guess Taylor and Anne know now to expect a package in the mail soon! Enjoy the last day of your holiday weekend, my fellow Americans!
Anyway, we got together with some fellow Americans for a big family feast. They couple who invited us over have 2 teenagers, who wanted to invite their friends to show them what Thanksgiving was like. So there were 12 teenagers and 6 adults. Quite a crowd! And I had pictured us having a quite celebration here at home, just the two of us!
We had a pretty traditional meal: turkey, ham, dressing, gravy, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, pumpkin/pecan/apple/chocolate pies, cranberry salad, carrots and a cucumber salad. I think that was all! The American Club (club sponsored by the American Embassy) here sold cooked turkeys (roasted, fried, and one other way) and pies, so our meat and two of the pies came from there. The rest we made ourselves. All in all, it was a delicious meal, and we all ate ourselves silly!
Thursday and Friday are our weekend days here, so we were fortunate that we had the day off to eat, relax, and recover from the feast. We went to church, of course, on Friday. I am always in awe of the God we serve every time I worship with others from around the world. A great weekend all around!
The other Thanksgiving weekend tradition is Black Friday shopping. Never fear, if you were worried that I would miss out on that tradition, I did participate online. Julieanne was the sole benefit of my shopping--I guess Taylor and Anne know now to expect a package in the mail soon! Enjoy the last day of your holiday weekend, my fellow Americans!
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