Thanksgiving 2013 was a success! One holiday down, one more big one to go! I've known I'll have the hardest time with missing family over the holiday season, so I say it was a success because I didn't break down into a crying mess at any point during dinner. :) It does help to have amazing friends to help fill the gap and so I am extremely thankful for that today! Two of our dear South African families came to celebrate and our wonderful neighbor with his two sons (his wife has gone back to the States to await the birth of their daughter). The kids table was a hit! All the adults ate the entire meal and didn't have to get up once - (it's like a Christmas miracle but it's Thanksgiving, so....) I, of course, had the most fun with the tablescapes and do find I love the challenge of still making things work without ANY shop to run out and buy something at! :)
Felicia and Noel, our amazing staff, prepped most of the meal, they are THE BEST! They did also sit and enjoy it with us - once we got them to actually sit down!!
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| Brett carving the 23 pound turkey (in my apron) |
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| Ice cream cones - the perfect HOT Thanksgiving dessert! |
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| A fun game of Pin The Hat on the Turkey |
When we were planning for today and I was going over the menu (turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, bread, green bean casserole, pies, cookies, etc...) with my friend from SA where they don't celebrate Thanksgiving - she calmly proclaimed to me, 'hmmm, sounds like overeating to me'. To which I replied, 'Welcome to America!' :) It was funny - especially as I stared at the enormous amount of food we prepared and then could barely eat dessert because we were so stuffed. Somehow, that part of Thanksgiving even happens in Africa!
Thankful today for this unique season in our life. Thankful for all we've experienced to this point. Thankful for a future. Thankful for all the people in our life - family and friends. And thankful that while I don't always feel 'thankful' - there is always something and someone to be thankful for.
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| Happy Thanksgiving! |
Thanksgiving 2013 was a success! One holiday down, one more big one to go! I've known I'll have the hardest time with missing family over the holiday season, so I say it was a success because I didn't break down into a crying mess at any point during dinner. :) It does help to have amazing friends to help fill the gap and so I am extremely thankful for that today! Two of our dear South African families came to celebrate and our wonderful neighbor with his two sons (his wife has gone back to the States to await the birth of their daughter). The kids table was a hit! All the adults ate the entire meal and didn't have to get up once - (it's like a Christmas miracle but it's Thanksgiving, so....) I, of course, had the most fun with the tablescapes and do find I love the challenge of still making things work without ANY shop to run out and buy something at! :) 
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