While you all were having a turkey dinner, I was... well, to be honest I was probably asleep. But Thursday afternoon we went over to one of the American couples' homes and had a wonderful Thanksgiving meal (The only difference was that we had chicken instead of turkey)--Mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, bread and even gravy (I'm pretty proud of the fact that I learned how to make gravy from scratch!). It was quite a feast!
Thanksgiving is a big holiday in my family. We all gather at my aunt and uncles house and the cousins stay in the house and have a lot of fun! We get up at about 6AM to run 5 miles usually in the snow and sleet, and then come back to get ready for the day and to prepare the meal (mostly the aunts). Then, we eat and there are all kinds of "kids table" traditions that I could describe and you probably wouldn't think were funny but we love! After clearing the tables, we rush to the couches for naptime! Over the course of 3 days we have so many traditions and memories.
I thought it would actually be harder to miss Thanksgiving. Don't get me wrong, there were parts of the day when I was pretty homesick, but there isn't the snow or the intense cold here. I'm still freezing. you know, in the 55F weather. haha I've gotten so soft in the last six months. It'll be an adventure when i encounter snow again! But with no snow and no winter coats and no sweaters and boots, it doesn't feel like the end of November. This is the second Thanksgiving I've spent abroad and they're full of memories!
Like me, Annika and Elise all squeezing into the back of the car voluntarily on the ride back to the campus.
And the overall craziness that we bring to the table :) But the family were wonderful hosts to us and really made it feel like Thanksgiving. It was a good Thanksgiving.
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