Happy Thanksgiving...

...from a country it seems fitting to eat turkey in on this particular day, now doesn't it? Turkey was Jayme's duty though, and I think it actually ended up being a bit difficult to locate a turkey to eat in this country on Thanksgiving! They all thought we were eating them too soon! And our friends had some trouble...one grocery store wouldn't sell them a turkey until New Years! Because of course, that's when you eat turkey in Turkey. Not on Thanksgiving Day! But, I think they eventually persuaded them to sell them a turkey! Different people celebrating in different ways! But, let us have our tradition people! We want turkey!

And don't we look happy eating our pie! Pumpkin, chocolate chess, and apple...Mmm! Thanks to Jayme's and my mom, we even got to eat our pie with Thanksgiving plates and napkins! Moms are so thoughtful. We had a great Thanksgiving. But, I do have to confess that I've never made half of Thanksgiving dinner before! I appreciated my mom more than EVER this year! But, I do have so much to be thankful for. I spent the day with good friends and we even got a visit from Craig and Katie and their parents! That was a special visit for us. I'm glad they got to be with us on the holiday! I even got a few well wishes from my Turkish friends who knew about the holiday but didn't celebrate! Doesn't that make Turkey day a little more authentic having Turkish friends wish you well? We did have discussion with some of them about why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Living here has made me so thankful for the country I come from and all the blessings that we have there and the freedom we experience in so many aspects of life.

I got to skype with my parents and wouldn't you know, that my neighbors paid us a surprise visit while I was skyping with my parents and they got to meet each other via the web cam! Welcome to my life. So, we, of course, put a pot of tea on and spent Thanksgiving night with our neighbors. Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving wherever it found you and whoever you celebrated with!