Here or There, Always Thankful

No, the locals really don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Asia.  Why would they?  Their history has no pilgrims, no native Americans, no learning to harvest corn, no Plymouth rock and all that.  But there are Americans in Asia and they DO celebrate Thanksgiving.  So even though the kids had school, we still feasted at dinnertime.

Since our oven is super small (I can't even fit a regular cookie sheet in it), there was no way we could roast a decent sized turkey.  So, we ordered one, already cooked for us, hot and ready to eat upon pick-up.  When we unwrapped the foil, it looked like this.

And it is true that this ready-made bird cost over $100 US, but hey come on, it did come with stuffing, gravy and runny cranberry sauce too. 

Since the kids still had school, after school activities were on as well. So while I was escorting little Miss Reagan to gymnastics, my husband was playing master chef back home. 

Can you see our tiny oven in the background?  It's the same size as the microwave above it.

Props to Geno for whipping up a sweet potato casserole and handling the mashed taters.  We also had rolls and corn.  And yes, for dessert homemade pumpkin and apple pie.

When the table was set, it looked like this.  Can you see Reagan's turkey napkin holders she made in Girl Scouts?

 And during dinner we all looked a little something like this.

And Bella even enjoyed our American holiday.  Turns out, she's a big fan of turkey.

True, this Thanksgiving was unlike any other we've ever had, but it was still a day to give thanks.  Because even with the ups the downs, the good and bad, the ease and the challenges, it's a good life... a really great life!  We are truly blessed.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!