Thanksgiving Party

Thanksgiving Day came and went in the traditional ex-pat fashion...working. One of the downfalls to working in foreign countries is that I don't get to celebrate American holidays. But I do get to experience new local holidays. That in itself is always a great experience.

This thanksgiving, or the Saturday after it, I hosted my first Thanksgiving dinner. As nervous as I was (mainly about the turkey) everything went over smoothly. There were 18 people total representing America, Serbia, France, Portugal, China, Spain and Slovakia. If I couldn't spend Thanksgiving with my family, this is how I would want to spend it.

For 80% of the people there, this was the first time to see such a feast. They oohed and aahed at the bird in and out of the oven, they drooled over the stuffing and demanded recipes for the pumpkin pie. After the dinner I heard comments like, "My belly feels like it is going to explode" "You guys will have to roll me home" "I've never eaten so much food before". This was music to my ears. I informed them that these feelings meant that they have experienced a true American Thanksgiving.

And no one got sick or died, so I am very thankful!

Here are some pictures of my apartment and from the dinner party. Enjoy!