thanksgiving lives on!!

 Happy Holidays!! Last Thursday we did as much as we could to throw ourselves a "proper" Thanksgiving feast...and I think it was everything that we hoped for! Ok, so we didn't have any of the traditional political debates...and we didn't necessarily have the hugest turkey...but what we did have was more than enough to bring us back home when we needed it most. The girls and I felt a little homesick on Thanksgiving (as we should be...)...and I think this thanksgiving celebration put us all at ease. We had two American friends with us, an Englishmen, and an Aussie that took part in the festivities. We had a turkey (not as big as back home, but it's unheard of to find a turkey any bigger than 12 lbs around here), homemade mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, roasted potatoes, RASPBERRY sauce (the necessary ingredients for homemade cranberry sauce don't exist here), two types of salad, AND apple pie. All in all, I would say we did this American holiday very proud.

 Of course, it wouldn't be thanksgiving if we didn't force everyone to make construction paper turkeys! Everyone had to write what they were thankful for on the feathers of the turkeys. Surprisingly, everyone got really into it.....notice the surfboard in the arm/wing of one of the turkeys....and the cocktail glass in another turkey. Chelsiah, being the teacher of the group, was beside herself with our great artwork ;).

 How did we get so lucky to find an american MASTER chef that lives down the street from us? Who knows...but you better bet that we were thankful for Ren on this special day. He saved the day and found a  turkey for us....not to mention cooked it to perfection! (Trust me..it's harder than it sounds out here!!)

And just to throw all of you readers for a loop...we decided that there was really nothing else we would rather do than twirl fire on the beach while in our food comas! I reckon I should bring this new tradition back to the states with me...it's not Thanksgiving if there isn't an injury!! just kiddddding!

All in all I think the girls and I realized that it's not necessarily where we are but the company we're with that seems to matter the most these days. We do get a little sick for our family and friends every once in awhile, but that's when we're the MOST thankful that we came here with each other. Not to mention meeting some amazing friends out here that are willing to spend their thanksgiving with us, even those who don't even celebrate the holiday! 

Should be doing some mean bbq'ing for christmas in the next few weeks..I reckon we'll want to be cooking outside considering the weather lately. We all seem to be living in bathing suits around here!! To give you an idea...it's been around 32-34 degrees celsius lately....(december 1st being the first day of SUMMER, this is proper weather for this time of year). Oh and to save you all from googling conversion for celsius-fahrenheit....34 celsius=92.3 fahreheit. Don't think these american girls are gonna get much of a break from summer this year!! Cheers!

Aussie Lingo!

Keen- to like something or be "down" with something. 

A: Do you want to go to the movies later?

B: Yeah, I'm keen!

Snag- Sausage on the grill

ex: Heaps of snags on the bbq!