Last Thursday was the truly tradition American holiday of Thanksgiving, celebrating the blessing that the Native Americans were to the early pilgrims landing in a new world after escaping the religious restraint that Great Britain had on them. So here I am in our "motherland" missing our American pride and tradition of stuffing ourselves to bursting points, watching American football and being with family. We decided that improvisation was in order - Val called up some of their friends here in the UK and we planned to have them over for an American Thanksgiving in England! We ended up hosting six guests (all such fun people to get to know!) to show them how we Americans get festive :) Val and I had picked up some colorful construction paper and lots of sparkly glitter to make decorations! We cut out feathers and leaves and glittered them up along with some real leaves and walnuts from our backyard. The glittery feathers hung from the ceiling in between twinkling Christmas lights creating a fun, cozy, festive atmosphere in our little dining room. Dan and I slaved in the kitchen under the great management of Val who led the show! Our menu wasn't missing a dish - a slow oven-cooked turkey, yummy stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, sweet potato dish covered with browned marshmallows and pecans, cover biscuit-like rolls (grandma's fantastic recipe!), and pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream! Our British friends introduced us to a yummy cider like juice made of pear and elderflower which was surprisingly delicious! After filling ourselves as full as you can imagine we rallied in both a Bananagrams/Speed Scrabble and Spoons tournament!!! Not to brag but I did get a few wins under my belt! :P It was quite the English Thanksgiving experience.
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