Happy Thanksgiving!

This year, some friends of ours from the US were visiting over Thanksgiving, so we decided to have a combined Thanksgiving dinner/Will’s birthday party together at our apartment. As we have learned, the traditional Thanksgiving turkeys in the US are male, while female turkeys are more commonly eaten here in Germany. Luckily, one of our German friends knows of a good butcher who has been able to provide us with a Tom Turkey two years in a row. In addition to turkey, we had mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, cornbread stuffing (amazing), green beans, carrots, salad, and rolls. Quite a feast!

Also while our friends were in town, we finally made it ice skating in the Heumarkt Christmas market. That had been on my to-do list since last year, but we never made it. The rink was surprisingly not very full for a Friday night and we had a lot of fun.

Our social calendar has really been packed recently. In addition to our own Thanksgiving dinner, we were also invited to dinner at the home of another American colleague of Will’s. They have 4 children and invited all of their German friends that they have made during their six years in Germany. I think the final headcount was 26 people. The food, of course, was great. Next weekend we have our third and final Thanksgiving dinner at another American friend’s home. I think this means we have a lot to be thankful for!