Sunday, November 27, 2011

Thanksgiving 2011

This year we feel especially thankful.  It is our second year on an amazing adventure full of new memories each day!  We were lucky enough to talk with some family on Thanksgiving and they reminded me, once again, how great our life is!  I was talking with my sister Jan and nieces Lainey and Emily and they asked me if we had gone on any trips lately.  I thought for a moment and said, "Um, yeah, well there was Cambodia and then a couple weeks ago I went to Nanjing with some girl friends."  Then Emily started to laugh at how I acted as if Cambodia and Nanjing were not a big deal.  It hits me every once in while when I think about how many places we have seen over the last two years and how so many people will never get this opportunity.  And that is only one reason we are thankful!

We are also thankful for the many wonderful friends we have made here.  Not only are they just friends, they have become our Shanghai family and without them, we would never be able to live abroad!  They make our life fun, they are they for us when we need them, and they join us in making memories we will never forget!  This Thanksgiving we had some of our American friends over to celebrate one of my favorite holidays.  It made for a great night and one of my favorite Thanksgivings EVER!  Here are some pictures of the night.

 Vanessa, Bri, Matt, Tony, Clare, Krystle and Zach enjoying some drinks and appetizers while waiting for the turkey to arrive.
 Travis carving the turkey as Tony's mouth waters!
 More friends enjoying our delicious food from Bubba's Restaurant.
 Yum, Yum!
The last of the girls at the end of the night!

We had such a great time that night!  I am hoping to have some kind of a Christmas party before the end of the semester too.  However, we do have our "Casino Royale" themed work party on Dec. 10 that I am really looking forward to!  3 weeks until we are on American soil enjoying all the Christmas joy that we can squeeze into 2 1/2 weeks!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!
C and T