Thanks, guys

I'm not a fan of American imperialism or anything, but I have to say that this sight makes my heart feel warm and fuzzy. It happened in Greece, and it's happening here in Adelaide, South Australia as well: an increased supply of fresh and frozen turkeys toward Thanksgiving week.

Now Australian supermarkets are amping up their Christmas supplies, so it's quite likely that the increased turkeys are a result of impending Christmas dinners, but I'm choosing to take it as an acknowledgment that we exist and are celebrating a very important holiday next week. That was definitely the case in Greece, as Greeks don't really cook turkeys and there are a lot of expats in Athens, and I am going to say "Thanks!" to the Aussies too, for making me feel welcome. ;)

We're doing our best to put together some kind of Thanksgiving dinner here - none of Andrew's friends have celebrated an American Thanksgiving and are quite keen to do so! It's becoming a challenge to find a date that works for all, so we'll see if it works, but in any case I plan to cook a full Thanksgiving dinner at some point - my first turkey, and definitely the first time I'm going to be cooking everything myself...!!! I'll gladly accept any tips or favorite recipes...