Saturday 24 November 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!

One of the drawbacks of moving to Australia is missing out on the holidays with family. So, while we didn't celebrate Thanksgiving this past Thursday, we did join some friends to celebrate Thanksgiving on Saturday...Australian style.

After dropping our bags off in our new apartment in Manly, we rode 2-3 hours northwest to Maraylya, a very rural suburb of Sydney. The hosts have acres and acres of farmland and their backyard is set up in a Bali theme. It felt like we were staying in a resort on a tropical island.

This is the bungalow we had dinner in. It's safe to say we've graduated from the "kid's table"


This is the ceiling of the bungalow

The turkey was 8 kg (close to 16lbs) and since they don't celebrate thanksgiving here, it was the cook's first turkey. 


Not too bad, huh?


Thursday was the first day we really missed being home, and this weekend made us feel like we were home for a little bit. There was no football, cold weather, or actual family, but there was stuffing, gravy,  cranberry sauce (from the can!), pumpkin pie and friends.



A belated Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

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