This year I spent Thanksgiving with family and friends in SD. The day started with the traditional Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade viewing and running into the kitchen to check on the sweet potatoes during commercial breaks. Then we headed over to our friends' house. These friends and their entire extended family have adopted my family since we don't have any relatives here in South Dakota. A very few times while I was growing up we spent Thanksgiving with relatives, usually it was with the Sims' family.
Here is one of the three tables set up for the 40 guests!
We had lots of fun eating, talking, watching football (American football), bowling, eating and talking some more. Here are three of my little friends who enjoyed the Japanese candy I brought as well as learning how to write their names in Japanese.
It was a great day! I am truly grateful for my family, friends, faith, and so many other things that I won't take time today to list them all.
Of course, being in the US meant I didn't get to spend the day with my mission family. I am grateful for technology and the chance to see and chat with them while they celebrated on the 23rd.
Happy Thanksgiving!
1 comment:
What a treat to spend the day surrounded by your friends and family. Looks like you had a ball. You have such a way with kids.
Keep up the God work.
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