first uk thanksgiving

Our first UK Thanksgiving was great / different - 

even though it's not celebrated here and we were not with family.

Missing special days like this are always going to be difficult,

but we've made a choice to move across the pond 

and it's something that we will just have to accept...

we will miss occasions 

- big and small - 

and try to make the best of it from afar. 

Ian has an account owned by Americans (from Dallas)

and they hosted a true family-style Texas Thanksgiving w/ 

jalapeno poppers, smoked turkey, brisket, mashed sweet potatoes, etc.

Because Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite, 

I had to host a Thanksgiving of my own.

It was a bit of a personal challenge - cooking in my new tiny kitchen.

And I succeed with a full Thanksgiving meal -

turkey, leek & mushroom stuffing, mashed potatoes, spinach gratin

and all this food was followed by a fun night out with friends...

thanksgiving night w/ lara and eric (awesome movember mustache)

ellie and luke were over for our home cooked thanksgiving (Luke's first)!

This year, we are thankful for our family and friend's support

and our new friends who are making this transition a whole lot of fun!

Mona arrived on Wednesday and 

we were off to Fuerteventura, Canary Islands for Christmas.

xx

The McGees