Giving thanks in Germany

Happy Thanksgiving! We were lucky enough to have not one, but two turkey dinners during this first Thanksgiving in Germany. On the actual day of Thanksgiving we were invited to have dinner at my wonderful new boss' house. There were 20 other people there, all Americans, all from my new school. It was a warm and welcoming group and really helped to ease that missing-family feeling. A few days later, we challenged ourselves by hosting a Thanksgiving dinner of our own (see pics below!). We wanted to thank those that were so very helpful in getting us settled here in this foreign city. And what better a way than to have them over for a Thanksgiving feast?? We had to scramble a bit for all of the foods and ingredients (who knew that corn starch for the gravy would be such a challenge to find??) but in the end it all came together and everyone enjoyed 2nds (and 3rds!). No leftovers at this Thanksgiving dinner! We have much to be thankful for and it was so to be able to share these traditions with some of our new German friends.

Waiting for the turkey to finish cooking....

Jutta and baby Leto...they lived in our apartment before us!

Burnt the turkey..whoops. Still tasted good though!

Ready to eat their first Thanksgiving dinner!

The spread