All in all, Thanksgiving 2011 was a success! Mike and I had a blast last night and didn’t get home until nearly two in the morning. Poor Mike, having to work today!!
Here are some photos of our Thanksgiving:
We had to cut the legs off of our turkey so it would fit in the oven! Then we decided to spatchcook it, so it would reduce the baking time and give us more room in our oven for other things.
He fills out a pan quite nicely, wouldn’t you agree? Of course, I didn’t take a picture of him when he was done. D’oh! Bad blogger. He looked and was delicious though.
Here’s the spread, all laid out. And yes, we ARE eating in a garage behind a bar with plastic chairs 
And then, things got a little wild n’ crazy kids up in there…
I guess boys will be boys no matter what country you’re in!
The pies were delicious, but unfortunately I only got one bite of pumpkin. Mike dropped the leftovers on its way back home 
I nearly cried because I worked so hard on getting all of the ingredients and pumpkin puree is a precious, precious commodity around here.
Oh, and did I mention we brought the dogs? They were a big hit.
Miro LOVED Wrigley. I think he would have kept him if we let him 
Wrigley also got a lot of time on the treadmill since he loves it and it entertained everyone. Zoe was much more low-key throughout the night, but she gave lots of cuddles and kisses too.
Even though it was a VERY different Thanksgiving this year, we had so much fun. Mike’s Spanish is improving dramatically, and I’m getting much better at following conversation, though not quite as good at speaking yet. It was a very fun night, and I’m so glad we found this group of people to befriend while we’re here.
How were your Thanksgivings? I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday!
