Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving!
This was a tough week for us. Luckily we only have to make it through one more Thanksgiving and two more Christmas and we are good. In lieu of family, friends, and good food we tried to have a little Thanksgiving of our own. We made mutton (which was all grizzle) and mashed potatoes and gravy(which turned out good) corn bread (which turned out real good) and our friend Nick brought over pumpkin pie and tapioca (which was also very good). Fortunately for us Nick doesn’t drink and the bottle of wine that we bought this time was not a bottle of vinegar so we were able to enjoy that as well.
We are homesick, that is for sure, but we will be ok. On the bright side I haven’t once thought about getting Alli pregnant so that we could come home. OK, maybe once, but no more than eight times did I think that.
Allie was able to share a bit of Thanksgiving with her students which they enjoyed. She also fed the English teachers at her school their first pumpkin pie. They loved it!!
We don’t do a whole lot of preaching on this blog, our goal is to give you an upbeat description of our daily trials, tribulations and cultural phenomenon’s that we deem appropriate. However, I hope that everyone that reads this makes the most out of the time that they have with their friends and family this holiday season, because not being able to do so really sucks. We just want everyone to know that we miss you and think of you often, and how much we appreciate those of you who make it possible for us to be here with your letters, emails, care packages, and thoughts. Happy Holidays.
Love Alli Mike and “Nick, Destroyer of Worlds and Crusher of Dreams” (our new cat).