theBKspecial: Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving Day was very low key for us this year - we just relaxed and enjoyed the day off from work. On the Friday after Thanksgiving, my cousin, Andrew, came in town from Cambridge. It had been a really long time since I had seen Andrew, so I was really looking forward to the weekend!

On Friday, we had a great time catching up with Andrew - hearing all about his time at Georgia Tech and Cambridge. That evening we took him to the Frankfurt Christmas Market to enjoy some gluhwein. Then on Saturday we celebrated Thanksgiving! It was my first time cooking a Thanksgiving meal, so I was a little nervous. I had to be strategic because 1) I was new to cooking a turkey and dressing and 2) because my oven could literally only hold one dish at a time. My oven is TINY! But everyone seemed to be really pleased with the results, so that made the day of strateg-ery worth it! For dinner, our friends from work, Patience and Josh, joined Brian, Andrew, and me for the feast. Patience was so wonderful to contribute some delicious dishes! After dinner, we participated in traditional Thanksgiving activities - like the Pilgrims and Indians - we played Rock Band on PS3. It was a really great weekend - it was really special to be with family on Thanksgiving!

At the Frankfurt Christmas Market