A Different Thanksgiving

Here's wishing that all my friends had a nice, thankful day. We spent most of the day with some gracious friends who invited us to their house for Thanksgiving Dinner. Being the shy person that I am and having never spent Thanksgiving with anyone other than just family, I was not sure how the day would go. But, we had a marvelous time, our host and hostess did all they could to put us at ease, and even send us home with loads of leftover turkey! Some people make you glad to be alive, just because you know them. These are definitely that sort of dear people. It was a very interesting day. They had also invited a couple from Turkey and the man's mother and father, who live in Holland. I always enjoy meeting people from other countries, love hearing about their heritage, culture, etc. We had a royal spread set before us - the traditional turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, salad, mixed vegetables, cranberry sauce , rice pilaf, pumpkin and apple pies, cinnamon bread, fudge and Turkish delight. I may not get hungry again for a week!

All in all a wonderful day.