Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is our first real holiday spent here in Hong Kong.  Obviously, Thanksgiving is not a Chinese holiday, so it is not widely celebrated here.  Back in the States, this is one of my favorite holidays.  We usually host Thanksgiving at our house so there is a lot of preparation that goes into the planning.  It also puts me into the holiday spirit and is a big step in getting ready for Christmas.

This was our first year that we didn't really celebrate Thanksgiving.  PJ had a basketball tournament with two games on Thanksgiving day.  We were hosting two boys from Singapore for the tournament.  Grace and Meg still had school on Thanksgiving day.  My father arrived on Thanksgiving day.

With all of the games and the lack of a good oven we decided not to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.  We grilled steaks instead.  It was nice to have company, but it really didn't feel like Thanksgiving.  Next year we will definitely celebrate with a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.  Perhaps I will order a turkey from a local restaurant to avoid having to cook one in my little, unreliable oven.  I find it necessary to continue to celebrate all of our traditional holidays while learning about some new ones.