A Madrid Thanksgiving-November 27th

I spent Thanksgiving in Spain, and the Alvars did a wonderful job of pulling together a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner. This was Ana and Alfonso's second Thanksgiving, as they spent 2007 in the U.S.A. They managed to cook two turkeys, make mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, and veggie/relish trays. Unfortunately Spaniards aren't familiar with "pie" so we had to make due with cakes from the local pasteleria. (bakery)


We had a great time, Doug & I decorated the table, the undergrads helped Brent cook, and we played football in the yard while waiting for the turkeys to brown.

At dinner we laughed, ate, and played games. The girls even got to wear their Thanksgiving dresses I brought them!! I was thankful to have accompanied Doug on his trip, and to spend the holiday with good friends, both old and new.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Blogging to you live from Terminal 4 of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. . . . Thankfully Thanksgiving day is not as heavy as a travel day as the Tuesday or Wednesday before. However, just to be prepared, I arrived at the airport 3 hours before my 8:50am scheduled departure. I didn't check a bag, and it took approximately 7 minutes to get through security. So, while I'm very happy I missed the traffic, I am now stuck with a few hours of downtime. The people watching at the airport is great. Many of these people here today only fly once or twice a year, a lot of them are chasing small children around, and everybody still looks sleepy at this point. We are all probably daydreaming about getting to our destination, having a some turkey, and watching a lot of football!!

Anyway, I just wanted to wish all of my faithful blog readers (the 3 or 4 of you know who you are) a Happy Thanksgiving, and I hope the day goes well for everyone!!