Last year at this time, Drew and I were
both laid flat by food poisoning (probably from some raw cookie dough—alas,
betrayed!), and were barely well enough by Thursday to eat a small portion of
Thanksgiving Dinner. Still, it was a good weekend, and we were thankful for
friends who helped us while we were sick and invited us to join them for
dinner.
This year we avoided the food poisoning
(yay!) and had a weekend full of activities. On Wednesday the whole village was
invited up to school to eat a Thanksgiving meal, and our fabulous cooks
prepared the works: turkey, potatoes, corn, cranberries, stuffing, pumpkin pie,
and aqutak (Eskimo ice cream). Then that evening the school hosted Turkey Bingo
(huge, HUGE Bingo game with prizes!). We went up for a little bit, played a few
games, and then ducked out. It was fun!
Thursday I got up to watch the parade
and finished making the desserts I was bringing to Thanksgiving dinner: pumpkin
cheesecake, pecan pie, and blackberry aqutak.
I got to skype with my family and some
extended family in Nebraska. It was really good to talk with them, but a little
sad too. Not gonna lie, it's hard being far away from people on holidays.
Drew roasted a whole swan, which
actually turned out pretty yummy. He brined it the night before, then stuffed
it and roasted it for a few hours. We took our goodies up to our friends Allie
& Mary's house and ate with them, Allie's family, and a couple other
teachers. (There was turkey, too, as well as the usual side dishes.)
Friday and Saturday we helped out at
the friends & family volleyball tournament as a fundraiser for Bible Camp.
The school let us use the gym and we had 10 teams sign up. It was a long couple
days, but people had a lot of fun. Saturday night there was a Singspiration at
church with some people from other villages.
All in all, it's a been a good, if
busy, weekend. Only 3 weeks until Christmas break!
