Holidays overseas can be hit or miss. Even if we don't realize it, there's usually some underlying anxiety to recreate our personal family traditions to share with our Foreign Service family. Sometimes we fail miserably and finish the day feeling a bit empty and homesick. But other times it all comes together wonderfully.
Arriving at James and Virginia's house, we were greeted by a beautiful table setting and an invitation to "Get Your Fat Pants Ready"!
Once everyone had arrived and all the food was laid out on the table, we started to fill our plates. The spread included roasted AND smoked turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, stuffing, green bean casserole, broccoli salad, cranberry sauce, fruit, and homemade rolls. Plus Virginia's awesome sweet iced tea and sparkling lemonade.
Jeremy allowed me a moment to photograph his plate before he dug in.
As we ate, classic holiday movies - "A Christmas Story" and "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" - were playing in the background and we talked about where we were last Thanksgiving.
After letting our stomachs settle a bit, we attacked the dessert table, which was laden with pecan tarts, lemon meringue pie, cherry pie, pumpkin pie, and apple crumble. Sadly, my extra helping of green bean casserole didn't leave me enough room to sample all the desserts.
During dessert, Virginia gave us the answers to the incredible 35 Thanksgiving trivia questions she had prepared. Sample Question: Which president was the first to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday? Answer: Abraham Lincoln. Thanks Abe!
And a huge thanks to our excellent hosts James and Virginia for creating a fabulous Thanksgiving celebration for us in Phnom Penh!
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