Giving Thanks

On Sunday I was Thankful for the food from French farmers, (North) American first-time cooks, lovely dinner guests, paper towel serviettes, summer kitchens and spare ovens, wonderful new friends with wine, incredible, resourceful, bathroom-cleaning, dish-washing roommates, a surprise, over-large turkey named Bob, and an evening of 10 nationalities and two official languages.

Daniela actually thanked Bob in our grace. I was mostly soppy and thanked God for gathering all of us here together, as well as our loving and supportive families, friends and boyfriends for allowing us to adventure away for awhile, and finally thanked all of us for being open to new opportunities to celebrate another cultural tradition in our current home, France. (See our collection of holiday photos here)

We did go around the table and ask, and I think it's good to keep the game going at this time of year: what are YOU thankful for?