Thanksgiving a whole 15 hours early

This is another one in few Thanksgivings where I am up and bright eyed and bushy tailed.  Usually the night before our big Thanksgiving feast you can find me and my St. Paul crew bellied up to any of the good old St. Paul bars...ok lets be real I would have been at Plumbs last night.  I talked to Liz yesterday and she said the whole gang was in town and going out for drinks.  Liz, Laura, Marybeth and Elise all amazing women who I can not wait to catch up with someday soon!  I hope you had a few extra for me ladies.

Last Thanksgiving I was in Bangkok the land of Som Tom, Pad Thai, street meat and soup stands. All the American teachers came together and one of our favorite bars put on on a Thanksgiving dinner for the a whopping price of 500 Baht ($16.14) We stuffed ourselves with turkey, mashed potatoes, fresh rolls gravy and wine!!! In Bangkok!! Who would have thought that was possible?

This year I find myself in another foreign country where most Thanksgiving ingredients can be found to cook a feast at home, just at a steep price. How much do you think the turkey cost?  Ok I will tell you. $143.00. If I was Australian that would be a good enough reason not to host a Thanksgiving dinner. 

Price is no issue for having a home cooked meal! Right!? Right!?  I am SO excited for tonight because like last year this will be a Thanksgiving to remember.  123 Blair Street has a great group of friends from all over the globe that are living in Sydney and will be joining us for an epic dinner tonight.  I can't wait to see what ends up on my Thanksgiving plate this year and what I can put in my back pocket to add to Thanksgiving feasts in the future.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving

I AM THANKFUL FOR

Ice Cream

My wonderful, caring, loving, supporting, super cool parents

My horse loving, beer drinking sister

My hockey playing, sweet little brother...well he is not that little anymore I guess

My generous, handsome, loving Brad

Old FRIENDS and New FRIENDS

Aunts, Uncles, Cousins
Grandparents even if they live far away or watching over me from above

All the things I got to see and experience this year and staying safe while on the road

Sunshine

Memories

SKYPE

Red Wine

Bondi Beach runs

Music that makes you happy inside and starts dance parties

Books

Blogs

Cafes with a tasty treats and perfect cups of coffee

I could go ON and ON and ON but it is time for the pie pan hunt to begin.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Details, pictures, and stories of a Thanksgiving Down Under coming soon......