A fun tradition in John’s family we call, “The Flight of the Turkey.” Every year, the turkey flies across the kitchen, squawking, even here in Frankfurt! John is our turkey and stuffing Meister, I’m not really allowed to help. He has his ways. I stay out of his way.
But he happily hands over the neck and giblets for me to add to the stew pot.
This afternoon we traveled to Nieder-Wöllstadt, where Dinis and Silvia Adriano and their family live. Dinis and Silvia both work with us at the office and we love them. Dinis is from Lisbon and Silvia is from Madrid. They and their 3 children now live here in the Frankfurt area. They’ve learned to love American Thanksgivings. They invited us, the Garbers and the Irvings to their home today, what a treat!
I love these people. And we loved being together this afternoon. Everyone helped with the food prep–we had every good part of Thanksgiving right here–turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, baked ham, green beans, carrots, salad, rolls, and even pumpkin pie made from a real pumpkin!
Dinis and John worked together for WordPerfect many years ago.
We really enjoyed the meal and the wonderful company. It makes missing our own kids a bit easier. Today Adam was working in the St Louis Hospital. Heidi and the grandkids went to Kansas City to be with her sister and the cousins. Claire and Graham flew to Florida for a beach vacation, and Aaron and Abbey hosted Abbey’s whole family in our home in Orem.
I am so grateful to be here, to be with friends, to have good food and to enjoy the blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ, who influences all we do. What a gift!
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