Thanksgiving in Italy

First of all, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I can't say this was my first Thanksgiving away from home, because I actually had every Thanksgiving in college at UNC, but, I can say this was my first Thanksgiving away from my friends and family.

I wanted to try and have as close to a tradition Thanksgiving as possible, so Lynnea and I decided that we would cook dinner for our roommates, who have never had a meal like this. So this morning we got up and went to the store to get some last minute items that we forgot to get the other day.  But unlike at home, we started cooking later in the evening.

We sat in the kitchen, chopped several different vegetables, I dried bread in the over for stuffing, first time I can say I've done that, it was amazing! And we listened to music and just chatted about who knows what. We cooked several different dishes and have tons of food left over. On the menu for tonight was:
Mashed potatoes, green beans with bacon, stuffing, chicken breast, turkey wings, and potato salad! It was a ton of work and we had to start eating while the turkey was still cooking, and by the time the turkey was done all four of us were stuffed. That is fine, we have plenty of food left over for the next couple of days, seriously.

our Thanksgiving meal!! 

We sat at the table and explained to them what type of holiday this is in America and that people eat big turkey's not chicken and we talked and laughed the whole night! They loved the meal and it was so much fun to share with them our Thanksgiving! I was smiling the whole night! And I couldn't help but think how happy I was that I was able to share Thanksgiving with my new family! And even though we don't speak the same language we are able to communicate and have fun together!

I am Thankful for all of my friends and family at home and for all of the new friends I am making here in Italy.  Tonight was just amazing and I can't get over the feelings I had sitting at the table watching everyone enjoy Thanksgiving!

Italian word/phrase of the day: Sono molto felice! "I am very happy!"