happy thanksgiving

Just a quick post to say Happy Thanksgiving! We are having our traditional dinner with the other Americans in the village. Our friend T. will arrive from Frankfurt in time to fill in as our honorary pilgrim. Last night, Big Jim and I watched "Home for the Holidays" to get us in the mood for today's inevitable dysfunctionality, plus our own trip "home" to the US in only three weeks (yikes!). In other news, I spent quite a bit of time yesterday playing travel agent (I truly am the master of finding cheap flights) for Big Jim. He has a job interview next week. Won't say where for now, but it is a place neither one of us has been to before. And for the worry-warts out there, I assure you it is not in a war zone or along a major fault line. :-) Anyway, flight is booked, hotel is booked, and I will have a couple days alone with just the pups and kitty cat. We are off to the market now...we have been put in charge of the vegetables for the feast, so we will be busy in the kitchen all afternoon....cranberry relish, roasted winter veggies, and creamed corn. Looking forward to see T., too. This will be his first Thanksgiving dinner, so we must indoctrinate him well. :-) If this year has taught us anything, it is to appreciate each and every day, the good and the bad, and to be grateful for the incredibly abundant lives we do have. Have a great holiday, everyone! And if you don't have a copy, run to your DVD rental shop and get out "Home for the Holidays" while you still have time! Hasta pronto, mylifeinspain