Thanksgiving!

What a wonderful Thanksgiving! We first started the weekend out by seeing my parents on skype Friday morning early at 7am before we left for work. Since it was Thanksgiving in America, all of my relatives were over at my parents house having Thanksgiving dinner. It was so nice seeing all of them and catching up by talking with them through the webcam. We also had a nice chat on skype with Keith's mom Sunday night and hope to talk to Keith's dad soon.

On Friday night, we had everyone in our building over to our place for Thanksgiving. There were about 10 of our friends and we had a potluck style dinner. Everyone brought a different dish. Luckily, everyone in our building can cook really well. We had a delicious tomato veggie soup made by our friend Dominic, who's from New Zealand (it was his first Thanksgiving ever!). We also had a broccoli, almond, raisin salad, delicious home-made pumpkin pie, deviled eggs, chicken teriyaki veggie sandwiches made by Keith, a yummy macaroni dish, scalloped potatoes, cheese and crackers, corn, chicken, shrimp and veggie skewers, and a few other delicious dishes. What a feast!

After dinner, everyone stuck around late to play poker. We all had a great time!

Things I am thankful for:

-my AMAZING husband!
-our dream wedding come to reality
-My family for being supportive of my traveling and living overseas
-All my friends at home and new friends in Jeju
-skype!
-a wonderful job
-the many opportunities that living overseas has brought me
-the endless activities on Jeju
-Parmesan cheese here in Jeju!
-my health
-happiness each and every day!
-the new lil kitten, Sam, that my neighbor just got! :)
-traveling, learning and trying new things!
-safety from living on the farthest island from North Korea
-the beautiful nature and outdoor activities here in Jeju
-Mt Halla, olle trails, sarabong
-the amazing people I have met here and while traveling
-my wonderful co-workers, students and school
-the respect that teachers are given here
-my freedom and rights as a US citizen
-my ability to speak English and my teaching degree
-being able to live life to its fullest and follow my dreams











All our neighbors at our apartment for a Thanksgiving potluck feast!











Cheese and crackers for an appetizer.

















Pumpkin pie, stuffing, corn, potatoes, broccoli salad, cranberry sauce, macaroni dish, etc. I was really impressed with our neighbors' cooking talents. It was all so delicious.
















































Plenty of wine and juice.
























Keith cooking in the kitchen. He made chicken teriyaki sandwiches with grilled veggies.

















Cheese and crackers, wine, juice, chicken/shrimp and veggie skewers, croissants and deviled eggs.












Kyla and Abby!













Sam, our neighbor's cute lil cat.












Playing poker.