Gobble Gobble Baby!

Oh it's been awhile, huh? To start I'll tell you about Thanksgiving here in East Asia. Apart from missing family and friends, we sure didn't miss out on much. There was more food that I could have dreamed of, and we got a turkey from the Hilton due to a connection with the head cook! Mmm, turkey never tasted so good, no offense Mom! Just so you have an idea of how much food there was let me give you a list: 2 turkeys, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, corn bread, rolls, macaroni and cheese, fruit salad, crackers and dip, a raw veggie plate, pineapple-cheese cassarole, green bean cassarole, corn cassarole, squash cassarole, sweet potatoe cassarole, 3 pumpkin pies, a french silk pie, an apple pie, 2 kinds of cookies, and ice cream. Phew...now you know how stuffed I was! :) We had about 20 people at our feast and afterwards we had a fun time of P&W and that night after our post-turkey nap we all got back together for leftovers and watched Elf. It was a great time for sure and wonderful to get to reflect on our many blessings and be thankful for all we have. We even got our dose of football for the weekend, which is the next most important topic! Friday we headed back up to the Du to have the 8th Annual Turkey Bowl, our traditional SEC vs. ACC football match-up. The guys here that went to SEC schools are all on a team and play against the guys that went to ACC schools. The SEC team has won every year, and as you might have guessed, they came out triumphant once again! The final score was 28-18. Being the SEC mascot was pretty fun too. I got to run through the banner with all the guys and carry the trophy out to them when the game was over, although the costume got destroyed around halftime because the other team sabotaged me! One of my friends came over and gave me what I thought was a nice innocent hug, until I felt my ankles being tied up and next my arms! I'm over it now, but it's unbelieveable how low they had to sink to save face! Sunday morning we all got up early and watched the UGA-Ga Tech game. It was pretty fun too, and I had to put on a one-man halftime show for everyone. Let's just say it was short lived when the only music I had to dance to was "Play that Funky Music." Here's a few shots of the weekend for you to enjoy though. Hope you had an equally as interesting and fun Thanksgiving holiday!