Thanksgiving (Part 1)

As you may have suspected, because France did not welcome the Pilgrims and there were no Indians, the French do not celebrate Thanksgiving. Sadly, Thursday will be another working day for me and in the evening I will merely skype my family to join the festivities. No need to worry! I’m brining Thanksgiving to France! All this week I will be cooking one Thanksgiving dish per day (pictures and stories in the following post). I am very excited! For now, in the spirit of true thanks giving, I’ll share all that I am thankful for.

· My parents. Where do I start with how thankful I am for the parents I have? They are where all of the blessings I have in my life have begun. They have given me everything I have ever needed and more. They taught me how to be a good person and how to stand up after falling down. They have supported me in everything that I have ever done (including when I ran away to foreign countries. twice.) Especially now that I am pseudo-raising children, I am truly thankful for the time my parents took to raise me right. Mumsy, Daddy, I love you!

· The rest of my family (immediate, extended, and “family”). I have been blessed with an army of amazing people who love and support me. To all of you: I wish that I could be with you for the holidays this year but I know you understand! You enrich my life in so many ways! Much love!

· My friends. My friends are the most important thing in my life. They are the ones who are next to you when life happens. My friends are always there to listen all of my stories (the funny ones, the sad ones, and the not-so-well-told ones). I’m grateful to have so many people to share my life with! I am especially thankful this year for my friends in France, both the ones I knew before (all 3!) and the ones I’ve met so far. They keep me in good-spirits and go with me to experience Paris and France! To my besties, the ones who are my sisterly soul-mates, I am so thankful that you make me laugh till I pee and that you love me for who I am (even the crazy parts!).

· My French family. I am extraordinarily thankful they are not a bunch of crazies. Really. I am thankful that there aren’t 19 children (yea, I think the Dugger’s are freaks). Zoe and Eliott are big fans of a CD I made that includes Thriller, Seven Nation Army, Bad Romance, and the two songs from A Goof Movie thus I am grateful they don’t nag me to listen to crappy music. I am grateful that Alain and Caroline are cool (especially about miscommunications—see last post) and we can have good chats, too. Most of all I am grateful for the opportunity they gave me for an experience of a lifetime.

· Everything else. I’m healthy, happy and young. What more can I ask for? Life is good.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
P.S. If you were wondering, I will not be coming home for Christmas. Yes, sad but not that bad. I’m excited to share Christmas with my family here. Plus, Mumsy is coming to visit then too. And as for the Mother Daughter Christmas Tea, it’s a no go this year. But I am 100% sure if you show up at my house in your Christmas-Tea-Best, Mama Cork will be overjoyed and will welcome you in with Nutcracker tea, pirouettes, gingerbread men, and the little teacup that has feet like a tub.