A Golden Harbor Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is truly a North American holiday.  Typically our gratefulness is centered around the love, health, and fortune of our families.  I don't think we knew what to expect regarding celebration of Thankgiving in China.  Of course, we knew there weren't going to be large Snoopy baloons parading down the street.  Would other North Americans celebrate or just give it a slight nod?  Could we get the foods that remind us all of Thanksgiving day?  I'm happy to say that all of the questions were answered in a very positive way.

Steve and Sandra Carpenter host an annual Thanksgiving party.  This year it was on Nov 19 at their town house in Golden Harbor.  They provided plenty of turkey, and everyone else all chipped in with a dish.  Chessie made sweet potato casserole and refrigerator rolls, so we felt at home.

Between dinner and dessert we enjoyed about a 15-on-15 pick up American football game.  It felt like Thanksgiving.

Some photos are below.  I'm guessing there were probably about 75-100 people there.

This is the kitchen after the turkey was pretty much cleaned out.

Here's the look into their dining room where some of the food was kept.

This is looking down into one of their sitting rooms where some people were eating.

The kids spent all of their time on the trampoline in the back when they weren't eating.

> Clayton