Ugandan Thanksgiving

Despite being thousands of miles away from family, and the U.S. for that matter, Thanksgiving celebrations still ensued in Uganda!

Since Christine was still out of town on the ACTUAL Thanksgiving Day, and we were waiting for her return for the traditional celebration, we went out for pizza downtown as a mini-celebration...

Then, the traditional Thanksgiving celebration took place on Sunday.
Ok, so a few of the things that happened were NEW for me this Thanksgiving holiday...

1) Watching the turkey dinner be slaughtered right outside the kitchen window, and even having to be the "camera girl" for part of the gruesome event. Here's a pic of Jeff de-feathering the turkey after cutting off its head :(


2) Making everything from scratch: chocolate chip cheesecake, stuffing, pumpkin pie, turkey brine, apple crisp (although, Renee did a lot of the work too)

3) Not knowing half of the faces around me (there was something like 40 mzungus throughout the house!)

But, a few things also made it feel like I was right at home...

Like being stuffed, but still eating a sampling of every dessert on the table...and the guys letting out their competitive side in a "friendly" game of football... and being thankful for the blessings God has put in my life the last year...

Ahh...Thanksgiving :)