thanksgiving 06

well, i somehow managed to pull off thanksgiving dinner again this year with no major catastrophes other than a pot of frozen cream and a piece of burnt toast.

there were 17 people here for dinner (three veggies), which was five more than last year believe it or not. i had a little bit of a review on the evening with davoud just before he drove back to cov with nick and i think we concluded that last year was better. not neccesarily food wise, but there was an air of excitement and the unexpected as it was everyone's first thanksgiving.

we did have fun. we did give thanks. we did play canadian trivia, which showed me that i haven't taught anything to my british counterparts over the last year. the winning score was harriet with 12 out of 25...must be doing something wrong! more brainwashing is needed.

the rest of the weekend was really great. j9 and carole were back on friday night for dinner and a night out. much fun and alcohol was had by all. on saturday nick, davoud and i toured around some of the biennial, hit a couple of pubs and had possibly the *worst* old fashioneds known to man. don't ever go to the resident's lounge in liverpool unless you're having bottled beer.

and finally, i formally retracted my offer on the flat on friday. after some consultation and words of advice from several people, the hassle just wasn't going to be worth it. back on the hunt today though, going to see a place in a couple of hours.

this year i gave thanks to my family. even though i'm miles away and even though there may be loads going on that normally they would need my help with, they all remain incredibly supportive and let me know that i may be across an ocean, but i'm not loved any less.

*hugs*