Shhh... Don't tell any Turkish people we call it that. (They're very sensitive about the fact that we call that big goofy bird the same thing we call their country.) Anyway, we are missing America and our families so much right now. Oh how we wish we were with you carving into a nice warm Hindi right now. (Hindi is Turkish for turkey. After 20 minutes of discussing how rude it is for Americans to call that silly bird a turkey, we found this little tid-bit out. Once we pointed out that Hindi is the word for the language of India, and "why would you call them that?!?" the debate ended.) We have big plans to make the traditional turkey dinner and invite all of our new friends over (complete with a first Thanksgiving skit). Unfortunately there are no turkeys to be found, except for one in a torn bag with just a bit more freezer burn than we prefer. So we will be roasting some whole chickens instead.
So continue on our ongoing "People we miss" series... FAMILY, WE MISS YOU! Moms, dads, sisters, brothers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, Thanksgiving isn't the same without your shining faces, warm hugs, and hilarious stories. We miss your homemade pies, and special recipe stuffing, and the gravy in the fancy gravy boat. We have so much to be thankful for this year, but it's too bad that all of our exciting adventures take us so far away from you. We love you like crazy, and think about you all the time. We hope your Thanksgiving is relaxing and delish (don't send us pictures of the food though, that would be mean).
We're so Thankful for such loving and supportive families! We miss you!
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OMG, I had no idea you have a blog! I don't know why I didn't think to look, but I just had no idea!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I haven't had that whole "Hindi" conversation yet - in fact, my friends thought it was cute how I called Istanbul's Independence Bayram "Turkey Day." Though my students don't really understand the concept of Thanksgiving. ("You have a big Turkey dinner with family and friends, you think about everything you're thankful for, and you watch American football." "Why?" "...because...that's just what you do!") Here here to missing Thanksgiving food... I had a chicken and cheese sandwich. I said "close enough" at the time, but it's actually so far off!