Adventures to remember: A Happy Thanksgiving

If you were to ask us what we did for Thanksgiving, you wouldn't be able to guess the answer. Of course we told you in our last post what we planned to do, but it is so much more. In fact, this posting can hardly be typed due to frozen fingers. Anyway, I will began.

Other than Brandlyn having class today, it started out to be a normal Thanksgiving. (Well, except for the fact we missed the Macy's parade, but what to do?) John cooked a delicious Thanksgiving meal including a roasted chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, rolls, and devilled eggs. Our friend Gabriella joined us for our delicious meal bringing a dessert of pudding. It was foreign to us all at was more like a very sweet, rich, solid with some fruit in it. It was very tasty however and brought a great end to our Thanksgiving meal. Around 5 we left to go see the lighting of the Christmas tree on the Mound. It was beautiful, clear, freezing night. Christmas music was playing on the speakers around us, a city official spoke as did a man from Norway where the tree was from. Then, there were drummers who were dressed like drummer toy people. They were then hoisted by a crane up into the air on a mobile. It was like being in a giant baby's crib. Only after watching them drum in the air while the top toy person performed acrobatic tricks did the Christmas tree light up along with the rest of the trees in the area and the rides at the Fun Fair behind us. Once the tree was lit the fireworks began! So, to sum it all up. Our Thanksgiving consisted of a meal, freezing weather, Christmas lights, real toy drummer people flying through the air, a huge Christmas tree and fireworks. Not typical, but definitely a great time!