we did it! we were able to find a turkey at Saluhalen (the farmer's market) and even cranberry sauce and canned pumpkin. we worked all day to pull it together, and we were able to finish cooking just as our friends arrived.
we invited Gustav and Lena (from here in Gothenburg), and Valby (from the Netherlands). none of them had ever experienced Thanksgiving before, and it was fun to see them try stuffing and pumpkin pie for the first time.
We recieved and email from Gustav on Saturday saying that he is finally hungry again ;). Overall, it was an awesome experience to be able to recognize our own holiday, and share it with so many friends. This year we are definately thankful that we've been able to make friends here so quickly. Later in the evening we were able to speak to (and see) our families back home on skype.
We've been invited to Gustav and Lena's place on Sunday for the first sunday in Advent, a swedish holiday celebration that recognizes the coming of Christmas. We'll have GLOGG (a swedish mulled wine) and PEPPERKAKA (gingerbread cookies). Stay tuned for pics....
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hey there jeff and shannon!! dave and i are so sorry we missed your call - then the number came us 12345600..... we said, what the heck is that?! did benjamin do something to the phone? but then the message came up and we said "darn it all!!" we are so glad to see your blog and hear about your experience. happy to see you brought some american thanksgiving to the swedes. (?sp) and how did jeff get food poisoning? dave sent an e-mail after you moved ... did you get it? is this a better way to get you? i (suzanne) am TERRIBLE at communicating but will need to get better to stay in touch! saw someone looked at your house yesterday. someone finally moved in across the street - looks like a nice family with 3 pre-teen kids. it is 32F and raining/snowing today. we went and bought Ben a ski jacket and snow pants. he cannot move in either. he is now saying mama and dada appropriately and la-la-la. he likes to dance and he is starting to walk. well, kind of run 4 - 6 steps and then fall into us or on the ground. no tears though, he is tough! they started construction on the new elementary school at the corner of Willow and Saukerkraut. simon is still in the shed. poor simon. how does roxy like it there? on prozac? are you guys? we miss you ... but hope you are enjoying your adventure. jeff, how is the job? shannon, what are you up to? is assume you are the blogger... I am very impressed. feel like I am there with you! hope you get this ... e-mail dave dwdnrd@aol.com. miss you! love, suzanne dave benjamin jamis and dublin.
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