Happy Thanksgiving!

Well here in Bangalore it's just another day--the Pilgrims didn't land in India unfortunately:) I'm thankful that it does feel like just another day and I'm not sitting here depressed that I'm missing green bean casserole and pecan pie:) Actually some of Brian's coworkers (all of the American ones) are getting together Saturday night to celebrate Thanksgiving since they aren't off of work today.
Turkeys are rare here and have to be special ordered for a pricey sum. We saw a sign at a restaurant to order imported Butterball turkeys...for a 5 lb turkey it would have cost $200!! You can get them cheaper--between $20-$50-- which our friends are doing. We will all be improvising the side dishes since none of us own ovens:) They plan on frying the turkey outside on their portable gas stove:)
The only thing you can't improvise here is cranberry sauce--none to be found.
As I contemplate Thanksgiving here on the other side of the world, on just "another day" in India, I realize it's quite amazing that so much fuss is made over turkey and stuffing:D But I know it goes deeper than that...being thankful for all our many blessings, family, friends, food, and football!:)
Happy Turkey Day!