On Monday morning last week, as I was doing my daily newsfeed scroll on Facebook, I got REALLY, REALLY homesick. All those pictures of fall colours and jumping in leaves and holding hands and family selfies? GAHHHHH. You guys! SO ADORABLE! (A SERIOUS SHOUT-OUT to the ORSER CLAN for making my heart burst with each and every click!)
Sadly, adorable-ness is not all fun and games. Sometimes, it issues side effects. Like homesickness. And this time, I fell victim!
And so. After sharing my not-in-Canada blues with Phil, we decided TURKEY SCHMURKEY. If we can't find a turkey, we can still celebrate the holiday with some people we love. A courtyard potluck was born and Emily, Phil, Barb, Steve, Dana and I put on our superhero capes and moved furniture about to arrange a cozy gathering for friends we are grateful for :) #maybeIdidnotliftanything #extragrateful
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| A beautiful day for some courtyard camaraderie :) |
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| Emily and I worked hard on that "GIVE THANKS" centerpiece. The wind was a little too high to put it at the dining table, so it scored a place on the food table instead (where it was semi-shielded from the breeze!). |
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| Thank you for taking this picture, Barb! xo |
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| These people are AWESOME! The kids had a fun time running/biking around throughout the event :) |
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| Naturally, we had a photobooth. Ha! So thankful for these three turkeys :) xo |
Although it wasn't the same as being at HOME-HOME, it was just what I needed to boost my spirits! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate "the real Thanksgiving" with our family. We are so lucky to be apart of this loving community in Kuwait!
So wonderful!
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