Thanksgiving

Since tommorow is Christmas, I thought I should at least put up my pictures from Thanksgiving before I get even more behind. I had originally planned to go "home" to Connecticut for Thanksgiving, but decided to wait until Christmas when I would have a few more days off. I didn't think I would be sad to be in America and not be spending the day with my family, but I was wrong. Thankfully, I had two great families take me in. Just as we were praying for the meal at Aubrey's I felt the tears start to come and thought...maybe I am sad I'm not with my family. And in the same thought overwhlemed with gratitude for the friends I have who love me like family. And in some ways, sharing a dorm room for 3 years makes you as close as family. So here's my shout-out to the Billingsley and Chapin clan. I think you guys are great! Thanks for your hospitality and friendship. And I have told the Laney's breath story so many times. so funny. Jill and Aubrey above, the whole family belowMy dear friends Molly and Feng were in town from New Jersey for the holiday too. I got to go with them to their friends' home for another delicious meal. The Punjabi family, who I had never met before, also welcomed me as one of their own and made me feel right at home. They have 3 beautiful, well-mannered children who made the evening even more entertaining with games and ping-pong. Molly and Feng...I miss you! When will you be in Oklahoma again?

Jill and Molly
We were partners for Scrabble...taking it pretty seriously apparently.

Feng, me, Molly, and the Punjabi family