The Thanksgiving Feast

Matt was there. He is the one taking the picture.

For our first holiday in Okinawa Matt got a four day weekend, and we celebrated Thanksgiving day with our neighbors. Our nine story apartment building is still being renovated, so there are only six families total living on the third or first floor. Even though an entire building was invited, we were still able to fit around two tables pushed together. I love our little community, and we are all a bit sad that we have to share this great big building with others eventually.

We divided up the traditional dishes, and we ended up with a plethora of food! I made a nine pound ham, deviled eggs, and my mom's recipe for meatballs. Those were a hit with the kids table! They asked for seconds! There was also turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, macaroni and cheese, cobbler, cookies, and oreo pie. Everything was homemade and delicious. My personal favorite, however, was the sweet potato casserole. It tasted like sweet, traditional casserole with marshmallows, but the color was off. Okinawa is known for its purple sweet potatoes, and those are the only ones available on the island. The result was a bright purple dish. Yum!

It was nice to have Thanksgiving plans while we are so far from family. Thank you to all my new friends and neighbors for welcoming us to our new home!