Debbie picked me up right from class when it finished at 5pm. We sat in a bunch of traffic on the way to their house (not so unusual for Jerusalem) and got here just in time to greet all of the guests arriving at 6pm. By the time we pulled up in the driveway, some families had already arrived, but Josh was home putting the finishing touches on everything. They invited the other Americans in their yishuv/community and most people brought food with them - salad, stuffing, potatoes, desserts - looking just like a Thanksgiving feast back home! The place was crowded - lots of families, lots of kids, lots of toys, and lots of noise. Debbie set up a projector on the patio to show last year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. For a while, it had many of the kids captivated! I enjoyed reminiscing about last year's parade experience - in a 2nd floor apartment on Central Park West overlooking the parade route, trying to make people outside jealous of us inside, but it was a particularly warm day so that didn't work. Oh well.
Anyway the dinner was great - I ate way too much of course, especially carbs. Stuffing, sweet potatoes, and also a bunch of salad. Then dessert - brownies, cookies, apple pie, pumpkin pie, and of course rugelach from Marzipan, the only thing I was able to contribute. All was great, all was too much, hopefully no tummy problems later.
Well I'm hoping to catch an early night to bed, as it's been a long day and a long week of intensive ulpan and interning and a siyur/field trip to the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), so it may be time soon to hit the hay.
Laila tov/good night and Chag Thanksgiving Sameach/Happy Thanksgiving!
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