I'm Thankful For...

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

You would be here a very long time reading about all of the things that I am thankful for so I will just name a few.

Family, Jenna, friends, phone calls with Jordan, MC, skype, my cousins, France, the teachers I work with, Emily, the church, all of the adventures I've had so far, all of the adventures I've yet to have, living in France, being able to come home for Christmas, emails from my Gma B, the radiator that keeps my room nice and warm and of course, chocolate.

I'm also grateful for the study abroad group that is currently here from BYU. Emily invited me to have Thanksgiving dinner with them and they were all so welcoming and I had a wonderful evening.

We ate turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, all sorts of bread, cranberry sauce, chestnuts, stuffing, green beans, home-made pumpkin pie, a raspberry tarte {that wasn't even good but I can say that because I purchased for it. For 27 euro. Ah.}, caramel ice cream and wassail!

After dinner I spoke with my family for a moment and then Emily and I went to the Christmas market that lines the Champs Élysées. Jenna and I were there 2 years ago give or take a few days and I am so grateful that I was able to be there once again. It was bitter cold tonight but it put us in the Christmas spirit. As I type this, I am snuggled up in my little French bed listening to Christmas music. It's just the perfect ending to a perfect Thanksgiving day.

Our Thanksgiving feast!

I feel like every other picture is of what I'm about to eat.

Outside the skating rink

Ferris Wheel at the end of the Champs Élysées

Free caviar? Yes.

Free caviar and vodka? Done. Minus the vodka.

Candy!

I've been watching a lot of America's Next Top Model

We got some chocolate chaud that was parfait for our cold little hands!

You probably can't tell, but this building was decorated for Christmas. And I liked it.

The family in the van definitely makes this picture. And the green light in the distance is SO Great Gatsby!

We found condoms for 2 euro in the metro. Convenience at it's finest.

I hope you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

-M