Thanksgiving in Dubai

Canadian Thanksgiving:

     This year, Canadian Thanksgiving seemd to come quick on Monday October 10th. For those of you who don't know, Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated the second Monday in the month of October, while American Thanksgiving is on the 4th Thursday in November. While the dates differ, the meaning is esentially the same - as the name would suggest, to give thanks for what we have with friends and family. Food usually consists of turkey, veggies, gravy, desserts - you know, all those yummy things!

   Seeing as we are rather far from family & friends, I started my own tradition in Dubai. HI thought Id cook a feast. For the appetizers, I put shaved turkey, hummus, cheese & herbs on a cracker, and warmed it in the over. Mmmm. I then served a roast chicken, asparagus, potato roasties, gravy & buns, and a large garden salad for dinner. Mmmm. It was also my lucky day since I found some Clamato juice in the Waitrose supermarket, as well as celery, so I treated myself to a delicious Caesar! Mmmm. We ended the night with two different desserts with a lot of chocolote and peanut peanut butter. Mmmm.

   There was a lot to be grateful this year, and we took the time to recognize it all. I am grateful for our health, for our work, for our happiness, for our wonderful families, for amazing friends, for good times & those not so fun times, everything! These are the things that I am grateful for all the time - not just one day of the year. Unfortunately, we often forget how lucky we are in this world, so it is nice to take the time to appreciate.
  

   Thanksgiving this year brought some very happy news ! A very good friend of the family had been diagnosed with cancer this year. Doctors weren't really sure what the situation was until they could operate, and remove the cancerous cells. After the surgery, there was a long 2 week waiting game... But then, right before Thanksgiving weekend, the doctors had let him know that they had managed to get everything and that he was in fact going to be ok ! He will now get a second lease on life, and everyone is just so happy for him and his family! I really couldnt have wished for better news, and what good timing :)

   October is a great month with Thanksgiving, Halloween, fall colours turning in Ottawa, cooler weather in Dubai - what a great time of year. I cant wait for Halloween here !

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   Thank you for the continued support on this blog, I know I say it alot, but I truly mean it ~ I have nearly hit 3,000 hits from around the world ! I am a bit behind in my posts with some posts about our vacation to England unfinished, and I'd also like to post about my parents visiting here in Dubai ! What a great time :) That sums it up for now!

   xox <3 xox