Hello. Im slacking on writing to you, but i figure ive written three posts and its only been two months, thats not too bad.
this year being away from thanksgiving was bringing me down, so i decided that i (with the help of my loving boyfriend) i would do thanksgiving anyway i knew i wanted it big, the way we did it at home and really yummy. so i started looking online and consulting with family on correct recipes and dishes. the end result was amazing! worth all the work. end up being something like 13 people. the noons, deb, alex, their kids, ro, dave, geoff, lynda and us! it was quite a full house. when i started actually cooking there was no way in my mind that i would put out every dish i was trying to accomplish, no way. i just figured i would mess up some how but no everything came out. a few glitches here and there but all was well. i made, turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, candied yams, grandmas 7 layer salad, stuffing, green bean casserole, gravy, corn, two pumpkin pies and an apple pie. it was delicious! everything tasted just like home. i was very proud. geoffs parents pulled out the champagne and gave me a toast. i was honored. i was missing my family in california but was happy with my new family in canberra. anyways here are some pictures........
the aftermath.
yummy cherry bier
everyone minus Ro
everyone minus me
thats just about everything.
had to get a picture of myself.
this was the largest pan geoffs mom had. we're lucky, it barely fit.
in the 7 layer salad i had to change a few things. the closest thing they have to our cheddar cheese is white and their bacon is nothing like ours. the salad was unforgettable though. in fact geoffs mom wants me to make it for christmas. :)
and that brings me to my birthday. thanks again if you contributed to the "visit heidi fund". it was much appriciated. so geoff actually got my present in the middle of november. he had about a month to tease me about what he got me. jerk. :) hed give me colors and sizes but nothing really that would help me guess. some ofthe colors he listed were black, red, green and blue. one night we were joking about it. and i gasped and said i know what you are getting me!!! a PANDA! black fur, blue eyes, red tounge, green bamboo its eating!!! we both just laughed.
so geoff had a brilliant idea..... he got a giant bear and had his sister make an amzing panda mask. and they hid my present INSIDE!!!!
anyways it was really amazing.
i got a laptop! brand new with windows 7 and all my files already transfered. its a beautiful thing. :)
anyways. missing you. ill take lots of pictures for christmas. :)
