Happy Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving here which we celebrated on the Saturday after the official holiday. Thanksgiving is a school holiday but not a work holiday in Singapore. Joseph can take work off but it is hard to coordinate a dinner with friends with everyone's different work schedules. We had 23 people total at the table(s) and it was a huge success and a lot of fun. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, that being people of different backgrounds and cultures getting together to celebrate, we had a colleague of Joseph's from Pakistan, a new convert in our ward from China, some ward members from Taiwan originally but met in America and are from there now, a family Joseph home teaches, and another from the ward with teenage sons and a father Joseph works with in Young Men at church. It was loud at times with all the children and certainly lots of food and laughter--all the right ingredients for Thanksgiving. Oh, and we had turkey, stuffing, gravy, pies . . . all of which I cheated a little and had catered. Being as pregnant as I am, I would never attempt to host something like this any other way. That is one of the beauties of Singapore. I made 3 simple dishes and everything else just appeared on the table. I wish we took a picture of the whole group seated, but the camera came out after the feast.

I don't usually take or pose for pictures when I am pregnant, but Joseph's colleague went around snapping shots and so here I am. I guess I like to forget the discomfort of it all. The baby will come in 3.5 weeks (hopefully sooner).