Sunday, December 1, 2013

THE PERFECT THANKSGIVING....WELL, ALMOST!

(A great big thanks to Cheryl, Terry and John C. for their photos...
 as I didn't take a one from my wheelchair!)

Our evening started out 
with the MARINA Gals! Thursday Cocktails at
BLISS LOUNGE (on the beach)
at the Sheraton JBR.




A bit later our husbands began to arrive
and joined in the fun!


We saw a spectacular sunset
over the
ARABIAN SEA!





When it was time to begin our
THANKSGIVING FEAST,
we were all seated
(roughly 70 of us in total!)
at large round tables, outside, under the palm trees.







We enjoyed watching belly dancers perform
and we enjoyed
Paul performing with the belly dancers!
(Can that man bust a move!)


In addition 
to a long buffet of 
"Everything Thanksgiving,"
an entire turkey, mashed potatoes,
 sweet potatoes and gravy 
arrived at each individual table!
Chef George 
walked amidst us 
carving and serving and carving and serving!


The food was divine!
(You know I'd say that about any food I didn't have to make!)
But it really, really, REALLY was divine!


Sherry explained to, 
and then demonstrated with,
Chef George
the art of pulling apart the coveted wishbone
and then making a wish!
Sherry won, but it certainly wasn't fair and square!
(Sorry, Sherry!)


And then, 
when we could eat no more,
we walked over to Caroline and Farid's home,
where we enjoyed more food, more drinks and a sing-a-long!
(Thanks, Dan, for your A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. music!)



All in all, it was the
PERFECT THANKSGIVING.....WELL, ALMOST!
The only thing missing was YOU.....
our family and friends back home in the States!



On Friday night
we enjoyed our annual 
PARK ISLAND THANKSGIVING!
It was yet another wonderful evening shared with 
GREAT FRIENDS!







On Saturday,
John roasted a 15lb turkey
so that we could enjoy yet another
TURKEY FEAST!
(What can I say, we LOVE leftover turkey!)

Again, it was the
 PERFECT THANKSGIVING....WELL, ALMOST!