Thanksgiving
I like Thanksgiving, it’s my favourite holiday even though I’m not an American.
Back in October 1997 when I arrived in the USA, I didn’t really know anybody, and when Thanksgiving rolled around at the end of November and everyone was leaving on their cross-country trips to visit family, I was at a bit of a loss (actually, I had a ton of work to do and the prospect of being able to get it done without any distractions was quite appealing…)
But then, Jason White, an evangelist on the DirectX team invited me to his place on Capitol Hill in Seattle. It turns out he’d collected up all his British friends and others who had nowhere to go. I had a blast.
The next year, an American friend, Sarah, invited me to spend Thanksgiving with her family.
The following year, and every year since, I have been invited to friends Dawn and Darwin’s house. They too had been collecting the waifs and strays.
Back in 1999 this was very much a food, beer and football event - and a lot of fun. Over the years, lots have spouses and kids have been added to the event and it have really morphed from a bunch of friends to a real friends and family day. These guys really are my family over here.
On Thursday, the day was actually spent at CJ and Karen’s house as Dawn was recovering from the birth, not a few days earlier, of their second child, Gregory. Welcome little dude!
Of course, these days it’s all about the kids. They’ve taken over.
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