Giving Thanks!

So, since you all celebrated Thanksgiving a couple of days ago, I’d like to share my Thanksgiving celebrations… I was blessed with two different Thanksgiving meals. Unfortunately I accidentally deleted all my photographic evidence of the second one. It was Thanksgiving from church, and it was quite international! So fun!

The Fort Worth women show off their baking skills. That’s right, folks, I had a real, Texan-made pecan pie this year! And since mine turned out a little funky in coloration it’s hard to tell; it’s pumpkin. :) Made from actual pumpkin! They don’t sell canned anywhere. 

Speaking of cans… I found sweetened, condensed milk for said pie. (Thanks to my friend from Polish class who explained that when I shook it, I wouldn’t hear or feel anything… And thanks to the label in English on the back.) I got it home, made my crust, had the filling all ready, just needed to add the milk…  Enter the problem. Where’s the can opener? Hmm… Roommate #1? Do we have a can opener? Oh we don’t?! Funny. My roommate was so sweet and she asked her boyfriend to help. So Rafął saved the day and opened the can with nothing but the spring loaded pocket knife on the Swiss Army bottle opener. I was afraid he was going to slice his thumb open, but he’s a talented guy. Not a single injury. 

For the record, for the church Thanksgiving, I made another pie, and forgot about our lack of can opener. I had to employ the pocket knife method, and I came out injury-free too. :)

  

With the extra filling and pie crust, I made some little baby pies for the roommates to try. They liked them!

  

 

Another thing to be thankful for? On Wednesday, I walked outside and said, “Hey! This rain feels like snow!” And so it was. The first snow of the year! And I finally made it to the huge park very close to my house. It has this lake. Cool! I have a lot more exploring to do in this place. :)  

 

The results of the first snow: Not so impressive. Although, my friend’s balcony always looks cool since she came up with that awesome weaving for her fence!

But this morning I woke up to THIS! The second snow was much more fun! Sorry for the first-thing-in-the-morning pic… I was just so excited to see white outside! :D

 

Thankful for today and all its wonders! Thankful for you! Happy holiday weekend!