So, Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I am kind of far away from home. And by kind of I mean on a different continent. 1,000+ miles away. How weird?? It’s my first Thanksgiving away from home and I am definitely going to miss Washington, snuggling up to a fire, eating too much delicious favorites, and being around the people that make me laugh so hard my stomach hurts. I feel so removed from everything; it’s the strangest concept to think that even though I’m not home, time doesn’t stop. Things move on with or without me, and that’s just how it works.
Hilary gets in tonight and I know that just having her will give me a little bit of familiarity. Ahh how MUCH I miss that girl is just crazy! But in only a few hours she’ll be pulling up in a taxi ready to get smothered by me. I get her until Sunday, were going to Munich Friday night and visiting Dachu, the German concentration camp. We have wanted to make time for this all semester and this weekend seemed like the perfect opportunity.
Christmas is definitely a big deal over here. The Christmas market just opened a few days ago and they have an ice-skating rink set up outside one of the plazas. Everything is lit up and beautiful. I’m such a sucker for Christmas lights—well anything holiday-ish. The ornament stands here are ridiculous. And I have yet to try the hot wine but Jim said it’s delicious. Its called Gluevine? Or something, with clove and cinnamon, yum! There are all these little stand/restaurants that have open patios and high tables so people just get something to drink and stand outside, listening to music and admiring all the holiday flare. I guess if I can’t be home during this time of year, Salzburg is a close second. People from all over the world come to Salzburg just for its outside Christmas market and we’re here studying, treating it as our personal back yard.
So this is me wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! We’re having an afternoon feast tomorrow at 2:30pm that Eva has been slaving away in the kitchen making since Monday. Home will be missed but I’m definitely taken care of here J
Sending my loveeee♥
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