The Holidays

Well, despite the fact that the weather hasn't changed since we arrived in Kenya, it is actually beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Well, "a lot" might be a bit of an exaggeration, but we have kicked off the holiday season in our own way!

On thanksgiving day, the cafe served up a wonderful meal, complete with stuffing and pumpkin pie! (the pumpkin pie was my favorite. And since it wasn't popular with the kids, there were LEFTOVERS! :D Day. Made. two days in a row!)

They decorated the cafe and everything! (Photo lifted from Katie's blog)

Thanksgiving dinner. (This picture is Katie's too...)

After finishing our thanksgiving feast, we went back to teaching classes and grading (since thanksgiving is an American holiday, we still had classes all week). All afternoon, facebook was teeming with thankful posts, and preparations for black Friday. Tanzi had the great idea of going black Friday shopping, despite our location, so after we got out of school, Macy, Melissa, Tanzi, and I walked the five  kilometers into Rongai and back to buy supplies for dinner. We might not be able to get as many crazy sales here in Kenya, but being able to walk to Tuskys for fresh fruits and veggies more than makes up for it! I'd say our black Friday was the best, because not only did we avoid the lines and traffic, but we got great grilled tomato sandwiches out of it too!

Avocados, tomatoes, and bread! Yum!

Now that it's after thanksgiving, I've started going through my itunes, spiffing up my holiday playlists. While it still seems strange to think that Christmas is just around the corner, holiday movie nights, Christmas music in the house, and the beginnings of Christmas decorations are slowly, but surely, bringing the Christmas season to our Kenyan home. 

Our SM mantle and Christmas tree