Happy Thanksgiving!

After Halloween, it felt like Thanksgiving came right on its heels.  This year was slightly different because around that time, the World Cup started.

The games were halfway around the world in Qatar, so we had to get up early to watch this 5am England game.  

It was worth it but Gabe was tired afterwards.

Our Thanksgiving dinner was smaller and more subdued.  Which made prepping for dinner a lot easier.  Gabe is helping to chop the garlic for the collard greens.  And Emily is checking out our supply of Martinelli's, which is a must at our house.

We had one friend over for roast chicken and potatoes.  And she contributed dinner rolls which were very yummy.

During that weekend, we started hanging up the Christmas lights.

Also we watched more World Cup.

To commemorate the Brazil game, we drank some Guarana, a Brazilian soft drink.  This was our last precious can which we'd been saving for a long time.

The whole family watched and got into it.  The games with Brazil were exciting and nerve wracking at the same time.  But eventually, when they lost to Croatia, we were extremely upset and depressed for a long time.  They seem to always falter when facing a strong European team.

That weekend, Karina also made some caramel from scratch.

She sticks it into a glass pan to cool.

And then she slices them and cuts them into bite sized pieces.  They are very tasty.

And so it was a low-key weekend.  Hope you had a good Thanksgiving as well!