Thanksgiving and More

What a fun and unique Thanksgiving we had.  Scott and I hosted 10 people from very diverse backgrounds (Australia, Switzerland, India, England and the US (TX, CA and MI)) at our home for the big night.  Despite the small turkey breasts, the meal was a hit! I found a recipe for pecan tarts that required only ingredients I had and they were a huge success. Scott cooked everything else (of course) and got rave reviews.  Although the food was good, the company was even better.

We are also lucky that we were able to get our shipment from the states the week before. It was a hustle to the end but we pulled the house together pretty darn well in those 5 days.  Izzie and Deacon tried to help us unpack but they were worn out. Once we get the rest of the pictures hung and such, we'll post pictures of the house.

In addition to a great Thanksgiving dinner with lots of new friends, Katy made it in safely to spend the weekend with us and we had a fabulous time. We went to the Christmas Market in Montreux, Evian, Lausanne, Geneve, the local (only) restaurant in Mollie-Margot and had lots of laughs. We also took tours of the cheese and chocolate factories. Nothing like some great samples :)

None of us were ready for the huge amount of snow we have been receiving!  The dogs are loving it and it's hard for us to get them to come inside. Deacon thinks the shovel is a game but Izzie thinks it's trying to attack me.  I was forced to drive in the snow for my first real time while Katy was here. Although it was scary, we did survive.  It is definitely making us anxious to get out of our front wheel drive rental car. We're hoping to pick up our new (used but new to us) 4 wheel drive on Tuesday.

In the mean time, here's a nice picture of the recent snow for you to look at while you drink some hot tea.  We hope that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving too and are enjoying the holiday season as we are heading into December.

Scott and Ashleigh