What Thanksgiving is Like in England

The truth is most people in England have no idea today is Thanksgiving, unless of course they're Americans living here.  So today everyone carried on like it was any other day.  Nick and I looked into going out to eat, as a few restaurants cater to us Americans and are serving Thanksgiving feasts, but unfortunately most offers seemed like a lot of money for a lot of Turkey, and not much else.  Obviously, I wouldn't want to pay for dead turkey, as the slaughter of so many birds is really not one of the things I feel thankful for today.  Sorry had to throw that in there.

I got up for work today at 6:30, and after a chaotic day I got home around 7.  Though my thoughts were wandering to pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes all day long, and in an ambitious moment I actually spent £10 yesterday on canned pumpkin (Selfridges is the only place that stocks it - I'm thankful for that) I was too exhausted to go nuts on a Thanksgiving smorgasbord.  Thankfully, Nick premeditated my Thanksgiving laziness and bought some pumpkin stuffed ravioli on the way home.  He also made me mashed potatoes, which were slightly sweet, cheesy, and fabulous.

This was as far as our feast went in London...

But I am very thankful to have a great husband who makes me a pseudo thanksgiving meal!  It's not exactly the spread that I'm used to seeing on Thanksgiving, but I appreciated it nonetheless.  I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and has something to be thankful for today.