It was Thanksgiving when most of my friends left Lincoln and me and a few of others here.
So, My housemate and I joined an American, Helen's family for the Thanksgiving dinner.
The living room
This was Helen's house with her son, Tyler sitting there. Helen was a nice and lovely woman. This house had a great story. She built this house with her husband and moved to a farm house not long after that.
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Family gathering
She missed this house a lot since it was what she and her husband built together. After her husband passed away two years ago, the house was on sale again by the previous owner so she bought it back and moved in, staying there alone.
Helen's husband (picture), not in the mirror (不是显灵)
When she talked about the story behind this house and how her husband wanted the house to be, i could see a lot of stories in her eyes.
2222 Tyler by the cornerI like this corner a lot. Warm light, comfortable couch, peaceful view...
A warm dining area
Here comes the Thanksgiving meal!!!
Thanksgiving Meal
It's not dinner actually... It was around 1 pm when we had the Thanksgiving meal. Of course, Thanksgiving meal is about turkey...
The dinner was awesome, thanks to Helen, Karen (her sister-in-law), and Kristy (her in-law's sister-in-law).
Left to right: Helen, Karen, Brooke, and Kristy Time to go outdoor for American family game...
Some simple baseball...
Another thing about Thanksgiving, it was for family gathering. So, family members might just get together and play some simple games, watch football, and take a nap.
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There she is...2 Everyone played better than me... :(
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Board game: Trivia
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It was mostly about asking and answering trivia questions.
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The guy in the middle was Steve who was supposed to be in Houston, Texas suddenly showed up at the door surprisingly when his dad talked about him...
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"My second son, steve is teaching in Houston... Oopss.. no, he is there?!" Staring at the door, surprisingly.
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The women were so surprised and yelled, followed by a big hug. So sweet....
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Another team in the gameHowever, most of the questions are mostly about Americans.. So it was totally a disaster for me. haha
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Baby? 2
Oh, I saw this before we left.. It looked creepy, isn't it? haha...
2When we were leaving the house, I saw Helen was alone in the house. I was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
2Thanks for having us, everyone.
2222P/S: 能够回家,是一种幸福。能够团聚,是一种福分。