Thanksgiving eh?

Back in Vancouver, I've been known to organize parties that are way too big for me to handle, lose track of my guests, and never do the dishes because I'm passed out drunk on my bed. But my friends keep coming back for more, and they keep on washing my dishes and carrying me up to my room, tucking me in and making sure that I have a huge glass of water beside my bed. This year, I lost my cleaning crew.

But that whole day of prep and one hour of cleaning today was definitely worth the trouble. Despite never having made a gluten-free vegan pumpkin pie, the boys' constant worry that the party would be a sausage fest, and that I was only slightly acquainted with half my guests, it turned out to be a wonderful evening. We had a mix of Ausssie, Irish, German, Hungarian, Swiss, American, Finnish, Norwegian, Pakistanian, and Candian. The majority of this group had never celebrated Thanksgiving before and I'm still shocked that pumpkin pie doesn't exist outside of North America. Poor souls.

Chocolate cake, pumpkin pie, apple pie

We had a ridiculous amount of delicious food. I'm actually eating some of the leftovers right now and I have a feeling this food baby is going to stay for a while. My guests were eyeing the food and getting antsy, but there was one more thing we had to do before we started eating - say what we were thankful for. We were thankful for the people around us, for food, for couchsurfing, for our lovers, for learning how to cook, and for being able to live in Perth. I came to this city with no friends, no home, and no job. Thankful to be able to say that I have all three (although I'm about to be homeless in 2 weeks, but we'll save that for another story!)

Above all, I'm thankful for everyone who put up with my Canadian shenanigans. Happy Thanksgiving!