This year I got to participate in a real Thanksgiving celebration. It was so nice to be able to share a good meal with others and not miss out on this tradition. Frank and I signed up for the annual Embassy Thanksgiving program sort of thing where US Embassy families host PCVs for a turkey dinner. Well, we were actually assigned to a family in Granada. We both love Granada so we said, why not? The family was actually 2 ex-PCV sisters who served in Africa awhile back, but live in Granada now. They co-own a hotel and each have their own homes there. We ended up staying at one of the sister’s homes right around the corner from the hotel and it was amazing! It had a gorgeous pool and courtyard area and the rooms were nice—air conditioning, private bathrooms, hot water in the shower—could we ask for more?! Well, they gave us an awesome dinner too! We stuffed our plates and then faces with turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, yummy veggies and salad, cranberry sauce, and then some pecan & pumpkin pie. Oh, and we got some bar drinks too. They treated us well. After chatting it up with other gringos living in Granada, we went night swimming in our private pool for those 2 days. Yes, no one else was staying there, except one of the sisters who lived there. It was awesome—such a great trip for us.
The next morning we had breakfast in the hotel, which was the best gallo pinto I’ve had so far. Then, Frank took off to Managua for a meeting and I stuck around and visited my host sister and baby Dyland :) He is getting so big now! We took lots of pictures and had a good time sharing stories and just hanging out. My sis made lunch for me and we gave Dyland a bath and watched a movie. Love hanging out with her! In the early afternoon, I decided it was time for me to head back to Boaco so I caught a bus out of there and returned from my little vacation. It was nice to get out of that heat though. Granada (like Managua and Masaya) is HOT! My family will like this when they come to visit though…
Here are some pics from my adventures last week:
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| Our reserved table |
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| So pretty |
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| Delicious dinner |
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| Such a big boy! |
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