Thanksiving #1- Florence- 11/18

Last Sunday, Thanksgiving #1 was celebrated by 11 people at our house in Florence. The gobblers consisted of 9 Americans, 1 Italiano, and 1 Scottish girl. I've posted some photos of a step-by-step process of what goes down in a Team C-L dinner party... Enjoy & buon appetito!

First, you let the turkey broth cook all day long! Under

all these tasty vegetables is the chicken carcass. Mmm, mmm, good.

These, my friend, are the personalized place cards that

were later finalized with guest's names. They must be

strategically placed on your table in order to create

positive energy among your guests!

Next, you must hang a turkey over your terrace and make

a funny face for good luck.

10 minutes before guests arrive, candles
are lit, and last-minute touches are made so that
a warm and cozy ambience !

Lastly, EAT! Everyone piles their plates high with turkey,
cranberries, mashed potatoes, and
"all the fixin's," and eats their hearts out!

I bet you didn't know ex-pats in Italy

even celebrated Thanksgiving! (Note the walnut,

please. This was a key part of my table arrangement).

After dinner, we move on to entertainment, which

this year consisted of catching up on the latest

music and dance moves in the States. I am so grateful

to my #1 Reader and fellow "hip" American, MC, who provided

me with the wonderful "How To Crank Dat" by Soulja Boy video

in the first place. Without her, I wouldn't even know what is is!

I'm already practicing for Christmas time.

(If you don't know what I'm talking about, see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLGLum5SyKQ)

Last but not least, the night was topped off with

the Scottish girl, of all people, actually attempting to "Crank Dat Soulja Boy."

Don't you just LOVE Thanksgiving!!!!???