CristaHavar

Happy Thanksgiving!!
I really love this holiday! It gives us a chance to reflect. I am so very thankful for so many things. God has really blessed me more than I imagined possible. :D
My husband's family was supposed to come up for the feast, but all are sick. :( So it will just be us and a couple of friends. But that is really ok. I mean, they can't help it that they got sick!! The only problem is I have a huge turkey defrosting in the fridge!! We will probably be eating leftovers for a week! Isn't that part of the tradition? :shock:
This sunday is the first of Advent. A big deal here in Germany. I will be stringing lights and setting up a wreath. I am like a little kid when it comes to holidays. The 6th of December is St. Nicolaus Day. Children clean their boots (the biggest ones they have) and place them outside by the front door. If they have been good, St. Nicolaus will fill their boots with candy and small gifts, if they were bad then he puts a switch in the boots for the parents to spank him with! Very much like Santa in the States. My girls love this, and of course they are on their best behavior as the day comes closer. :lol:

Hugs from Germany,
Crista