It’s Thursday here on the atoll, but because Thanksgiving is an American holiday, and we are on an American military base, it is the day before Thanksgiving, and we will celebrate tomorrow, on Friday. That always feels funny to me, even as often as I’ve eaten my holiday meal on the island instead of with family in the states. I believe I’ve only been home once for Thanksgiving in 14 years now. Most people on Kwajalein either go to a friend’s home to eat or they stand in line to eat crab legs, turkey, and dressing at the Pacific Dining Room (PDR) for this important family gathering. For the past couple of years, I have been on Roi, enjoying dinner at their chow hall, and I will miss that this year, but for good reason. Instead, I will spend the morning with my honey and my babies, having a Thanksgiving breakfast in my new home, then I will send the boys off to have a meal with their dad while my boyfriend and I make turkey and dressing (this will be the first turkey I have ever been involved in helping cook), sweet potato pie, green been casserole, French bread, spiced pumpkin pie, and maybe even a chocolate pie, if we feel like it. I even bought some frozen king crab legs just in case we miss our normal chow hall seafood. I wasn’t sure whether or not my honey would be able to make the flight down from Roi today, so I am very excited to spend a quiet Thanksgiving meal with him that we cook together. I hope you all feel as blessed as I do this holiday season. Happy Turkey
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