Turkey & Humble Pie

Last week was Thanksgiving and since they don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Scotland we decided to host a Thanksgiving meal with a few of our friends here in Glasgow to show them our appreciation for their friendship and to give them a taste of a real American Thanksgiving. I thought I had everything figured out and it wasn't going to be stressful (making a whole Thanksgiving meal by myself with a baby) haha boy was I wrong. Two days before Thanksgiving our oven decided to stop working and we weren't able to get it fixed until after Thanksgiving. My no pressure Thanksgiving meal just got a whole lot harder. Thursday night we went over to a friends to make the brine for the turkey, bake the pumpkin pie,  and bake some bread. That night I proceeded to spill almost half of the brine on the floor, then realized we had nothing big enough for the turkey to brine in overnight, so I put it in a garbage bag:) Friday afternoon we packed up all the food and Roman and went to a friends to cook the rest of the meal. It didn't help that Roman was sick that day and decided to scream during most of the cooking process.

Needless to say the meal could have been a disaster. I found myself quite frustrated at the fact that I couldn't make this meal on my own. I needed to ask for help (something I'm realizing I don't like to do and need to do more often). Thankfully we have some great friends here who opened up their flat so we could cook, helped us cook, and even ran out last minute to buy us a meat thermometer. I also have a great husband who will rock a screaming baby for hours without getting frustrated.

Before the meal

The meal ended up turning out just fine and we had a great night with friends. This Thanksgiving I am thankful for help; for friends, a husband, and a God who do not give up on me and are willing to pick me up when I fall, give me strength when I'm weak, and sacrifice their own comfort for my good. I am learning to swallow my pride and ask for help when I need it because I can't do it on my own and I'm not meant to walk through this life alone. I am finding this so true especially with Roman. The past 3 weeks we have not gotten more than 2 hours a sleep in a row and last night Roman did not sleep for more than an hour at a time. We are exhausted, but I am thankful to have people who will give us a break if we just ask…so I'm going to work on that.

The finished turkey!

So thankful for this smiley boy!