Thanksgiving dinner at Osterwaldgarten in Munich was a special treat for the BMW expats living in Germany. "One of the families organized it and we had quite the turnout! I think there were around 50 people there," said Karen. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lunchlady serving up the mashed potatoes. There was a cake decorator doing that.
"This was the shortest drive we've ever made for Thanksgiving dinner and the kids still fell asleep in the car on the way there," said Karen. It was a fifteen minute drive and around 5 minutes into the ride, Karen captured this moment:
"I didn't like the green things," reported Jay, referring to the steamed brussel sprouts. "I ate all my turkey," said Ben. "Mom, mom, mah-ahhmm! Gagu!" were Zan's words.
Karen got to know one of Shamus's coworkers who has been living in Germany for over 2 years now. Shamus got to play outside with the kids after they ate. They all enjoyed their German version of Thanksgiving dinner. "It wasn't really Thanksgiving though, was it?" asked Karen. "No, of course it wasn't," replied Shamus, thinking the same thing as Karen: "We ate turkey with other people and talked with some of them. It was loud, there was too much food, and it was fun. But it wasn't with our loved ones. It turns out they are the most important part of the celebration."
