Thanksgiving!

We're celebrating it tonight with Terry's work friends as it's easier for everyone to prepare the food with a full free weekend. We've rented out a cafe here in town and we're all bringing different dishes that are traditional in our families so it should be good. There are also people responsible for the decorations, games and above all drinks, including Old Fashioneds which are also standard in my family so I can't wait!

Carnival??

Oh dear...they're already practicing for Sunday...which is when the practicing starts?? Nov 11 in Holland is when Carnival officially starts. Or rather, it's when they begin preparing for Carnival; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland_and_Austria

Here's a link to last year, which was 11/11/11! http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/clowns-and-drunks-go-wild-1111

It's also St. Martin's Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day#Austria.2C_Belgium.2C_Germany_and_Netherlands

Obama!

My favorite quote about voters & Obama this time around was something along the following lines: It's like a couple renewing their vows. They may not be as giddy as they were on their honeymoon, but at the end of the day they still love each other.

I woke up SO many times in the night, but I just checked the clock, not actually the results. I finally couldn't sleep after 5:30am and got the result I was hoping for! And yes, expected as well.