Laura Beth in Germany

Fabi and I got home from Charly's 60th birthday party around 4:30 p.m., and we immediately shoved the bird in the oven. Around 5:00, all the guests had trickled in and I began delegating recipes. Jessi was in charge of the pumpkin pie, Jessi took care of the corn souffle, Silvi made the mashed potatoes and Fabi Joos made another fabulous sauce for he turkey! My Fabi was in charge of drinks - he whipped up caipirinas for everyone and stocked the fridge with beer. I myself was in charge of the bird and the brussels sprouts. For the first time since we've been celebrating Thanksgiving together, I felt like we really had a rhythm and knew what we were doing. The cooking phase of the evening took us exactly the three hours that the bird spent roasting, and every single dish was complete and ready to eat at the same time. We shoved the pie in the oven and I began carving the bird... A fabulous roast beast We are thankful for good food and for our "Homies Thanksg

This year for the first time since 2012, Fabian and I hosted Thanksgiving. The usual suspects were in attendance - Fabi and Katja, Felix and Silvi, Jessi and Steffi. Since we normally celebrate in Göttingen four hours away, it has become part of our tradition to spend the whole weekend together and chill sleepover-style. Even though we celebrated only about 30 minutes away from everyones' parents' homes this year, I personally felt we should keep that same atmosphere going, and so during October we worked hard to prep our upstairs for overnight guests! Here are a few photos taken just before the party started on Saturday. Step 1: We took the table from our computer room and set it up in the dining room. We opened the window, closed the door, and our office became the cooling room for our drinks. Step 2: We cleaned and organized the attic, built some shelving, and prepared the first two sleeping spots with collapsible mattresses. Step 3: Hansi's air matt