When we lived in the United States, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday. It was one time of the year when you could simply chill out with friends and family over a lovely meal and forget the worries of the day. It helped that the powers that be had wisely decreed it be a four day weekend too! One of our best friends there, Steve and his lovely wife Nikki, used to run an expat’s Thanksgiving. Nikki provided a warm welcome to all their foreign friends, like my family. We would gather at their house, mid-afternoon, for socializing and a fabulous meal. I can still smell the wood-smoked turkey, and taste those amazing pecan pies.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends, family, and colleagues. Enjoy the holiday!
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Thanks Alec. We had a nice Thanksgiving lunch at my Mother-in-law's home today.
How sweet are you?!?! Thank you for that lovely description of Thanksgiving day at our house!! Love to all, Nikki