HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Here in Belgium we do not celebrate Thanksgiving, but that does not mean that we forgot about it.
I think it's not such a bad idea to have a day, once a year, a day on which you actually say "thanks" to people you like to have around you.

So here I go:

First of all, a special THANK YOU to my husband and daughter... without whom my life would not be complete and as wonderful as it is right now.

A sincere THANK YOU to my parents for all the things they do for me and my family, without ever expecting anything in return. I love you!

Also "THANK YOU" to my family. It's nice to know that, no matter what, I can always count on them.

THANK YOU to all our Belgian friends for supporting us the way they do... helping us to get over our LA blues. THANK YOU for your friendship we are so happy to have for so many years already. We love you too and hope we can remain friends forever.

Another sincere THANK YOU to all our American friends. THANK YOU that we got to know you so well in the US, THANK YOU for making us feel at home (so many miles from "home"), THANK YOU for celebrating Thanksgiving with us and inviting us into your homes, THANK YOU for being our friends and last but not least THANK YOU for not forgetting us now that we are many miles from our "American home". We hope you celebrate Thanksgiving and remember us when you say "Thank you" before starting dinner. We will for sure think about you at dinner this evening, although that's not going to be a stuffed turkey, beans and mashed potatoes...

And also a little word in Dutch for our Belgian friends in America:

Beste Belgische Amerikavrienden... wij zijn blij dat we jullie hebben leren kennen dankzij dit expatavontuur. We hopen dat onze wegen zich geregeld nog eens mogen kruisen... hetzij bij een bezoek aan Californië, hetzij bij een bezoek aan België. Daarom dat wij jullie langs deze weg nog eens "Dankjewel" willen zeggen voor alle fijne momenten die we samen hebben mogen beleven.

LOVE YOU ALL, ENJOY YOUR DAY!