Well now, how do I start to explain the best week so far of
my time here in America?
This week I ventured down to stay with a good friend and her
family in New Jersey. Because, apparently, thanksgiving is somewhat a BIGdeal
out here. … .. no it really is! It’s almost as big, or maybe even bigger than
Christmas cerebrations! Especially for my American family, who are Jewish. I started the first few days of my week, in
New Jersey, we celebrated Thanksgiving over two days with both sides of the
family. Eating, eating and more excellent extravagant eating. Pumpkin party.. I
had pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, pumpkin beer, pumpkin candy and we even had a
pumpkin car smelly in the car. I wasn’t complaining as its yum-EEEE. Meeting
all of Michelle’s family was a true delight, everyone was very welcoming and I
felt completely at home amongst there company, it was a true refresher from my
Boston working days. We watched the
Macys parade (feeling American) whilst whipping up fresh cream, working for our
foody pleasures, and I finished my cranachan dish in which I took to surprise
the Americans with some Scottish desserts; tablet, shortbread and cranachan.
(im such a domestic goddess, thank you)
Enjoying an evening as a family we reminisced over Michelle’s
dazzling past, being such an involved valedictorian in high school I took
delight in watching her acting skills shine like the brightest star on her high
school stage. Lights, Camera, ACTION! Tired and hitting food comma statuses, we
headed out at 11pm like bloated turkeys we just ate.. to a new jersey mall for
me to experience the real deal of Thanksgiving Day shopping: it was great to be
pondering around a true UsA mall, how local have I become! I never bought much
but a precious little solver ring which will always remind me of my great week
spent with my DuBow family in New Jersey at Thanksgiving. This led us onto another day, in another
state. NYC was the destination, shopping, exploring and the rockettes was the
plan for the day and I loved experiencing my first day in the BIG APPLE with my
American sister, Michelle. NEW YORK truly is a great city, I can see why people
feel lonely yet feel like they can reach any opportunity and limelight if they
so search for it and try to make themselves as famous as possible. Ellens
stardust diner, thank you the DuBows for introducing me into this wonderful Broadway
to be diner. As I sat eating delicious diner delights, I received a personal
song for my 20th birthday which was in two days, I cannot thank
mummy DuBow enough for organizing my serenade! We put our names on confetti at
the times square museum, for them to be blown out to the crowds during the ball
drop of New years 2013, how exciting! Leaving my name in NYC!! Exhausted from
how wonderful wondering around the big city we headed home (a twenty minute
drive!) how amazing to be able to just pop into NYC for the day, as for me back
home it’s a massive thing to plan and afford your long-haul flight across the Atlantic
to explore the delights of NYC. .. . forever reminded how fortunate I am to be
able to experience this grand year in the United States of America.
My last day ended with a true American diner with my
American family and their family friends, pancakes pancakes, more pancakes and
some syrup was served up and our bellies soon were bellowing- ready for the
commute back to Boston. After a long delay in the Newark station, and meeting
an inspiring (and slightly too chatty) staff member in the station, we bussed
it back to Boston catching up on work to-dos and getting our productive modes
back on. No rest for the wicked, want it- get it.
If you are reading, DuBows- thank you, thank you, thank YOU
all for the wonderful past days in the states, I had a GOBBLE good time!
