HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

It is 5pm here, and soon I will head to a Thanksgiving dinner put on by ISB. It is weird to think that it is 10am at home and the house is starting to smell like turkey. Soon the house will be warm and cozy and filled with some of my favorite people in the world. This may be the first time I really miss home.....


Well, Boitsfort has been a happening place lately! Monday night, I fell asleep on the couch (reading, of course!). At about 11:30 I was awoken by loud sirens and flashing blue lights, first on one side of the house, and then on the other. At first, I thought an emergency vehicle had circled the block, but I soon realized that there were in fact TWO fire trucks, one at each end of our little Rue du Concours. They firefighters went into a house across the alley. I watched out the window as the neighbors came outside to make sure there was no fire that could spread to them. The firemen assured them it was alright, and they went back inside. I watched from teh window as a fireman entered with a chainsaw, followed by one with a ladder. After a while, there was some loud noises and they started bringing out crates of something and dumping it in the alley. they then dumped water on top... it sounded like glass or bricks (it was bricks). I could not, however, see into the house because it is at an angle to ours. I woke Cassie up to look out her window, but still couldn't see, so I went to bed....

Another story: we had some friend over for a late dinner on Tuesday night and we were sitting in the living room playing cards afterwards. It got to be about midnight and suddenly Cassie gave a gasp, pointed at the window, and said "there's something out there!" There were two guys outside on an electronic lift, stringing Christmas lights up! (We are on the corner, so they attach to our house) So, being good people, we offered them a beer. Being good Belgians, they accepted, and polished them off im about 2 minutes!

It's getting cold here. No snow yet, but the rumors are flying that it could snow soon.... I"m hoping for a snow day!

School is going well, my days are full of activity and that makes it go so fast! I can't believe it's only three weeks til winter break!!

Katie headed back to Pittsburg this morning. We will miss her, but I'm glad she will be back right after Christmas break!

I'm going to a Christmas market in Germany this weekend, which should be fun. Last weekend I went to a conference in The Hague, in the Netherlands. I saw a little of the city but basically I saw Holland from a bus... but I can say I've been there!!

Well, that's the end of it! Til next time!