A happy Thanksgiving to one and all!
Mike, Jacob, and I decided that we should celebrate the holiday together by getting chicken from Costco, which is about the closest thing to turkey we could hope for.
Little did we know it was a national holiday in Japan as well. November 23rd is known as Labor Thanksgiving Day, which is pretty much Labor Day. Costco in Japan is not as popular as it is back home, one could race the carts down the ailes with ease, but today it was packed! I would almost liken it to Woodfield at Christmas. I had hoped to do a little shopping, but we ended up just trying to get in and out as fast as humanly possible.
It was a pretty good fare; Mike bought some corn, I helped mash potatoes, and we bought Tiramasu cake as well since we couldn’t find any pie.
We also introduced Scottish Steve to the Thanksgiving tradition, albeit with lots of substitutions and explanations like we also usually have cranberry sauce and stuffing, etc. He seems to like our customs as they usually involve him being introduced to delicious foods. Like brownies.
All in all, not a bad Thanksgiving. It was a little odd not having the usual fixin’s, but did the best with what we had and made it work. Besides, it’s not only about the food (though it is a factor), it’s about being thankful for all that we have. 
