Thanksgiving '09

As everyone already knows yesterday was Thanksgiving so I don't have to go into too much detail there. We had our turkey dinner at the 1516 Brewing Company which was excellent and obviously filling. Afterward we walked off a few of the calories in the Christmas markets and then headed home where us kids were given stockings. It was an excellent day with our guests and I had a lot to be thankful for this years as I hadn't spent the holiday with other Americans since 2005.

Gregg cutting the turkey.

My mom and Marshall taking a pause from eating.

A special Thanksgiving treat of stockings from the parents.

Almdudler

Tonight Marshall arrives and tomorrow my mom and Gregg arrive and then things will be quite busy for the next few weeks so there won't be a lot of posting going on. To kill some time before I make my first trip to the airport I will tell you a little bit about Almdudler. Almdudler is an Austrian ginger ale soft drink that attracts tourists with its label (at least that's what caught my attention the first time). The taste is good though too so you Americans should hop on a plane and come over here for a taste. And don't tell me you can't get the time off from work because it is the start of a long holiday weekend right now. Have a happy Thanksgiving (with Almdudler)!

Wishing Ireland

A couple of years ago I stumbled across a reference to my blog on the Wired Malta website. During a Yahoo! search today I experienced a bit of déjà vu when I found a reference to The Married Life on the Travel Tips From A Frequent Traveler blog. I am not currently aching for a trip to Ireland as I am extremely excited for our upcoming guests, but I could always go for a Guinness in Dublin. The link to the post can be found below (scroll down to the Lismore section):

http://24hourstravelguide.blogspot.com/2008/08/ireland-road-trip-part-1-dublin-to.html

Schokolade

After this weekend I think we will be fully prepared for Advent. Yesterday we bought a Milka Adventskalender for our upcoming guests to use, and this morning I bought Kathi a Kinder-Überraschung Adventskalender and some Lindt chocolate for mine. All we need now are some wreaths (one Austrian, one American) and four candles and then we will be set.

Lidl Burgers

The other week I bought a box of hamburger patties at Lidl. I typically keep a frozen pizza at home for any quick and easy meal needs but I decided to try something a bit more American this month. The hamburgers are nothing special as the patties are quite thin and fast food like, but if you fry up two you can make an acceptable meal out of them. I think this will be a one and done attempt though as there are more healthy and tasty options available (plus I'm not a student anymore). So there you have it, Matt's American review of the Lidl burgers for all you curious shoppers out there.