Amazing Grace: Turkey Weekend fun

We had this weekend off from basketball and it was a fun filled time full of good company and good eating. On Friday we had a scrimmage against division II girls where we had our first win of the season! yaya So to celebrate, on Friday we went to our coach Chris's house for some delicious Thanksgiving feast. I prepared a turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, salad, and American style chocolate chip cookies. 13 of us on the team drove out to Chris's house after practice on Friday and had a wonderful time. Thanks Chris and everyone for a fantastic home away from home Thanksgiving. :)

On Saturday, Janett and I traveled to Bjurholm to visit the Alger Hus (Elk House). Here, we went on a tour of the moose farm and got to pet the moose. They are huge animals and much bigger than I thought at a close distance. It was a total of 5 degrees F there in the middle of the day. The sun set at 3 on our way back to Umea, but we had a great time too. The last week it has been snowing mostly every night and it never melts. There is probably close to a foot outside now. It is very cold and beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Today, Henna and I went into town and saw the Christmas Market that was taking place. There were a lot of baked goods, jams, chocolate, and glogg. Glogg is a Swedish Christmas drink much like hot apple cider and egg nog that we have in the States. It is served hot with crushed almonds and raisins and is very sweet. I had three cups of it today along with gingerbread cookies. Delicious combo! I met some new people at a Christian fellowship gathering and watched an innebandy game and had kababs with Jari, Camille, and Isabelle. Thanks for a great Sunday everyone!