Thanksgiving for us

Our friends down the road invited us to join their Thanksgiving family community for a special meal at the village hall. I was tasked with making a 'Welcome Cocktail Appetizer', so I opted for a prosciutto-wrapped date with goat cheese and a pecan, which goes well with a winter sangria cocktail. It was fun making a bunch of these earlier today and then bringing them to the dinner.  The gathering itself was just over 40 people and it was such a fun and heartwarming and delicious evening!

First we had the cocktails with appetisers, then everyone sat down at their assigned spot and dinner was served family style with dishes passed around. Duane and Sarah gave a little toast and explained the history of their Thanksgiving tradition, and we all dug in.  It was a proper feast.  Just before the dessert course, two of their musician friends got up and played a set of American and Irish songs and we all sang along. It was so great!  Then after about an hour we all helped to clean up the village hall and demobilized over to their house for the after party.