Thanksgiving at Camp Lemonnier, although not quite like home, was still pretty impressive.  The spread was incredible, and the food?  Well, the food was a lot better than I expected.  The officers and senior enlisted served us, and it was entertaining to see them in white paper hats and paper aprons.  The contractors who normally run the galley (we're aboard a Navy installation, after all), dressed up as Pilgrims and Native Americans, which added to the atmosphere.  The turkey, gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole (who knows how that made it to the Thanksgiving culinary canon?), sweet potatoes all helped carry my heart (and stomach) a little closer to home.

It was a nice dinner with almost 2,000 of my military family, and even though I missed being home, Thanksgiving in Africa was still pretty great.

I hope you all had a great holiday and were able to give thanks for all our blessings.