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| TAMUQ Thanksgiving |
Tuesday evening TAMUQ celebrated an early Thanksgiving dinner on the grounds of the
Sharq Village and Spa, south of West Bay. We relished quite an impressive spread. Some notable absences included: dressing, dressing with oysters, cornbread, cranberry sauce, and green bean casserole. A spice-less, soggy pumpkin pie left me wanting, so I did not even
try the pecan pie. Luckily the mini-eclairs with crumbled pistachios and some kind of apple cake almost made up for my traditional dessert disappointment.
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| The Spread |
They did, however, offer many different kinds of scrumptious salad. I enjoyed one with shrimp and squid, and another of cheese and vegetables in addition to green beans, corn, hummus, potato, tomato, salmon and other vegetables I'm sure that I'm missing. I wonder how many turkeys we gobbled - TAMUQ has over 500 employees, many of whom attended with their families - but I do know that carver got a workout last night. True to form, I did not eat any turkey, and instead enjoyed chicken and roast beef au jus, smothered in mashed potatoes.
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| Salad Spread |
Nothing beats homemade, of course, but I had a great time with a great meal with some great people. And after this, I have a new demand for future Thanksgivings - live music. We had a live band (whose name I cannot remember now) of the lounge-y cover band style. Though they opened with Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," (which I found hilarious - I don't think many shared my sentiments given the stares directed at me when I belly-laughed at that moment) overall the lead singer proved solid and her backing quite proficient.
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| TAMUQ Thanksgiving - Sound Check |
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| Centerpiece |
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| TAMUQ Thanksgiving - View of the Sharq |
I have many, many things to give thanks for over the past year: ten rockin' years with KZog, a new niece, fabulous friends - old and new, the health and happiness of my family, and this opportunity in Doha among them. I am also especially thankful for everyone's support for me and KZog (and Roni and Brownie, too!) while we navigate this long-distance adventure. Though it looks fairly certain now that I will return to College Station for the spring, we never know what lies in front of us, and it renders me warm and fuzzy when I remember all the wonderful people around the world in our corner.
We're in yours, too.
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| Thanks, says the Beaver |
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
XO,
JZog
I enjoyed reading about your unique Thanksgiving meal and heartfelt list. We just arrived home from our annual Rice U. game with Granny. They beat Tulane. Granny says this year was definitely one she would be attending in person. I said we probably need to tell them they will have to win it on their own next year. She said they look like they can handle it! Love and hugs, and happy Thanksgiving. Mom Janice
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