July 4th came and Halloween went with little more than a shoulder shrug. But Thanksgiving was different. That was the one special holiday -- family, food, good ole American overeating -- that we'd surely miss.
Fortunately, I have family in the Philippines. On November 25th my cousin Paulo picked Larissa and I up at the Manila Airport (we were returning from scuba diving Dumaguete), and he brought us to meet my aunt and uncle at Dad's, a restaurant serving up turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and all the other typical Thanksgiving foods. . . Plus lechon! The food hit the spot, and there were bites of pork, moments of fatty piglet bliss that took me away from homesickness and back to enjoying the present.
Starting a new tradition: pork over turkey
Lucky you! You had the best of 2 worlds.
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