My parents came to visit last week! My mom hadn’t been to Barcelona for over 30 years! She said a lot had changed, especially the Sagrada Familia Catedral which is constantly under construction. Also, within that time the waterfront had been renovated and many neighborhoods in the central part of the city have been revived, largly as a result of the Olympic games in Barcelona in 1992. It was nice to show them a glimpse of my life here in Barcelona. I even cooked a Thanksgiving dinner while they were here and invited some of my friends. It was the first time I had ever prepared a dinner that large by myself. I bought the turkey down the street at a local butcher shop. It was fresh the day I bought it and even had some feathers on it still that the butcher had to trim! It had never been frozen or thawed. I was a little nervous about under or over cooking it, but it turned out well! I also made the regular fixings like stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes and gravy. My dad brought cranberries from the states because I haven’t been able to find them here. Also, they don’t sell canned pumpkin here, so I made pumpkin pie from scratch! Needless to say I spent the entire day in the kitchen but in the end it was all worth it. My friends were excited to try some traditional American holiday food, and my parents were happy to learn that I can cook.
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Wow! Sounds like you did a lot of work! But it also sounds fun. It's nice that your parents were able to come visit you too.
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