Thredbo Thanksgiving Getaway

This is the second year in a row that I have spent Thanksgiving outside of The United States. Last year's was spent in Australia somewhere between Brisbane and Rainbow Beach and my thanksgiving meal consisted of a Turkey Sandwich from Subway and a bottle of Cranberry-Apple Juice. That's all I could find at a rest stop! I made sure this year was different!

I went with my good friends Amanda and Lia down to Thredbo in the Snowy Mountains, about a 6 hour drive from Sydney. Thredbo is a small village ski resort set within Kosciuszko National Park in NSW. We stayed at Amanda's parents lodge and had a relaxing and much needed break from Sydney. On Thursday, we did a 5km mountain hike and Lia saw snow for the first time! We didn't make it up to the top of Mt Kosciuszko, a 12km roundtrip hike, we saved that for next time!

We got back around 5pm, lit the fire (it was 42ºF outside,) poured some wine and started to prepare for our Thanksgiving feast. We all worked so well in the kitchen and produced one of the yummiest meals I've ever had! We had Garlic, Sage & Rosemary Turkey cooked to perfection with Veggies (carrots, celery, onions), homemade from scratch onion & herb stuffing, Sweet Potato Wedges, Garlicky Green Beans, and Sweet Corn!! Everything was so delicious and we ate like Queens! I had a lot to be thankful for this year!! What a lovely holiday!!

Cheers!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

GRAND OPENING of UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SINGAPORE

On Friday, there was a fabulous Red Carpet event with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, a parade of a chefs, a concert by Kimberly Caldwell (Season 2 American Idol contestant, who was really good) and a spread of themed food from all the lands at Universal Studios Singapore! It was a fantastic event, albeit bloody hot and humid, but you can't tell looking at the photos! Did I mention Shayne and I were VIPs!?

Shayne and I were dressed to the nines. (He got SO many compliments on his choice of shirt!)

A few celebrities, such as Paula Abdul and Jet Li, turned out to place their hands in "gold"

The Food was so good, especially the desserts!

Kimberly Caldwell performing

Shayne and I never pass up a photo-op!

Then, Saturday morning there was a delicious breakfast, a spectacular parade of characters from all the lands and an awkward moment between Paula Abdul and Beetlejuice.

Shayne and I waiting for the Opening Ceremony to begin

Hollywood

Jurassic Park

Madagascar

Paula and Beetlejuice!

Singapore Dancing Cranes

Singapore Dancing Cranes - Water & Light Show. It is a multimedia moving art installation with choreographed animatronic cranes built over the sea.