Happy Thanksgiving!

Bonsoir, I hope everyone is enjoying their Thanksgiving festivities! We are missing seeing everyone, but we are still celebrating just the same. I went searching for traditional Thanksgiving faire at the local market, but all I found was sliced raw turkey (a miracle, since it was actually the first turkey I have seen since my arrival here). I also found canned corn, pears, and pineapple (I thought it would go with the turkey...) and something that looked like carrot cake. No pumpkin of any kind and nothing close to cranberries, but I figured we would make due with what we had. So, when Gary got home and saw what was for dinner, we decided to go out. We ate at "Restaurant au Carnivore". It was very good, and the potatoes were about the best either of us had ever had! Geneva is known for its exquisite restaurants, and this one was wonderful!

I have been busy exploring all the things that will make every day life here a little easier, like getting a 1/2 price rail card, figuring out the best places to shop, planning our winter travels, and signing us up for "happy hour" with the "America's Club" which meets every 3rd Thursday or something like that. I even signed up for the gym! The beauty of the gym is it's only two blocks away and we can actually see it from our bedroom window, so it will be one of the first things I see every day (big guilt factor!) :) It's really nice, they even have TV monitors built into every treadmill and elliptical rider!

The gym is essential because it is COLD here. I think the only time I've been colder was in Boston with Lori when we got lost in a snowstorm trying to get to the Quincy Market in Faneuil Hall. Gary and I have come to realize that we need heavier coats. But, the cold weather here is a good excuse to travel to more southerly destinations! People have also told us that it's actually warmer in the mountains skiing, so I'm really looking forward to the slopes opening (which should be in a couple weeks or so).

Gary and I saw our first movie in Geneva! Well, I saw "In Her Shoes" with our friend Sarah & her sister and Gary saw "Flight Plan" on his own (he didn't want to see a chick flick). It is essential to pay attention to which showing of a movie you go to here, since 90% are dubbed in French. You have to go to the v.o. showing (or version originale} which is the English version with French and German subtitles. We also found GOOD Mexican food! There's a place by the theater that is quite tasty (some of you may have heard me complain that there is no good Mexican food in this town, but I stand corrected!) So now I have no excuse to load up on burritos and enchiladas when I'm back in Cali.

Well, that is all for now. I'm off to the bank to get added onto our Swiss bank account (if anyone needs money laundering services, let me know!) Au revoir!