I didn't know well about Thanksgiving Day in November because Japanese like me don't familiar with the event. I have had the third times Thanksgiving Day since I came here. My friends have invited my family to their house each year when Thanksgiving was coming.
Another friend, Miki, invited my son and me to her dinner this Thanksgiving Day, and her husband, her children and her nephew also welcomed us warmly to their house. When I sit on the couch in the living room, Miki brought apple cider to me first. It was unusual drink for me before. I felt something strange because I had never drunk apple cider like hot apple juice when I drank it the first time. However, I know it well, so I can enjoy drinking the apple cider which is added cinnamon and spice now.
After talking with each other for a while, I prayed and thanked for having a nice dinner with her family. Then I enjoyed having Thanksgiving dinner with her family. There were arranged a lot of dishes including traditional meals like turkey with cranberry sauce on the rectangle dinning table. All of the meals were delicious, and the vegetarian nut loaf which I haven't ever eaten gave me an impact and became one of my favorites. Of course, I enjoyed eating desserts, such as pumpkin pie, apple pie with whipping cream or ice cream. While I enjoyed having desserts, her nephew played violin for us. I felt so happy and comfortable during the night.
I suggest that Thanksgiving is similar to the event, Oshogatu in January in Japan. We Japanese usually convene at principle house the first of January to celebrate for new year. We enjoy sharing the time and eat Osechi which is a traditional meals for Oshogatu in Japan. So Thanksgiving Day could be heartwarming and comfortable time for family in the U.S. as like Japanese have on Oshogatu.
Another friend, Miki, invited my son and me to her dinner this Thanksgiving Day, and her husband, her children and her nephew also welcomed us warmly to their house. When I sit on the couch in the living room, Miki brought apple cider to me first. It was unusual drink for me before. I felt something strange because I had never drunk apple cider like hot apple juice when I drank it the first time. However, I know it well, so I can enjoy drinking the apple cider which is added cinnamon and spice now. 
After talking with each other for a while, I prayed and thanked for having a nice dinner with her family. Then I enjoyed having Thanksgiving dinner with her family. There were arranged a lot of dishes including traditional meals like turkey with cranberry sauce on the rectangle dinning table. All of the meals were delicious, and the vegetarian nut loaf which I haven't ever eaten gave me an impact and became one of my favorites. Of course, I enjoyed eating desserts, such as pumpkin pie, apple pie with whipping cream or ice cream. While I enjoyed having desserts, her nephew played violin for us. I felt so happy and comfortable during the night. 
