1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,480 I am Happy Thanksgiving thanks for 2 00:00:02,190 --> 00:00:05,100 inviting us into your home and letting 3 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,480 us tell you a little bit about what we 4 00:00:05,100 --> 00:00:09,300 think about when we think about 5 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:11,639 Thanksgiving to me Thanksgiving is all 6 00:00:09,300 --> 00:00:13,559 about family I grew up in a family with 7 00:00:11,639 --> 00:00:15,660 five kids and as a first generation 8 00:00:13,559 --> 00:00:17,100 American I guess my parents had to learn 9 00:00:15,660 --> 00:00:18,930 pretty quick how to put on a great 10 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:20,730 Thanksgiving feast I have a lot of fond 11 00:00:18,930 --> 00:00:22,320 memories of growing up and eating with 12 00:00:20,730 --> 00:00:24,359 all my siblings and having a great time 13 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,760 as I got older and lived in various 14 00:00:24,359 --> 00:00:28,830 places Thanksgiving turned into an even 15 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:31,170 broader extended family I have adopted 16 00:00:28,830 --> 00:00:32,790 families all over the country so I'll be 17 00:00:31,170 --> 00:00:34,520 thinking this year about everyone down 18 00:00:32,790 --> 00:00:36,480 on the ground celebrating together 19 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,910 Thanksgiving has always been my favorite 20 00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:41,309 holiday personally I love it because 21 00:00:38,910 --> 00:00:43,440 it's all about the togetherness but not 22 00:00:41,309 --> 00:00:45,450 necessarily the commercialism and in 23 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:48,090 recent years I've also come to learn to 24 00:00:45,450 --> 00:00:49,590 love friends giving and that's a little 25 00:00:48,090 --> 00:00:51,449 bit like what we're having onboard here 26 00:00:49,590 --> 00:00:53,730 friends giving although you could say 27 00:00:51,449 --> 00:00:55,199 we're family two nor six of us living up 28 00:00:53,730 --> 00:00:58,199 here on the International Space Station 29 00:00:55,199 --> 00:01:00,660 and three of us are American and while 30 00:00:58,199 --> 00:01:02,340 this is uniquely American holiday this 31 00:01:00,660 --> 00:01:03,750 particular date we're gonna be sharing 32 00:01:02,340 --> 00:01:05,549 it with our international friends 33 00:01:03,750 --> 00:01:06,840 onboard if you can't have it with your 34 00:01:05,549 --> 00:01:08,040 own family you might as well have it 35 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,600 with your crewmates who are like family 36 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,939 onboard the International Space Station 37 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:14,610 when we think of Thanksgiving we think 38 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:16,140 of friends family and food and so we've 39 00:01:14,610 --> 00:01:18,330 talked a lot about our friends and 40 00:01:16,140 --> 00:01:19,680 family but we're also going to be 41 00:01:18,330 --> 00:01:21,290 enjoying a lot of really great food 42 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,880 onboard the International Space Station 43 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:28,560 vegetables of course green beans and 44 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:30,810 potatoes and of course smoked turkey and 45 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,159 a pouch I want to know who's gonna carve 46 00:01:30,810 --> 00:01:34,560 the turkey once it comes out of that 47 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:38,420 pouch potatoes were always a huge hit in 48 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,420 my house and this one will require 49 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,830 reconstituting or I'll add a little bit 50 00:01:40,450 --> 00:01:43,990 of water and it'll become delicious 51 00:01:41,830 --> 00:01:46,180 macaroni and cheese cornbread dressing 52 00:01:43,990 --> 00:01:47,620 this will be great we can maybe stuff it 53 00:01:46,180 --> 00:01:49,780 inside the turkeys just to make it like 54 00:01:47,620 --> 00:01:52,300 a real stuffing we get to the best part 55 00:01:49,780 --> 00:01:53,620 dessert the one that most resembles what 56 00:01:52,300 --> 00:01:55,450 we think of as a traditional 57 00:01:53,620 --> 00:01:57,729 Thanksgiving dessert is this crane apple 58 00:01:55,450 --> 00:01:59,500 dessert we were also coming up with some 59 00:01:57,729 --> 00:02:01,479 ideas of how we might create our own 60 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:03,670 pumpkin pie maybe with a little bit of 61 00:02:01,479 --> 00:02:05,950 cookies stuffed in the pouch of candied 62 00:02:03,670 --> 00:02:09,459 yams and one of my personal favorites 63 00:02:05,950 --> 00:02:10,989 that we have definitely we don't have on 64 00:02:09,459 --> 00:02:12,370 a regular basis up here in there on the 65 00:02:10,989 --> 00:02:14,470 International Space Station but sent for 66 00:02:12,370 --> 00:02:16,480 special occasions is of course jellied 67 00:02:14,470 --> 00:02:17,980 cranberry sauce and a can of course it's 68 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,890 got to stay in the shape of the can 69 00:02:17,980 --> 00:02:23,640 after you open it up 70 00:02:19,890 --> 00:02:23,640 [Music]