Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love all the trappings and complications of Christmas - all the effort and fuss. But those are also the reasons that I love Thanksgiving, because it is the opposite of that. It is the most pure, the most simple of all the holidays - and that is why it is my favorite. Some of my best childhood memories are of Thanksgiving at my Grandparent's house. My Grandmother was an awesome cook (she is in a home now and doesn't cook.) We have a large family and the kids would all be at one big table. We loved seeing each other and being together. I don't ever remember any friction or problems at all. We ate till we couldn't eat any more - and then we ate pie! My Grandma would make about every kind of pie - apple, pumpkin, berry, peach, mincemeat (not my personal favorite), banana creme, chocolate and then cheesecake and regular cakes. The kids would be running around together while the ladies worked in the kitchen before and after the meal, but they didn't mind because they were chatting the whole time. The men stayed near the TV and pretty much weren't expected or wanted near the kitchen. The only chore they had was to get the tables and chairs ready and my Grandpa always had to carve the turkey.
No one really expects anything except a meal at Thanksgiving - so there isn't much chance of disappointments like you can have at Christmas or Birthdays. (although I did have one Thanksgiving a few years ago where there weren't enough mashed potatoes and I was pretty disappointed.) For a good week or so before and after Thanksgiving - people are thinking about what they are thankful for - you can't help it. It's like it hangs in the fall air. There is something so truly wonderful about a day of the year where you can expect to sit down with family and friends and enjoy a big hearty meal and ponder what is wonderful in your life and all the gifts that God has blessed you with. We don't do that nearly enough in this day and age. I am really thankful for this special holiday. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
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Happy thanksgiving to you, too! and here's to plenty of mashed potatoes! :)
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