I admit, it's not my favorite holiday, nor is it my favorite meal. I like it just fine, but I don't crave turkey and the fixings. Many families eat at like 3pm, which is neither lunch nor dinner time. I never understood that.
Yet, it's a great holiday. It's a kick in the pants to remember to be thankful for what you have, something that's not easy to do on a daily basis. I'm as guilty as anyone.
As soon as Halloween is done, every single store immediately turns to Christmas. Go into any drugstore and you'll see this. It's ok, I love Christmas and everything that comes with it. I just think it sucks that we get so focused on it that we basically just go through the Thanksgiving motions, using Thanksgiving as more of a "ONE MONTH TO GO" reminder than anything else.
All that was just to show off this Topps Turkey Red Bernie Williams relic I recently got. Gobble gobble.
"Yet, it's a great holiday. It's a kick in the pants to remember to be thankful for what you have, something that's not easy to do on a daily basis. I'm as guilty as anyone."
ReplyDeleteI thought Thanksgiving was a reminder of how the European settlers took this land by force and slaughtered the native people already living here (Columbus Day Pt 2).
You forgot to mention blankets with small pox.
DeleteI got really sick when I was in college during Thanksgiving. Always been kind of a mental block for that meal ever since. Thankfully I married into a Italian/Lebanese family so they usually have many other interesting options besides the traditional items.
ReplyDeleteI've always enjoyed thanksgiving more than Christmas. Nice Bernie relic
ReplyDeleteMiss Turkey Red. As for the holiday... Thanksgiving is okay. I get a week off and the opportunity to eat pumpkin pie, stuffing, and gravy. However... I'd much rather have a juicy steak, than turkey.
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