Yes folks, it’s almost The Day On Which We All Eat Like Gluttons And Oh Yeah, Wasn’t That Tonto Such A Nice Pilgrim? Plus, The Lions Are On TV!
No, seriously, I love Thanksgiving. My sister likes to say, “I’m going to eat till I pass out.” Usually I don’t go that far, but is a weekend filled with snacking really ever a bad idea?
So, I’ll head to mom’s house for the holiday. We’ll watch the “Macy’s Day Parade” and the football games. Later we’ll have delicious, delicious turkey, and positively ridiculous amounts of stuffing, as made by her hubby. Then delicious, delicious pumpkin pie, which is the Thanksgiving delicacy I wait all year for! My mom sends my stepbrother home with a pile of leftovers half as tall as he is, and me home with a cooler full of them. We’ll call relatives for catching-up chats. Relatives will call us, and we’ll answer the phone with a cheerful, “Happy Turkey!” We’ll watch the usual big Thanksgiving weekend news stories: the Troy Turkey Trot and the Equinox Dinner, then Friday’s stories about those crazy shoppers who camped out in the freezing cold at Colonie Center or Crossgates Mall. We’ll sigh a sigh of relief that my mom doesn’t have to work Black Friday anymore.
It’s all great fun, and quite a change from the Thanksgivings of the early 80s. In those days, my mom and I were sometimes known to order in a pizza on Turkey Day. Was that to due to turkey-related mishaps (freezer burn! oven burn!)? Sheer exhaustion? Being daunted by knowing that the evils of Black Friday were coming? The simple knowledge that pizza is the best of all possible foods? All of the above!
Of course we all think about the snacks, the food, the getting together with family. But in the end, we all come around to thinking about those things, people, ideas, places, for which we’re most thankful. And I’m no different – I’ve got a lot of blessings to count. Here’s just a sampling of the things that make my life great:
- My generous friends
- Work (because while I’m not in love with it, I’m certainly glad to have it!)
- My great family, both near and far
- All the hard work my mom did to raise me. I don’t know how she did it.
- Living in my favorite city
- A great education
- Music
- Walking out of my office and seeing the Capitol dome every day. It makes me feel like I’m Jimmy Stewart
- Puppies and kittens (come on, who doesn’t love puppies and kittens?)
So, whether you’re home or away, enjoy your Thanksgiving everyone! See you next week.
- Lyric of the day: “deep enough to dive”
- Flashback of the day: breaking up the pecans for Christmas cookies, all day, by hand
- As I write this, what’s playing? 30 Seconds to Mars’ “Kings and Queens,” off This is War
- Photo of the day:
Thanksgiving 2008
Love this, Amy!