Once a year on Thanksgiving Day, we have the unabashed opportunity to stand on cars and yell out the things we’re thankful for. Or, if you’re old fashioned, just say them at dinner.
Or if you live in 2011, blog about them. So here are my top 3 this year:
Family. Thanksgiving always brings me back to memories from childhood of late night road trips to Rochester, NY, Christmas on Black Friday, hanging out in matching pajamas with all of my cousins, and Ferbies. Now we meet up for weddings and celebrate births, not quite the same, but just as good
Boston. Where, even though I have to work on the holiday, I have a brother that spends his vacation relaxing with me, and an adopted family that has embraced me and allows me to celebrate with them even though I bring nothing with me and show up late
Pilgrims. Cheers to the adventurous types. Never mind the scurvy and instant death waiting behind every cluster of trees, these men and women boldly wore obnoxious hats and stood outside Plymouth with “Occupy New World” signs.
No matter what we are thankful for, in the end, we can all just be thankful that we’re not turkeys!
Or if you live in 2011, blog about them. So here are my top 3 this year:
Family. Thanksgiving always brings me back to memories from childhood of late night road trips to Rochester, NY, Christmas on Black Friday, hanging out in matching pajamas with all of my cousins, and Ferbies. Now we meet up for weddings and celebrate births, not quite the same, but just as good
Boston. Where, even though I have to work on the holiday, I have a brother that spends his vacation relaxing with me, and an adopted family that has embraced me and allows me to celebrate with them even though I bring nothing with me and show up late
Pilgrims. Cheers to the adventurous types. Never mind the scurvy and instant death waiting behind every cluster of trees, these men and women boldly wore obnoxious hats and stood outside Plymouth with “Occupy New World” signs.
No matter what we are thankful for, in the end, we can all just be thankful that we’re not turkeys!
