Living 20 minutes outside of Philadelphia, attending the Thanksgiving Day Parade was/is a family tradition. Here are just a few signs that this may have been a tradition in your family too.
1. Your first memory of Thanksgiving is "tailgaiting" the parade with your family (and your hilarious uncle).
No matter the weather and no matter the crowds, my family would be down on Market Street at our usual spot at the crack of dawn each year.
2. You vividly remember the year Dunkin Donuts became the parade sponsor.
It's hard to imagine a time when the crazy Dunkin Donuts hats and free doughnuts were not present at the parade. Let's face it - if you didn't grab as many free hats as you could stuff in your backpack, are you even from Philadelphia?
3. You successfully snuck into the "VIP viewing area" just to get free hot chocolate.
Yup - this one was probably the biggest accomplishment of my childhood.
4. You waited the whole year to give the Philly mail-people on the parade route your letter to Santa.
