It’s that time of the year again. The time where we all sit around the table and say what we are thankful for and then chow down on some delicious food. One of my favorite things in life is my family’s traditions around the holidays.
For as long as I can remember, my family has gone to my aunt’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. We get there around 1 o’clock and stay the entire afternoon. We have loads of appetizers and catch up with the family. This is one of the few times a year that my entire dad’s side of the family is together in one house. We all usually gather at my aunt’s house, we start in the basement and work our way upstairs.
There are over thirty of us packed into my aunt’s small basement. It's slightly comical watching us all come upstairs for dinner, it’s almost like watching clowns piled into a clown car climbing out of the car. For dinner, we have our usual Thanksgiving feast. We have turkey, ham (for those of us who do not like turkey), turnips, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce (both canned and homemade), creamed onions, string beans, and gravy. Just writing that made me start salivating. It’s safe to say that I cannot wait for Thanksgiving day.
One other thing that I love to do around Thanksgiving is going Black Friday Shopping.
Some people may say I am crazy for that because who likes being out shopping while there are crazy crowds of people surrounding you. But that’s just it, something about shopping while being surrounded by an endless crowd gives me energy. It also helps that there are some pretty killer sales that go on as well. My family (minus my dad who hates shopping, and hates staying up late) will usually go out as soon as we are done with our Thanksgiving celebration. We almost always stay up shopping most hours of the night. Black friday is when I get most, if not all, of my Christmas shopping done as well.
For my family, Thanksgiving day is a day filled with fun and laughter. We almost always say what we are thankful for while sitting around the table. It is honestly one of my favorite days of the year. I love getting to see all of my family in one space, because that does not happen very often. Leave a comment down below and let me know what your favorite Thanksgiving traditions are. Or if you do not have traditions or do not celebrate Thanksgiving, what do you love to do around this time of the year? I would love to hear from you guys!