People are probably going to be writing things about how the election went and such, but there are other things going on this month. In two weeks (when I'm writing this; when it's published it'll be one week) it will be Thanksgiving. But I feel that people tend to forget that. It just seems that as soon as Halloween is over, people jump right into Christmas, and Thanksgiving gets lost in a sea of carols and decorations. Just because Thanksgiving doesn't really have much in terms of songs or decor doesn't mean we should forget it. It's an historical holiday, after all. Plus, Thanksgiving time is family time, and we all could use some family members to lean on for the next four years.

In case anyone isn't familiar with how Thanksgiving came about, here's a little history lesson:

The first Thanksgiving was in 1621, and was celebrated between the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians. The colonists were taught by the Indians (Native Americans) how to farm and the results of that became the first Thanksgiving.

But it wasn't until 1863 that is was proclaimed to be a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln. It had taken 36 years for it to become an official holiday, and since different people celebrated it on different days for a while, Lincoln made it to be the last Thursday in November.

Ever since, Thanksgiving has brought many families together over wonderful food and warm tradition. So why does it lose out to Christmas when that holiday comes in December? Why are there so few Thanksgiving ads on TV in comparison to Christmas ads? Just because a holiday isn't talked about as often, or have a lot of toys and decorations to hang up, doesn't mean it should fade into obscurity. Thanksgiving is still important.

Let's be the generation that reminds people of that.

(Thanksgiving info found here: http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving)