Every year we wake up on November 1st, look outside, and see Christmas decorations and hear Christmas music playing. Thanksgiving is always the forgotten holiday, but it is one of the most important. The idea of Thanksgiving is gathering with your family and friends a giving thanks. Thanks for life, our health, our loved ones, and living in the land of the free.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas, I love it. It brings nothing but joy into my heart, but so does Thanksgiving. We are given so much in life, and even just simply being alive is something to be thankful for. There are so many worse things that could happen to us in life, so many people are without homes, jobs, and loved ones. Thanksgiving is the time to gather and sit in love and happiness.

I am thankful for my family, my loved ones who have passed on, my best friend, my boyfriend, my boyfriend's family, my friends, my pets, and everything that I use on a daily basis. I am thankful for my health, my home, and my job. Thanksgiving is a holiday for family, not presents. It's a "no pressure holiday", as my grandma would say. So let's all appreciate Thanksgiving, don't make it the forgotten holiday.