It’s Turkey time!
Hey there!
Welcome to the page that features my favorite holiday–Thanksgiving! I would’ve never dreamed as a kid that Thanksgiving would one day be more loved by me than Christmas. Back then, the whole idea would’ve been not only preposterous, but unthinkable! For one, I used think Thanksgiving was boring. Though I was glad to be out of school, there was nothing on TV to watch, (this was back when you didn’t have many channels to choose from), and I was stuck in the house with no one to play with; and to make matters worse, this was when I was a super, picky eater, so about the only Thanksgiving food I would eat was ham, cranberry sauce, and rolls, (I still don’t like traditional turkey til this day).
Turkey was always too dry. I hated the taste of celery and bell peppers, so, homemade dressing was a no-no; and I wouldn’t really even eat cake! What kind of kid doesn’t eat cake? Me, apparently. I also don’t recall my mom making macaroni and cheese. How can you have Thanksgiving dinner without the mac? Although knowing myself, I might not have eaten it even if she had cooked it.
As a kid, Thanksgiving was only just a cursory holiday, that slowed down the progress of the only true day I care about–Christmas. I didn’t come to really see anything special about Thanksgiving until I caught the bug from my husband and his family when I was around 20 or so. After that, over the years, it slowly progressed into being my favorite day to celebrate. So, fast forward all these years later, you may be wondering, what do I like so much about Thanksgiving time? Hmm, let’s see…
I love the cooking and baking involved. I love trying to outdo my cooking from the year before. I love Black Friday shopping. I love the whole week of Thanksgiving which involves my cleaning the house in preparation for putting up the Christmas decorations on Black Friday. I love grocery shopping for my Thanksgiving menu. I love planning my Black Friday strategy and getting a fat Thanksgiving Day sales paper. And how can I forget the food itself! To keep from turning this into a full-on Thanksgiving love letter, let’s just say, that I adore all things Thanksgiving! And for those of you who feel like me, be sure to visit this page for your Turkey Day inspiration. Relax, and sit a spell…