I started making Turkey Day food today. I'm supposed to be making a small Thanksgiving-type dinner tomorrow evening, but today I was making a pie to take with me on Thursday to dinner at my friend's house. As excited as I am to spend the day with my friend and her super-nice family, I'm also super sad.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It was the one day out of the year when our family would get together and share in meaningless chatter without the stress of gifts or giving. Thanksgiving meant my mom's delicious dressing (stuffing); it meant helping my dad put up the Christmas tree with all our gawdy elementary hand-made ornaments; it meant the start of basketball season with our local Thanksgiving Tournament. How could I NOT love this holiday?
This is my second year to not spend Thanksgiving with my family. And although I'm sad I won't be there, I'm even sadder by the thought that the rest of my family will not either. This year one of my aunts passed away. My sister is away for work, and my brother is visiting her in Minnesota. So, it's basically just my parents. And the thought of them spending the holiday alone is even more sad than me spending the holiday alone.
That's why I cried Sunday night during Grey's Anatomy's Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving is not a time to be alone. I wish I could wake up and smell my parents' cooking, stretch my tired limbs and lumber down the stairs to hug my relatives. But I won't. And my parents won't have anyone to hug them, either.
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sending hugs to you, chica. :)
by the way... someone googled you and ended up at my blog. you know you're cool when you've been googled. ;)
Isn't it amazing how long the crap we make in elementary school gets saved? Decorating the tree is like a walk down memory lane.
This too is my second year away from my family on Thanksgiving, so I can relate. It's the one of the few times a year I get to see my Dad's entire family. The other time is Christmas eve and last year I missed that too because my flights got all screwed up. So this Christmas will be the first time in 2 years that I've seen them.
Good luck with the cooking and Happy Thanksgiving!!
Seth
Hugs, sweets! My first two years in New York, I was away from my fam. :( This year I got to hang with them...perhaps the third year's a charm? xoxo, Tina
Luckily, my parents got to spend the holiday with some family in St. Louis. However, that meant my grandma was alone.
I did, however, get to spend the day with a GREAT family in the Santa Barbara area. It's nice to be around big families whose members can joke around and tease each other...and still welcome me into their homes!
You could always post a request for people to spend Thanksgiving with on craig's list!
I'm glad you had a good time on Thanksgiving, and send my sympathies to you for your aunt's passing.
Miss you, Trusty Rusty!
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