Okay, so before we get all anxious about Santa Clause, mistletoes, and all that rubbish, we can't forget Thanksgiving.  I'll have you know...I'm a big fan of turkey.  I can't get enough turkey.  Seriously...it's my favorite lunchmeat.  If it were up to me, I would eat turkey sandwiches for lunch for eternity (with ketchup, of course).

I don't have a big family; it's just my one pair of grandparents and my uncle and first cousin that come.
How old were you when you didn't have to sit at the kiddy table anymore?  I was twelve or thirteen...

Okay, so before we get all anxious about Santa Clause, mistletoes, and all that rubbish, we can't forget Thanksgiving.  I'll have you know...I'm a big fan of turkey.  I can't get enough turkey.  Seriously...it's my favorite lunchmeat.  If it were up to me, I would eat turkey sandwiches for lunch for eternity (with ketchup, of course).

I don't have a big family; it's just my one pair of grandparents and my uncle and first cousin that come.
How old were you when you didn't have to sit at the kiddy table anymore?  I was twelve or thirteen...


I am viewing thanksgiving with trepidation this year. Although Thanksgiving is my favourite eating holiday i get to go visit the Evangelical Baptist Republicans this year.
They haven't seen me for some time (most of them anyway) i can imagine the discussion..

"So young Andrew, tell us about yourself."
"Well, I'm a fairly Liberal student, I listen to Metal, I'm loud, I'm Obnoxious.. but worst of all.. I'm a Catholic"  ;D

They don't talk to my mum any more, her Pope loving is one of the main reasons. I'm looking forward to dropping that one on them, i might even pretend i'm really devout  ;D

Well I was an only child, so I never remember sitting at the "kiddie" table (but, I always despised highchairs and all that when I was real little!).

I used to love turkey too, before I became a vegetarian back in 2001.

On an off note, I've noticed there seems to be more and more of a trend to jump right into Christmas stuff -- just a total immersation with songs, decorations, etc -- right after Halloween. In a way, I guess it makes sense, because if you think about it, the feel of Thanksgiving is very much like that of Christmas - family gatherings, a big dinner, and a overall feeling of happiness in the air.

Turkey is almost equivalent to presents, in that people search high and low for just the right one, spend all day preparing it, and when everyone else finally gets to it, it's such a huge event.

The downside is, by December 26th, we're usually so Christmas-musiced out that we're almost hoping Rudolph suddenly gets a green nose just so we won't have to sing about the red one anymore. ;D

P.S. I also realized, there's no such thing as "Thanksgiving music" - gosh dangit, there should be. Even if I have to write it myself (which probably wouldn't be a problem - I always wanted to do that kind of thing for a living since I was a kid!). That's probably why radio stations tend to get full-on Christmas about this time of year.

I am viewing thanksgiving with trepidation this year. Although Thanksgiving is my favourite eating holiday i get to go visit the Evangelical Baptist Republicans this year.
They haven't seen me for some time (most of them anyway) i can imagine the discussion..

"So young Andrew, tell us about yourself."
"Well, I'm a fairly Liberal student, I listen to Metal, I'm loud, I'm Obnoxious.. but worst of all.. I'm a Catholic"  ;D

They don't talk to my mum any more, her Pope loving is one of the main reasons. I'm looking forward to dropping that one on them, i might even pretend i'm really devout  ;D



I don't envy you. You could tell them that you are a "Born-again Pagan."  :D ;D ;D




Cat

Thanksgiving is okay--always the same, though. The family comes over, we eat, I fall asleep on the sofa with the dull sound of football playing in the background.


Kiddie table? I'm not so sure we ever had one of those.

Okay, so before we get all anxious about Santa Clause, mistletoes, and all that rubbish, we can't forget Thanksgiving.  I'll have you know...I'm a big fan of turkey.  I can't get enough turkey.  Seriously...it's my favorite lunchmeat.  If it were up to me, I would eat turkey sandwiches for lunch for eternity (with ketchup, of course).

I don't have a big family; it's just my one pair of grandparents and my uncle and first cousin that come.
How old were you when you didn't have to sit at the kiddy table anymore?  I was twelve or thirteen...


I STILL sit at the kiddie table. I have more fun there  ;) . I  can't wait...my mouth is watering for some sweet potatos, biscuits, and good ole turkey. I love eating turkey sandwiches the next day.

Thanksgiving is an ok time....but it goes SO fast! You prepare all of that food, hours and hours of it...and everyone sits down, stuffs their faces, and 5 minutes later...it's over.




Erin :)

Thanksgiving is an ok time....but it goes SO fast! You prepare all of that food, hours and hours of it...and everyone sits down, stuffs their faces, and 5 minutes later...it's over.




Erin :)


BUT you get leftover turkey  ;) :D ;D

BUT you get leftover turkey  ;) :D ;D



true! ;)




Erin :)

I don't envy you. You could tell them that you are a "Born-again Pagan."  :D ;D ;D


I'm gonna ask my cousin if he has found allah yet.

I did it a couple years ago and he didn't talk to me for the rest of the weekend  ;D

Thanksgivings have been anticpated by me for years, but now it seems my family just doesn't have the same enthusiasm for it as when we were children. I think everyone is at the age where they're too old to enjoy it or too young to appreciate it. My grandma doesn't want to cook anymore, so no more of her yummy turkeys - my Aunt's are either working too much, too ill or tired (which is understandable - they're all edging towards 60). I think we need some grandkids to liven things up - luckily, by next year we'll have one grandkid that will be nearly a year old to help things a bit.

I can't remember when we stopped eating at the kids table, I sort of remember that as far back as maybe 8 years old (back in 1990).

This year it looks like it will only be the two of us-which means no big turkey.  :\'(  But the good news is no clean-up afterwards.  ;D  Maybe I can talk Carlos into getting a turkey breast or something. I LOVE turkey and all the trimmings. Or we just might go out to eat.




Cat

...i get to go visit the Evangelical Baptist Republicans this year.
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Whenever Mormons would come to my door I would politely tell them I'm a Druid....then I would show my evil look and ask if they have anything they would like sacrificed. They tend to leave quickly. Come to think, I haven't had any solicitation for a while.  ::)

It'll probably be just me and my uncle for Thanksgiving this year. I hope we have dressing, and pumpkin pie. I don't really care about the other stuff though.

I love Thanksgiving turkey.I eat the breasts and the thighs.  ;D

We always have a houseful for thanksgiving. There will probably be about 25 to 30 people and the same for Christmas. I love being around alot of family for the holidays.  :)

I think we all eat way too much on Thanksgiving.Turkey,Cranberry,Yams,Potatoes,Stuffing and Pumpkin Pie for dessert later.  :P

Can't wait.  I was sicker than a dog last year (emergency room, IV antibiotics sick) so I missed Thanksgiving dinner.  Then my mom promised to make turkey for Christmas and didn't.  I am really looking forward to this year. 

Can't say I've ever thought about Thanksgiving. But it sounds like a nice holiday (Have a day off work, eat lots of food, drink lots of alcohol...)  ::)

Day off work? Food and alcohol? Us Brits should celebrate Thanksgiving!  ;D

We get my family together for Thanksgiving.. the extended one. It's usually a lot of work, too much to enjoy... my mom and dad always wind up hosting, and we cook all the crap.. I don't even get to enjoy the work (I hate Thanksgiving food, sans pumpkin pie)... but so much work!! It's the one time of year we use our dishwasher. ;D

We get my family together for Thanksgiving.. the extended one. It's usually a lot of work, too much to enjoy... my mom and dad always wind up hosting, and we cook all the crap.. I don't even get to enjoy the work (I hate Thanksgiving food, sans pumpkin pie)... but so much work!! It's the one time of year we use our dishwasher. ;D


AND dishwashers?! Where do I sign?!  :D ;D

I love Thanksgiving turkey.I eat the breasts and the thighs.  ;D
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So, I wasn't the ONLY one who saw that post..  ;D

Thanskgiving is my second favorite holiday after Halloween.  And I got to sit in the living room with some of my relatives since the dining room could only fit so many people and we used have a lot of people come over.  So it was usually me, my sister, brother, my cousins all in the living room watching football. 
This year I'm spending a week at my Mom's house, and right now my aunt and uncle are the only two coming, sometimes one of my Dad's coworkers who now a family friend comes over with a delicious pumpkin bread her Mom makes.  We usually have the usual stuff like turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, squash, but we have green bean almondene and corn.  And for dessert, my aunt brings down a pumpkin pie and my Mom buys pumpkin ice cream. 
I'm going to buy a bus ticket Monday for the 21st.  I can't wait.  :D

^ Halloween is (or, at least the traditions behind it) my favorite holiday also.

Mom buys pumpkin ice cream.
Err... what's that like?  :o

Err... what's that like?  :o


Yeah, doesn't sound too good.. I love pumpkin, don't get me wrong.. but ICE CREAM?

Yeah, doesn't sound too good.. I love pumpkin, don't get me wrong.. but ICE CREAM?


...EWWW!!!

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Erin :)

I've had a pumpkin flavored shake once, it was actually pretty good, more like a pumpkin pie. Maybe similar to the ice cream perhaps?

Thanksgiving is next week

Wednesday before Thanksgiving, my dad is going to my uncle's early... I'm going to a hockey game, then my mom and I are going down to my uncle's Thursday morning.

happy thanksgiving everyone

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I've been looking forward to Thanksgiving for weeks now. My best friend, who moved to Reno last summer, is going to be back, along with a few more of my friends that I grew up with, and I know it's gonna be fun when we're all back together again.

My uncle is making the food this year.. here's to the hope he doesn't screw it up. XD

Now that it's creeping up, I kinda want to get it over with, lol.. Just give me some turkey and feed me people!

Now that it's creeping up, I kinda want to get it over with, lol.. Just give me some turkey and feed me people!


I keep thinking it's past, with the rate they're pushing Christmas, actually.  ;D

and feed me people!


... wow, you do things different to me. Can't say i've ever had a Person for dinner at Thanksgiving.  ;)

On Wednesday it's the long drive to Red-Neck; Missouri. Thursday - Big family gathering. Friday - Back to civilisation