Thanks for the Memories

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I have been reflecting on past Thanksgiving memories and how much they have made me appreciate Thanksgiving as a holiday. So, in honor of endless turkey and stuffing, I present my favorite Thanksgiving memories:

-H. family Thanksgivings which involved the opening of "plesents," receiving boxes, not the things inside the boxes, that were just what we always wanted, playing lots of video games, and reading knock-knock jokes at 3 AM in sleeping bags on the living room floor

-Family trips to various places when my sister and I were older and we didn't get everyone together as often. I particularly remember eating clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl for Thanksgiving dinner in San Francisco

-Who can forget Holer Thanksgiving in Taylor Hall? I don't think I need to say any more.

-Staying up until 4 AM the night before Thanksgiving playing KOTOR at my cousin's house

-Discovering the true meaning of a big family Thanksgiving when I started dating my wife and attending her family Thanksgiving celebrations.

-Sitting in a tree stand and taking pictures of deer because I don't have a gun license

-Going to D.C. this year with my wife for a long weekend and much needed vacation

I may not have had a "traditional" big family Thanksgiving for most of my life, but I'm glad for the Thanksgiving experiences I have had because they've made me appreciate and be thankful for not only family but life in general. I hope you all will appreciate Thanksgiving in whatever way you celebrate this year.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!