This thanksgiving is a very special thanksgiving because my Dad is coming from the army, My Tia is coming from SIU (Southern Illinois University) and my grandpa is coming from Iowa. It’s 8:00 am, Thursday morning and my family is already up. I take a shower and change. I threw on some regular cleaning and cooking clothes and started cleaning, while my Aunt Rosa, and my grandma start the food. Meanwhile, their cooking I'm upstairs with my sisters cleaning the room. We pick up dirty clothes, put them in the hamper fix the beds, place the shoes where they are supposed to be, and fix the dressers. We clean them off and arrange everything to look nice, after we are done with that we go and choose the outfit we want to wear. I choose the Jean dress
It’s Thanksgiving day around three o 'clock we finally arrived at my Aunt and Uncle’s house.
The assignment read, " I'd like to hear about your family traditions and what Thanksgiving means to you." As I was brainstorming on how to start the post I asked myself, Fern what does thanksgiving mean to you? Is it just a day before the big black Friday sale? On thanksgiving typically what would happen is that the majority of the family would meet at my grandmother's house for dinner and I would leave dinner to meet my friends for the big sale at around 10 p.m. Thanksgiving is supposed to be the one day a year where we sit back and take a moment to be thankful for what we have; instead I would be too caught up with black Friday to actually be
No fruitful information On the edge of winter comes November, re-introducing early evenings, brisk air and leafless trees but, before the dormancy of winter settles in, the annual compensation of Thanksgiving brings families and friends together to celebrate life with food. Common on most tables, turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie fill our stomachs and warm our hearts. Each Thanksgiving brings about the recognition of a year’s worth of changes and last Thanksgiving is no exception.
When the great holiday of Thanksgiving comes to mind, most people think of becoming total gluttons and gorging themselves with a seemingly unending amount of food. Others might think of the time spent with family and friends. The whole basis of the holiday is family togetherness, fellowship, and thankfulness for blessings received during the previous year.
Thanksgiving is undoubtedly a holiday to celebrate family. It also celebrates many other things, as the name suggests. Thanksgiving is a holiday to give thanks for the things that a person has rather than to wish for more things. Accomplishments and shiny cars are not part of the essence of Thanksgiving, as these do not have the inherent humbleness expected of the holiday. This air of humility and frugality, harkening back to the days of the pilgrims and Native Americans, is probably what lead Ellen Goodman to describe the holiday as a suppressing of individualism. However, the rift between individuality and family that Goodman describes in Thanksgiving is not as deep as she makes it seem, and Thanksgiving Day is hardly the only day of the
“I’m not thankful for anything”, says Mark, “I’m mad I had to get up early, I don’t want all these people over, I hate thanksgiving!” Everyone just goes back to eating, Mark’s mother tries to talk to him. “Why are you being so moody? Why can’t you be joyful on the day of your family coming together? “Mom!”, says Mark, “why do all the uncles and cousins have to come over? Why can’t it just be me, you and grandma?” “Your grandma loves her children too honey say his mother, I’m sorry you’re in such an agitated mood.” Mark goes to his bedroom, he doesn’t even spend the rest of the day with the family, he just goes to his bedroom, slams his door and jumps in his bed. As Mark lay in his bed with his face smothered in his pillow, blankets over his head. He thinks about how aggravated he is. Maybe I just need a nap thinks Mark to himself, he closes his eyes and goes to
On November 26, 2009, Thanksgiving day, I could hear men shouting, “ Give me everything!” outside of my house. My father had told us, children, to stay inside while he headed out into the chaos. My little sister began to weep so my older sister and I put some of her favorite music on but very low. “ Cierra los ojos y no pienses en lo que está pasando afuera. Close your eyes and don’t think about what’s happening outside.” She stopped sobbing and I was relieved. My little cousins did the same thing as my sister. I decided to take a peek at what was happening considering that my head had already been filled with curiosity. I saw two men wearing ski masks outside my house, one of them holding a bag and the other pointing a gun at my father. I
Thanksgiving in my family can be described as a rambunctious cacophony of mashed starches, oversized sweaters, and a plethora of delicious smoked meats. While my mother would slave over gurgling pots of tart cranberries, spiced apples and mulled wine, my father would set off to smoke the pheasants, crack open a pale ale and listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
A big part of Thanksgiving is a Thanksgiving feast. The feast usually consists of potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, peas, gravy, stuffing, salads, buns and lots of other great food. The main part of the feast is usually the turkey. Other families might have ham, roast beef, duck or chicken. The dessert that is most likely to follow the feast is pumpkin pie. Other people may choose different desserts and food depending on their customs and beliefs for which they choose to give thanks. Let’s not forget the biggest and most important reason for this holiday – giving THANKS! People usually give thanks for everything they have. Their jobs, health, families or just being alive are just a few of the things that people give thanks for.
For my thanksgiving I think we have a really normal meal. Normally cooked turkey with stuffing and mashed potatoes along with green beans. We usually invite family over so it's fun to heer my family arguing with them and my cousins having a death match in the basement. When everyone first shows up were all happy for the first 10 min. When the turkey starts to smell good all my cousins go insane and act as if they are going to die if they don't eat right now. I'm usually just in my room talking to my oldest cousin either playing games or just watching vines and trying to laugh .We do that until the food is ready then after everyone eats everyone stays for one or two hours then we all disband and go home .
When it comes to being thankful, there are many things that I think about. I’m thankful for friends, family, and even the animals. Everything nice in my life is worth being thankful for, but what I’m most grateful for is the chance to be vegan. I’m grateful that I can go to bed each day knowing that I didn’t cause the death of another living being. I’m also grateful for the change I’m able to make every single day. That being said, what I’m most ungrateful for is the meat and dairy industry. This business contributes to the abuse and murder of so many innocent animals, as well as contributes to the damages of the environment and our own health.
I rose on a Saturday morning pondering what I would do today. I got out of bed, then put on gloves to wipe off the dust that had settled on my bedside table. It always puzzled me how so much dust could gather in only a one night period. I got dressed in my favorite garment and bow tie. My mom thought that it was an odd combination, but I thought it was quite nice—Bow ties are cool. I put on one of my many fedoras, then opened the door that led straight into our kitchen. “Would you like some breakfast, Dear?” My mother asked. “No, thank you,” I said politely. “Did you know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day?” She said. “You can’t miss it.” “Yes, mom, everyone knows that. I’m not hungry.” I said as I walked out of the kitchen. “I’m going to the library,” I
Lina asked me to fly her home for a feast, Vicki said I am her second daughter and should go to her family Thanksgiving dinner, Renee always gives me her love and hope I could go to FL..I am grateful for what I have in my life. Hope I will have my loved ones celebrate in my house next
Close to 4 o’clock I began preparing for the ceremony. I ironed my robe, knocking out any wrinkles. These warm feeling took over my body, both anxiety and accomplishment. The feelings intensified as I kept checking the time on my galaxy phone to make sure I didn’t leave the house too late. As we made our way to the car, my sister and I made quite a scene, taking pictures in our gowns together. The neighbors congratulated us for our big accomplishment and then we left for
Then, I heard everyone scream “Surprise!” I could not believe my eyes. There was decoration all over the living room, a cake on the table, music and a big bouquet of pink flowers. My eyes start tearing. I was delighted and humbled by how lucky I was to have such an amazing family. I ran up to my parents, my three brothers, and sisters in law and hugged all of them. We started singing and dancing I cannot forget those moments of my life. Then I realized time was running and that I still had to go to my cousin’s house to do my makeup. I rushed to her house leaving my family at home, so they could get ready, and we could later celebrate after the graduation. As, Sandra was putting on my makeup; I was thinking of how I was going to react when they called my name on the stage. I was smiling as I was thinking of the moment of my