Assignment 14-Gibbs

My typical thanksgiving, unlike many peoples, does not involve a large amount of people. It's not that I don't have a large amount of extended family, we are just pretty spread out. My cousins and both of my aunts live in Denver, Colorado, one uncle lives in North Carolina with my other cousins, on Aunt lives in Florida, etc. This makes is rather unfeasible to gather together every year. Generally I end up spending the day with my immediate family and my grandmother, who does make the trip from Colorado because of how little we are able to see her. 

The most enjoyable part about Thanksgiving is being able to do nothing. I can just forget about school and the finals that are all to near and eat just sit. I feel like we as a generation hardly ever have spare time, and Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that makes time even where there isn't any. So I don't have a specific memory that stands out to me, but I remember the feeling of being legitimately relaxed, which is a very rare experience. 

My favorite food that we have evey year is my Dad's mashed potatoes. I don't usually like mashed potatoes very much, but he makes them a different way than most people. Where you would usually cut the potatoes up and book them before mashing them, he bakes the potatoes, scoops them out, and beats them in the mixer. There is also the contributing factor that they are at least a quarter butter. So, that's my Thanksgiving.