Assignment 14- Taylore Jordan

Holy turkey, I love Thanksgiving. For everyone who doesn't care much for it or favors any other holiday or thing, let me remind you that it's FOOD. Lots of it, too. Even those $40 Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes... that's something to celebrate all on its own! But in all seriousness, it is nice to get the family together and have a fire burning and snack all day without being yelled at. Besides the fact that more people means you have to share the food, I love my family and the time I spend with them. On the eve of Thanksgiving, we usually go to my grandparents' on my dad's side and have dinner and be merry. Thanksgiving Day is held at my grandma's house (of my mother) and we, also, eat and be merry. I would say both events are rather traditional; we've got the turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, running children and a warm fire. A tradition that we do at my grandma's (mom's side) involves my grandmother getting each of us a Christmas ornament and putting it at our place on the table. We get a new one each year, and they're very nice (she goes all out... she gets them at Cracker Barrel). I do have a strange recollection of a Thanksgiving a few years ago. My grandma (on my mom's side) decided to become a foster-mother and host two young boys. They were nice boys and I was glad she was helping them, but it felt slightly strange sharing Thanksgiving with them. To add to it, my grandma's friend Susie also had Thanksgiving with us that year because she, supposedly, had nowhere else to go. I'm glad we could open our arms to these people and be inviting, but that's not to say that Thanksgiving that year wasn't a bit unusual!