Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. My ridiculously spread out family all come together and we all enjoy each others company. All of us cousins look forward to the presents. Since we don't get to see each other often we decide to do Christmas together as well. It is nice. We have our traditions. We have a HUGE Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone brings their usual dishes. My Aunt Nancy's doughy buttery rolls, my cousin Amanda's Italian cream cake, my Aunt Janie's divine pies, my Dad's cranberry chutney, my cousin Jennifer's watergate salad, and my Uncle Jim and Aunt Maria's tasty casseroles, stuffing, turkey, mashed potatoes... YUMMMY... I can't wait:D It is delicous. Next we try to burn off some calories even though we are so sick to our stomachs. We have had our annual Dunlop football game. Not the best idea our family has come up with. There have been many injuries. Seriously, I don't know if we will be trying it this year. Then presents come. We are all sooo happy with tons of things to play with, and afterwards the adults share some gifts. They play the dirty santa game. They bring good gifts and gag gifts. It is sooooo fun to watch. My cousin Amanda's gifts always look the best. She is an interior designer. Our family jokes that with her gifts we never want to unwrap them they are too pretty. And then after the gifts the cousins all put on a special performance. We have done dances, talent shows, and skits. The adults are always looking forward to see what next is up our sleeves. I am wondering if this year we might do something based of Harry Potter. DORKS... I know. Our whole family is obsessed with it. This will be the last Thanksgiving that Harry Potter is still playing:( Really sad... I don't know. But remember thanksgivng isn't about the food or the gifts. It's about enjoying each others company and be thankful for what you have. My Aunt Maria makes sure we don't forget that. We have done trees where we all got a leaf and put down what we are thankful for, and we have just discussed what we are thankful for. You realize you really are lucky. So when you enjoy this next Thanksgiving enjoy your family and count your blessings.
I am thankful for...
GOD
my family
my friends
our soldiers
my country
my house
my electronics
my school
my LIFE:D