Thanksgiving

So while sitting here, I began thinking about food because of course, what else would I think about? Then it dawned on me, I associate food with happiness and family, which reminded me of Thanksgiving.

I love Thanksgiving. I get excited waiting for it until the end of November and when it comes I'm always so excited. My day usually goes like this: I wake up and instantly smell the delicious food my mom is cooking that wafts up to my room. I then rush downstairs for coffee, then begin seeing what food my dad and I can sample before my mom notices. It's always delicious, and her cooking always makes me feel at home.

I've always loved watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It's on my bucket list to go down to New York City to see the parade in person. I love the floats and performers, and the little kids waving to the people walking by. However, I usually don't watch the whole thing because I'm running between helping my mom cook and watching the parade.

Also, my favorite thing about thanksgiving is the sweet potato casserole we make. It's mashed sweet potatoes with a caramel glaze and marshmallows on top. It's my favorite comfort food, and just tastes like Fall( if that's even possible). I also lived on the casserole for a week when I got my wisdom teeth out and it made me feel so much better.

Unfortunately, we have to share all the food we made, so my family comes over and I love seeing them. My cousin Jessica came home from college (she goes to University At Buffalo) and I see my younger cousin Josh. Everyone loves to just talk and make fun of each other, which is hilarious. At dinner, everyone is silent because we're all too busy eating to talk. After dinner, we all collapse into food comas, and then later play scattergories. We actually debated playing cards against humanity, but didn't. I wish we had because it would be hysterical.

I think Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday to see family and just bond over delicious food and conversation. I always look forward to it, and once Thanksgiving passes, I'm impatiently waiting for Christmas, because it's my favorite holiday. Ever. Thanksgiving is a close second :)