On Thanksgiving Day, we
had my Grandparents and my uncle, who live in Parsons, KS, at our house. We had Thanksgiving lunch instead of dinner,
because we like to be able to go play games and relax after we eat! We also
like to go exercise a little so that we don’t feel bad about eating so much
food! For lunch we had turkey, of course, mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole. These are my three favorite dishes! For
desert we had pumpkin and apple pie! Having pie is one of the things I look
forward to the most about the holiday! It’s my favorite food! After lunch, we play monopoly a couple of
times. We had to play twice because my
sister could not end with her losing.
That night, me and my sister got all of our money together and headed to
her friend’s apartment in Manhattan. We
planned on Black Friday shopping and didn’t want to have to drive half an hour
at 3:00 AM. We really didn’t go to shop, but we went just
for fun and for the slight chance that we would find a present for someone! The
next day we were extremely exhausted and took lots of naps! After we were fully
rested, we got into the Christmas spirit and decorated the tree while listening
to our favorite Christmas CDs! We ended
the day by falling asleep to Christmas movies that were on TV.
The next day, we had
another Thanksgiving lunch with my other grandparents that live in Wamego. My grandma made amazing food like usual! She also made her amazing chocolate pie that
everybody looks forward to all year long! We actually still have some leftovers
in the fridge! I guess I know what I’m eating tomorrow!
I am so thankful to God
for blessing me with my wonderful family and for giving us such a wonderful
time together. In my crazy life it is
easy to forget how amazingly blessed I am and to be thankful for all that I have. I am thankful that I have a family that has
taught me to follow Christ!
I used to always have two Thanksgivings with each side of the family, too. Lots of delicious food! I always like being able to go be active after that big meal, too. I have only been shopping on Black Friday a couple of times, and this year we decided to go in the afternoon, when it was much less busy. I'm glad you were able to go for the "experience", though - but I wanted my sleep instead of the door-buster prices! :)
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