Captain's Log

Nobody around me really emphasized the background of the holiday. I think I see it similar to you. For me, it's not the day to count blessings and think about the founding of the nation assisted by the natives that it later killed and forced from their lands. It's still the same as when I was a kid. It was about time off from work/school. It was the day the AWESOME PARADE, which I always watch with hot cocoa, even to this day. The parade had holiday music and ended with Santa, thus ushering in the Christmas season! It was about pumpkin pie and turkey and stuffing. It was about watching the football game with my dad, grandpa, and uncles. It was about being in my grandma's kitchen, watching her and my mom cook. It was about kicking off the Christmas season, since the Christmas commercials and music were starting and everybody was talking about holiday plans. It marked the day before we were allowed to start putting up decorations. It was that weekend that I'd write my letter to Santa Claus. It really marked the beginning of my family's Holiday Season. Now, I let Halloween be the partial beginning of my Holiday Season (holiday music is allowed and holiday planning and buying starts), but Thanksgiving is still an important milestone for me with traditions of its own. :)