In no particular order...
1) Cooking the meal is a blast. Cooking Thanksgiving dinner is our favorite meal to cook together.
2) Eating and carving the bird at the same time. Drippings and turkey taste the best hot out of the oven.
3) Family, friends, neighbors all sharing the benefits of tryptophan.
4) Football (though the Lions and Cowboys aren’t what they used to be)
5) Michelle’s stuffing combined with my gravy, going strong for fourteen years now.
6) Our wedding anniversary is usually the week of Thanksgiving.
7) Leftovers
8) Twilight Zone marathons
9) George Winston’s “Winter,” our traditional soundtrack for the holidays, always comes out on Thanksgiving day and plays throughout the holiday season.
10) Being with family, friends, relatives and neighbors; holding on to ideals of family and community, which though outdated never go out of style.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted by Frank Yamada at November 25, 2004 04:40 PM