Thanksgiving doesn't get the recognition it deserves. It's a quiet
holiday. There are no sparkly tinsel trappings. The fanciest thing you
might get is pretty whipped cream swirls on top of your pumpkin pie or
seeing the Rockettes on tv during the Macy's parade. It's a humble
holiday that lets me spend a quiet day with my family, eating good food,
and remembering to count my abundant blessings.
But,
we tend to gloss right over it as though after Halloween the only
holiday is Christmas. And it's a material filled marketers Christmas-
not the holy, simple, yule logged Christmas of yore. Even Black Friday
seems sexier than Thanksgiving.
Lately, I've been
preferring Thanksgiving. I'm looking forward to a whole day spent with
my family when our days are filled up and our weekends are crazy busy
with soccer and birthday parties. Christmas, as much as I love it, has
become a season of stress and chores. I'm tired already for trying to
decide what gifts to give people who have everything (and might turn up
their nose at the wrong gift). I have some issues to work out with
Christmas. But, Thanksgiving- it's all good with Thanksgiving.
1 comment:
Sit down with your extended family (or send them an email) and explain that you want to scale back on the materialistic side of Christmas.
My neighbor and I always exchanged gifts but after a few years we decided that we would just go out for a simple breakfast around the holidays and split the cost. SO much better.
You have to take the initiative on this though and change things for the better.
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