Birthday tape vibe: what a wonderful world
I once told someone I love Thanksgiving so much that I might actually love it more than Christmas. Thanksgiving has always been my holiday since I can remember. What’s not to love? Good food. Football. Friends and family. This holiday checks all of my boxes, but why do I love it more than Christmas?
I started really thinking about why I love Thanksgiving so much. The food is a plus. My birthday falling around this time is an added bonus. Those aren’t the real reasons I love Thanksgiving. I love this day because it’s when I get to show the people in my life how much I love them in the way I was taught to love.
I grew up in a family where we didn’t show a ton of physical affection. My parents aren’t huggers. Instead, we show love via food. Each year, I take charge of Thanksgiving dinner. While I made our annual feast this year, I realized I make a dish for everyone in my family. Mom loves green bean casserole. Sausage cornbread stuffing and brussel sprouts are for my brother. Dad is the only one who ever ate the pumpkin cheesecake.
I don’t actually make the mac and cheese or mashed potatoes for my baby sister. When she was a kid, I used to come home from college to make Christmas cookies with her. As she’s grown up, Christmas cookies are a thing of the past. Each year for Thanksgiving, she becomes the mac and cheese expert and the master of the mashed potatoes. She and I cook side by side for hours. Our Thanksgiving cooking day has become our new Christmas cookie.
So when I think about why I love Thanksgiving so much, it’s because I get to cook for the people I love most in my life. While much of the country skipped right past Thanksgiving to Christmas, post Halloween, I am going to sit in this holiday for just a bit longer. Today’s Birthday Tape is just a single instead of a full compilation because Thanksgiving deserves to be focused on singularly. Happy Thanksgiving.
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