Thanksgiving

For the first time ever all ten kids were home for Thanksgiving. That may seem surprising, but when the baby was born my older brother was already in college, and he always spent Thanksgiving with family on the East coast. Last year, his first year out of school, I was in Samoa. I must admit it was nice to have everyone home for the holidays. It's amazing how easy it is to slip into old routines with family. If you know me, you know that as a rule I don't watch much TV. Yet over the course of the past few days I watched quite a bit of football. Part of it is a feeling of wasting time whenever I "veg in front of the box." But with family, it never feels like that.

Thanksgiving will most likely end up being the one holiday that brings us all together again. Christmas will as well, but it's harder to coordinate with Mass. Christmas is more of a religious holiday and so church is a priority. Plus it can fall anytime during the week. Thanksgiving is always a four day weekend, making it easy to predict and plan.