11-16-2022, 09:27 AM
I can't decide on one favorite, so I want to share two memories of mine with Thanksgiving.
The first one I want to talk about is the time my friend in college invited me to his Thanksgiving in 2019. For context, I told my parents I wanted to try and go to one of my friends' Thanksgivings that year because I wanted to experience a different family's way of celebrating it and they were okay with it.
I took a 90-minute drive to Asheville and my friend's family was MASSIVE. My family is super small with usually 7 of us at Thanksgiving, so going to one where there were easily 20-30 people was a huge culture shock for me. The energy, the way everyone contributed by making something, deep fried turkey rather than cooking it in the oven, EVERYTHING about it was so nice. They were so warm and welcoming to me despite not being a part of their family and I don't think I'll ever be able to forget that experience.
Ironically, that ended up being the best Thanksgiving for my family too (at that point), so we joke that I was the reason it always sucked in years past.
The second memory was in 2021. We didn't celebrate Thanksgiving in 2020 due to COVID-19 so this one had to be a huge success; naturally there was a lot of pressure. We worked our asses off to prep it because I had invited two of my colleagues to MY Thanksgiving due to them not having time or a way to get back home for theirs (One was from the Atlanta region, the other lives in New Jersey). I went and picked them up then brought them to my house. There was so much energy in my house but my mother had overworked herself and came down with a fever so she had to tap out of the dinner unfortunately. HOWEVER, it was such a fantastic time because the energy was like the 2019 Thanksgiving I went to in Asheville.
These are two precious memories of mine that I hope I never forget.
oh right, this is a giveway lol
Discord ID: saltychapdaddy#0417
And best of luck with college!
The first one I want to talk about is the time my friend in college invited me to his Thanksgiving in 2019. For context, I told my parents I wanted to try and go to one of my friends' Thanksgivings that year because I wanted to experience a different family's way of celebrating it and they were okay with it.
I took a 90-minute drive to Asheville and my friend's family was MASSIVE. My family is super small with usually 7 of us at Thanksgiving, so going to one where there were easily 20-30 people was a huge culture shock for me. The energy, the way everyone contributed by making something, deep fried turkey rather than cooking it in the oven, EVERYTHING about it was so nice. They were so warm and welcoming to me despite not being a part of their family and I don't think I'll ever be able to forget that experience.
Ironically, that ended up being the best Thanksgiving for my family too (at that point), so we joke that I was the reason it always sucked in years past.
The second memory was in 2021. We didn't celebrate Thanksgiving in 2020 due to COVID-19 so this one had to be a huge success; naturally there was a lot of pressure. We worked our asses off to prep it because I had invited two of my colleagues to MY Thanksgiving due to them not having time or a way to get back home for theirs (One was from the Atlanta region, the other lives in New Jersey). I went and picked them up then brought them to my house. There was so much energy in my house but my mother had overworked herself and came down with a fever so she had to tap out of the dinner unfortunately. HOWEVER, it was such a fantastic time because the energy was like the 2019 Thanksgiving I went to in Asheville.
These are two precious memories of mine that I hope I never forget.
oh right, this is a giveway lol
Discord ID: saltychapdaddy#0417
And best of luck with college!
