A Time to Be Thankful

Holidays have a tendency to make people feel a certain way. Christmas excites most and fills them with cheer and Valentine's Day makes us feel all warm and fuzzy with love. So then how does Thanksgiving make us feel? With a delicious turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, warm rolls, sweet pumpkin pie....hungry, this holiday makes us feel hungry. Although, once the food coma has subsided and we are able to resume consciousness, there seems to be another feeling. It's warm and fuzzy like Valentine's Day but it's also exciting and cheerful like Christmas. You want to celebrate the feeling like St. Patrick's Day and New Year's Eve or set off fireworks like the Fourth of July. You realize the feeling is thankfulness (emphasis on the full part). The meal was delicious but so are many of the meals you have had this past year. So what makes this one special? Well take a good look around because it's those people you're sharing it with. Yes, the people who drive you nuts most of the time are what make this holiday so wonderful. Through thick and thin and everything in between, they have been here for you. And for one day a year they seem to pack themselves like sardines into a house with dishes of food galore to celebrate everything they have to be thankful for. You may think it's just the food coma talking but you realize soon enough you really do love them and are grateful for all of them. Your uncle that tells you the same story every time he sees you or your grandmother who asks you why you're still single. You thank your lucky stars for all of them.

Yes, this holiday is one to reflect on what you have and appreciate it. So hold your loved ones close and pile your plates high. This holiday was made for happiness, love, and thankfulness.

So from FSS to you,