Jessie Tyler

Today I am thankful for the wonderful day I had today.  It started at 5am and just winding down for the night. This morning we got up early to put the turkey on so we could eat at 1pm.  My favorite part of putting the turkey on to cook is making the stuffing because it's the best part of the meal.  As the day went on, we cooked more food.  Thanksgiving dinner came together better than I could ever imagined it could. However, the best part of the day came after we ate. Sitting around the table talking, laughing, and playing games.  My Grandma brought over a game that I thought everyone grew up playing or just knew how to play but I was wrong.  As my older brother, Grandma, and I sat at the table playing LCR (Left Center Right), my younger brother and cousins just sat there watching, trying to figure out what the the game was about.  (If you don't know how to play the game or what it is, I suggest you play it). Even thoug...

Today I am thankful for memories of Thanksgiving pasts.  The other day, dad and I were driving home from shopping for Thanksgiving dinner, talking about how  Thanksgiving weekend used to be. For as long as I can remember, Thanksgiving was at my Grandparents.  We would leave Wednesday after school and come home Sunday afternoon.  Thanksgiving morning, we were always told that we were on our own for breakfast but every year we would wake up to donuts.  The day was spent helping Grandma cook, eating the stuffing as the turkey cooked (and getting yelled at for it), waiting in line for the bathroom and just hanging out.  When it came time to dinner everyone's place was set and we sat down to eat. When I was younger, there was the kids table and the adult table. However as I got older and the family grew, the teenagers/ young adults who were between the kids table and adult table ate their dinner in the living room. (Which means it took lo...