There's very few real traditions I adhere to and even fewer days I look forward to each year. Of course, I look forward to my birthday, Christmas, and friends' and families' birthdays, but other than those, there's not much else...except Thanksgiving. Each year I look forward to gathering with family, giving thanks for all we have, eating some turkey, and watching some football. Which is why, this year, when I learned we wouldn't be having a "traditional" Thanksgiving dinner, I was quite upset. I need my turkey. My mashed potatoes. My cranberry sauce. My warm dinner rolls. My pumpkin pie. How am I supposed to get through a Thanksgiving without these? How will it even be Thanksgiving? Sure...that's not the point of Thanksgiving, but it's a tradition. Just like watching the Lions & Cowboys play every year, eating turkey and mashed potatoes is tradition. Breaking tradition just doesn't sit well with me. Perhaps for Christmas, we'll open the presents on December 28th - who needs to follow tradition anyways?

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