Thankful

For some, Thanksgiving is about the turkey, family or an NFL game, but for me, it’s something altogether more sentimental.

Christmas is a season, is it not? Depending on where you live the carols have been playing for months and the air may be laced with an arctic chill. I’m not sure if it’s the black Friday frenzy or the post-meal coma that solidifies Thanksgiving night as the official calm before the holiday storm. I behold the last moments of serenity, which departs hours later until January, snuggled up with my family watching the Griswold’s annual debauchery. Dare I admit, we’ve all lived it in one form or another. You can concede, I won’t tell. So sit back, be thankful and enjoy. You can worry about decorating the Christmas tree in the morning.

“Dad that thing will never fit in our yard.” 

“It’s not going in our yard Russ, it’s going in our living room.”