Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in my family is not about being together, but an excuse for my parents to get all of the kids together and make us do yard work. We have a lovely meal on Thursday complete with every stereotypical thanksgiving food and deserts. The entire family helps cook the meal and if possible we will have family. Friday however, we go down to the lake. This seems really fun, then you think: wait its November what are you going to do at a lake? You’re going to winterize the boat and house which includes splitting wood, raking and burning leaves, cleaning out the boat, and so on. This is my family tradition and has been for the past 5 years. I enjoy the time with my family but being trapped in a house in the middle of nowhere with the same people for 3 days can be stressful. I love my family, but this is not the best time of year to really reminisce about the great memories from thanksgiving because they’re usually not that great.