Oooo, nice poll this week! Here's my order:
1. Thanksgiving Day
2. Thanksgiving Eve
3. Black Friday
4. Thanksgiving Weekend
Thanksgiving Day cannot be topped; you've got the parade, food, family, friends, and football all jam-packed into a single day; also, for some this marks the official beginning of the Christmas season! I always love when Santa makes his guest appearance at the end of the parade every year to announce this.
Now, full disclaimer: I do not ordinarily get Thanksgiving Eve or Black Friday off from work, so unless I take vacation I'll end up working both of those days. However, on Thanksgiving Eve there is a palpable magic in the air. You can feel the excitement building all day long over what's to come. Black Friday is also exciting but for different reasons. I don't get to take part in the "festivities," but that's OK because I'm one of the only people at work, and everything is quiet and peaceful, and the workday itself is slow and laid back. I don't want to use up vacation days because these are literally two of the best days to be at work.
Finally, Thanksgiving Weekend is usually just another weekend for me. My Christmas decorations are already up on November 1st, so this is just a good weekend to rest and watch whatever Christmas specials they are showing early on TV. I am pretty sure this is when "Frosty the Snowman" airs.
But you're right, Edge - this is a 5-day stretch unlike any other during the year! And because Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday we can count on it to happen the same way every year too! It's a truly special time.
1. Thanksgiving Day
2. Thanksgiving Eve
3. Black Friday
4. Thanksgiving Weekend
Thanksgiving Day cannot be topped; you've got the parade, food, family, friends, and football all jam-packed into a single day; also, for some this marks the official beginning of the Christmas season! I always love when Santa makes his guest appearance at the end of the parade every year to announce this.
Now, full disclaimer: I do not ordinarily get Thanksgiving Eve or Black Friday off from work, so unless I take vacation I'll end up working both of those days. However, on Thanksgiving Eve there is a palpable magic in the air. You can feel the excitement building all day long over what's to come. Black Friday is also exciting but for different reasons. I don't get to take part in the "festivities," but that's OK because I'm one of the only people at work, and everything is quiet and peaceful, and the workday itself is slow and laid back. I don't want to use up vacation days because these are literally two of the best days to be at work.
Finally, Thanksgiving Weekend is usually just another weekend for me. My Christmas decorations are already up on November 1st, so this is just a good weekend to rest and watch whatever Christmas specials they are showing early on TV. I am pretty sure this is when "Frosty the Snowman" airs.
But you're right, Edge - this is a 5-day stretch unlike any other during the year! And because Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday we can count on it to happen the same way every year too! It's a truly special time.