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DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 291
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 267
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 206

Happy Week Into February! It's Superbowl Sunday folks. This is such a special day to some people. It's almost like the Christmas of football season. Football season certainly makes me think of The Bers, November, and Thanksgiving which we are counting towards here in this thread. Speaking of those 3 here are the updated numbers on this Super Sunday: 291 days till Thanksgiving, 267 days till November, and 206 days till The Bers. All 3 counts have lowered a bit as you can see. And they will continue to do so each day. Our next milestone? Well it happens to be on Saturday folks. It will be the 200 Day Marker to The Bers. That will lead us to our first ever "1s" count. I can't even fathom that happening but it will next weekend believe it or not. Whatever your Superbowl plans are (including having a turkey for it) enjoy it. Have a great Week Into February!​
 
I used to take a vacation day every year on the day after the Super Bowl. My co-workers assumed it was because I was hungover which was never the case. In reality I took the day because I was mildly depressed that "my" time of year was essentially over, and I didn't feel like working. So I'd take the day to process that and move on.

Before I discovered MMC and even the r/Christmas subreddit, the Super Bowl always closed out the August - January period that I love so much. The rest of the year used to seem blah in comparison. Now that I've got countdowns, milestones, Christmas Hunting, Rudolph/Tom Turkey/Jack o' Lantern Days, Leon Day, Christmas in July, and so much more to look forward to, I don't need that day off anymore.
 
DecemberisComing said:
Thanks for sharing! I was thinking I would save it for the next Rudolph Day but I may not be able to wait- I love wild rice!
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There's a variation on this recipe online where you can slice some pockets into the turkey breast and stuff the wild rice dressing in those before cooking. We didn't try it this time, but I imagine it would be delicious!

Also, watch everything closely. My wife and I thought that 8-9 hours seemed a bit too long, so we switched our slow cooker over to the "warm" setting around the six-hour mark. Glad we did because the onions had essentially cooked down to nothing by that point (or maybe we just chopped them too small). You can add a tiny amount of broth at the bottom of the slow cooker if you are concerned about the turkey drying out.
 
The_Escalation said:
There's a variation on this recipe online where you can slice some pockets into the turkey breast and stuff the wild rice dressing in those before cooking. We didn't try it this time, but I imagine it would be delicious!

Also, watch everything closely. My wife and I thought that 8-9 hours seemed a bit too long, so we switched our slow cooker over to the "warm" setting around the six-hour mark. Glad we did because the onions had essentially cooked down to nothing by that point (or maybe we just chopped them too small). You can add a tiny amount of broth at the bottom of the slow cooker if you are concerned about the turkey drying out.
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Thanks for the tips! I feel like my slow cooker runs hot, even on low, so I will be sure to keep an eye on it.
 
The_Escalation said:
I used to take a vacation day every year on the day after the Super Bowl. My co-workers assumed it was because I was hungover which was never the case. In reality I took the day because I was mildly depressed that "my" time of year was essentially over, and I didn't feel like working. So I'd take the day to process that and move on.

Before I discovered MMC and even the r/Christmas subreddit, the Super Bowl always closed out the August - January period that I love so much. The rest of the year used to seem blah in comparison. Now that I've got countdowns, milestones, Christmas Hunting, Rudolph/Tom Turkey/Jack o' Lantern Days, Leon Day, Christmas in July, and so much more to look forward to, I don't need that day off anymore.
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Enjoy your day off!
 
DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 290
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 266
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 205

Happy Post Superbowl! Well it was quite a game and if you are a Bucs or Brady fan you certainly are happy today. But if you are a Bers, November or Thanksgiving Fan you should be happy as well due to the following counts: 290 days till Thanksgiving, 266 days till November, and 205 days till The Bers. Our next milestone arrives next weekend with the 200 Day Marker to The Bers on Saturday. Now we have a full 5 days before that. It's Monday folks and you know that means it's time to kick our week off right with the Weekly Countdown to Thanksgiving Week which now stands at 41 weeks. That's right. Our 40s are fading now a bit. Well these are the winter tough 40s if you ask me. But yeah we have made it to 41 now. Pretty amazing. Now maybe celebrate with a turkey thought today shall you? Have a great Post Superbowl!​
 
The_Escalation said:
I used to take a vacation day every year on the day after the Super Bowl. My co-workers assumed it was because I was hungover which was never the case. In reality I took the day because I was mildly depressed that "my" time of year was essentially over, and I didn't feel like working. So I'd take the day to process that and move on.

Before I discovered MMC and even the r/Christmas subreddit, the Super Bowl always closed out the August - January period that I love so much. The rest of the year used to seem blah in comparison. Now that I've got countdowns, milestones, Christmas Hunting, Rudolph/Tom Turkey/Jack o' Lantern Days, Leon Day, Christmas in July, and so much more to look forward to, I don't need that day off anymore.
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Our production plant schedules the Monday after the Superbowl off each year. It's hard to run an assembly line with 20% of the people missing. So instead they work four 10 hour days Tues-Fri. Office personnel still work our normal schedule.
 
Rich said:
Our production plant schedules the Monday after the Superbowl off each year. It's hard to run an assembly line with 20% of the people missing. So instead they work four 10 hour days Tues-Fri. Office personnel still work our normal schedule.
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I think that is awesome that they schedule the day off and adjust the rest of the week! Flexibility in time and scheduling certainly contribute to good morale!
 
The_Escalation said:
200 days till the Bers this Saturday, and then the 40 week milestone to Thanksgiving next Monday...those are some great numbers! Still a little too far away for my liking, but I will enjoy the ride until then!
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Yeah still too far away but that's a good thing. I want to enjoy a spring and summer before we go back to Autumn!
 
DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 289
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 265
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 204

Happy Heart Week! How's everyone this Tuesday Morning? We have some snow this morning. Ugh. I'm snowed out folks. I'm not a fan of winter. But I'm dealing with it the best way that I can. I am a FAN of Thanksgiving, November, and The Bers though. Oh you didn't know that? Well here's 3 counts to prove it: 289 days till Thanksgiving, 265 days till November, and 204 days till The Bers. See if I wasn't a big fan would I be counting down every single day to those 3 dates here in this thread? I think not. Our next milestone will happen on Saturday when we reach the 200 Day Marker to The Bers. That is definitely an exciting one and one that I am looking forward to personally. Other than that I'm glad everyone is enjoying the weekly countdown to Thanksgiving Week. Stay warm everyone. Have a great Heart Week!​
 
Does anyone else search for news about Thanksgiving or the Thanksgiving Day Parade throughout the year? No? Just me?

Well anyway, Macy's has a countdown on their parade website to Thanksgiving and the 2021 parade. It's not much at this point, but seeing "2021 parade" made me smile this morning. I just hope by that time it's more of a return to a "normal" parade, even if the crowd and participants are all wearing masks.

 
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