Well said. I think, to put it simply, and to quote Ralphie from "A Christmas Story", "Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas. Around which the entire kid year revolved".
I remember looking forward to Christmas as a kid obviously because of getting presents, and also Halloween because of getting all the candy, and the costumes, etc...
But I didn't start appreciating Thanksgiving as much until I was much older. I may have been 33 or 34 years old when I first realized how "important" Thanksgiving was, not just because it was the "bridge" to our favorite month of the year, but for everything else that we talk about in here all the time - how Thanksgiving has an entirely different "feel" than the hectic craziness of those weeks building up to Christmas Day.
And I also like that Thanksgiving is essentially our "Family Routine" that is basically the same thing every year, but we all look forward to it! Have a great day!
I remember looking forward to Christmas as a kid obviously because of getting presents, and also Halloween because of getting all the candy, and the costumes, etc...
But I didn't start appreciating Thanksgiving as much until I was much older. I may have been 33 or 34 years old when I first realized how "important" Thanksgiving was, not just because it was the "bridge" to our favorite month of the year, but for everything else that we talk about in here all the time - how Thanksgiving has an entirely different "feel" than the hectic craziness of those weeks building up to Christmas Day.
And I also like that Thanksgiving is essentially our "Family Routine" that is basically the same thing every year, but we all look forward to it! Have a great day!