Thanksgiving 2025 Thread
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Snake, I literally had this conversation with Doc a couple of days ago. We have two Thanksgivings each year...and it is hard. I told her we should have one Thanksgiving the Saturday or Sunday before Thanksgiving and then then have one on Thanksgiving day. I think my family would buy into it. I don't know if Doc's family would...but we could find a way to make it work. I also thought about suggesting the same thing for Christmas. Everyone's schedule is so busy around Christmas and we try to fit so much into Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...change that and have one a few days before.
I'm going with B.
My brother, his girlfriend (I look at her as his wife), and her girls live 5 hours away. My brother hasn't been to a Thanksgiving in 7 or 8 years. I would love for them to attend. Don't get me wrong...I love the 6 people coming that usually come...but I love the big family gathering. Love it. When my wife's family gets together, there might be as many as 16 people here.
The more the merrier!
Big group!
That is not fun, I hope they aren't too tardy.
DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 329
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 303
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 242
Happy Early January! Today folks we move along and see that we have 329 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 303 days left until November and 242 days to go until The Bers. We move along into the second day of our Winter Wonderland with our next milestone coming in 3 days. What will it be? It will be the 300-Day Marker till November. All of a sudden we’re in jeopardy of losing a 3’s count soon huh? We move along here on this Thanksgiving Thought Thursday with the below thought for you to ponder here in early January!
January might be the best thinking month. And what I mean is for most people it’s the slowest month of the year. People are outdoors in spring, summer and autumn. Running around doing activities. Enjoying being outside. Going on vacation. Sports outside. Walks outside. Fall activities. Holiday season madness. January? A time to sit back and think. Think of all those things you love (including Thanksgiving of course). You have a little extra time to think in January.
Maybe January should be called the Thinking Month. Turkey friends the best to you as you begin the post-holiday season and really trying to enjoy the very early stages of this new year. Have a great Early January!
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 303
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 242
Happy Early January! Today folks we move along and see that we have 329 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 303 days left until November and 242 days to go until The Bers. We move along into the second day of our Winter Wonderland with our next milestone coming in 3 days. What will it be? It will be the 300-Day Marker till November. All of a sudden we’re in jeopardy of losing a 3’s count soon huh? We move along here on this Thanksgiving Thought Thursday with the below thought for you to ponder here in early January!
January might be the best thinking month. And what I mean is for most people it’s the slowest month of the year. People are outdoors in spring, summer and autumn. Running around doing activities. Enjoying being outside. Going on vacation. Sports outside. Walks outside. Fall activities. Holiday season madness. January? A time to sit back and think. Think of all those things you love (including Thanksgiving of course). You have a little extra time to think in January.
Maybe January should be called the Thinking Month. Turkey friends the best to you as you begin the post-holiday season and really trying to enjoy the very early stages of this new year. Have a great Early January!
I'll let you know how the conversations about this goes. I always love talking to people about these sort of things and get the different perspectives. I mean this in all due respect to anyone, but it seems that with the holidays, people are so "selfish", or maybe "rigid" might be a better word to use. My Dad is the greatest example of it. I know he means well, but talk in previous years has always went "We do Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving, everyone else is going to have to make it work". That doesn't seem so bad, right? Then you think about all the other relatives who make the same statement, and you end up running a gauntlet that is 3 or 4 different stops, leaving you sometimes an hour at the most at each place. It is brutal.
I don't want to be "that guy", but I have a feeling if he starts off again like that this year, maybe a gentle reminder that it is going to be a lot harder on us with having a 3 year old and a 6 month old, and we might not be able to make it, might bring him to the table and force him to play ball.
I'll in fact let everyone know how those convos go because I certainly can't be the only person with that dilemma each Thanksgiving and Christmas!
They definitely do not look as good as the picture when you first take them out of the bag. In fact, you will probably wonder if you made a mistake when you first see the thing. But, after 1.5 hours in the oven at 300 degrees, and then another 15 minutes under the broiler, you’ve got golden-brown Cajun goodness that looks a lot closer to that picture, even if not perfect.
And as for the taste, it’s definitely my favorite turkey I’ve ever eaten. I can only imagine that a deep-fried turkey would best it (I’ve never had deep-fried turkey before), or perhaps a smoked turkey would also. I’ve found that strategically placing pats of butter on the turkey before putting it in the oven helps keep it moist.
Unfortunately, I have some sad news. All of the Popeye’s locations here in my neck of the woods (Southeast Texas) have closed. Apparently, the franchisee either couldn’t afford to pay his employees, or he just flat out didn’t pay them, and just before Christmas all of the Popeye’s locations here shut their doors. I’m not sure where the closest open Popeye’s is now or if someone else will step in and reopen our local ones someday, but I can tell you I’m definitely not driving to Houston or Louisiana for a turkey, so this may very well be the end of the Cajun Turkey tradition for the Escalation household.
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Oh my god, this is horrible! Maybe you can find a Cajun style recipe or something to continue your tradition. Home made might be better!
Good advice!
The same thing happened here. The franchisee went bankrupt and 13 Popeyes in middle Georgia closed without warning last fall. I couldn't tell you where the closest one is now. We quit visiting Popeyes years ago because this franchisee allowed the worst customer service I've ever seen. I'm surprised they stayed open as long as they did.
DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 328
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 302
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 241
Happy January TGIF! Today folks we move along and see that we have 328 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 302 days left until November, and 241 days to go until The Bers. We move along into our 3rd day of the year and of our Winter Wonderland. Getting colder out there but hey it’s January. What do you expect? Our next milestone will arrive the day after tomorrow on Sunday when we reach the 300-Day Marker till November. Today is Friday so it’s time for our Fun Fact Friday (the 1st one of the year)!
We don’t gain as much weight as you would expect at Thanksgiving. Studies have found that you only gain on average 1 lb. during the Thanksgiving period.
May not seem like a lot but if we all gained 1LB per meal we’d all be in trouble! But I think it makes sense because really you know how it is. If you eat somewhat healthy most of the time you’re ok to splurge on a big meal. And I also don’t think the Thanksgiving dinner is that unhealthy for the most part. We just eat a lot of it . Turkey friends the best to you as we head into the first weekend of the year. Have a great January TGIF!
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 302
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 241
Happy January TGIF! Today folks we move along and see that we have 328 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 302 days left until November, and 241 days to go until The Bers. We move along into our 3rd day of the year and of our Winter Wonderland. Getting colder out there but hey it’s January. What do you expect? Our next milestone will arrive the day after tomorrow on Sunday when we reach the 300-Day Marker till November. Today is Friday so it’s time for our Fun Fact Friday (the 1st one of the year)!
We don’t gain as much weight as you would expect at Thanksgiving. Studies have found that you only gain on average 1 lb. during the Thanksgiving period.
May not seem like a lot but if we all gained 1LB per meal we’d all be in trouble! But I think it makes sense because really you know how it is. If you eat somewhat healthy most of the time you’re ok to splurge on a big meal. And I also don’t think the Thanksgiving dinner is that unhealthy for the most part. We just eat a lot of it . Turkey friends the best to you as we head into the first weekend of the year. Have a great January TGIF!
I'm really surprised at that stat. I thought I read somewhere years ago that a typical person puts on like 5 pounds during the entire holiday season. 1 pound? I don't feel so bad about eating that third plate (or fourth!) on Thanksgiving!
Have a great Friday!
Have a great Friday!
If it truly is the end for Popeye's, I'm very seriously considering buying a smoker. I've wanted one for a while now, but I chicken out every year due to the cost. 2025 might be the year that I finally give in. I'm already daydreaming about smoked turkey for Thanksgiving.
Maybe a lot of people gain nothing so it averages out to 1!?
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