Thanksgiving 2026 Thread

[Minta]

It’s funny because when I was a kid, I didn’t appreciate Thanksgiving at all. Or at least not much. My parents, God bless them, didn’t really frame it as a big deal. We didn’t have big family get-togethers for Thanksgiving, so it was usually just the four of us, and I saw it as Mom making a bigger dinner than usual and Dad watching football the rest of the day.

As an adult, I’ve been able to see what a truly special holiday it is, and I’ve taught that to my kids. Hopefully they grow into adulthood with much better perceptions of Thanksgiving than I first had.

Same ... It was just me and my parents for Thanksgiving. We didn't go anywhere and no one came over. I do recall my mom making a big deal of shopping for the cart full of food for Thanksgivings, getting up at 5/6 am so we could eat by 1 or 2 pm and enough food to feed a small army. The whole table would be covered. This is probably why I love a house full on Thanksgiving and I keep my fall decorations up until the day after Thanksgiving.

 

[Edge612]

B because you still have bits of Christmas here and there. So many clearance sales happening in the stores, houses still decorated for Christmas.

Leftover Christmas!

 

[DecemberisComing]

It is B for me too. The afterglow of the holidays can get me through a few weeks and all the “new” and looking ahead makes me happy!

 

[DecemberisComing]

Same ... It was just me and my parents for Thanksgiving. We didn't go anywhere and no one came over. I do recall my mom making a big deal of shopping for the cart full of food for Thanksgivings, getting up at 5/6 am so we could eat by 1 or 2 pm and enough food to feed a small army. The whole table would be covered. This is probably why I love a house full on Thanksgiving and I keep my fall decorations up until the day after Thanksgiving.

Would it be the alcohol that helps preserve it? I never remember one going bad either.

 

[Rich]

C, February, for me. It's closer to the warmer weather.

 

[Christmaswarlock]

I think my parents' recipe called for a couple ounces of homemade wine in each cake---they weren't very boozy.

They did have plenty of candied fruit, chopped nuts, citron, currants, and so forth, with some of the fruit on top for decoration (and a bit of egg white, which came out looking like morning frost).

They didn't make wholesale amounts, as a recall. Maybe three or four cakes, but baked in springform pans, so they were fairly large instead of being little loaves, like you see in catalogues.

My grandmas were in loaf pans and got transfered to aluminum pans and were put in the kitchen closet to sit and soak up the goodness..lol. I didnt like them with all the booze in them myself. She made like 20 a year for family members.

 

[Christmaswarlock]

Good luck and Godspeed, my friend. Give 'em heck!

I got to quick time with Sammy Swindell tonite. My life is now complete. He even come over to visit and keep the crew chief out of my hair. My boys were video calling and they saw him.."Dad is that Sammy talking!!?" They wanted autographs and I didnt really have much for him to sign. I went next door and got 2 Kyle Larson shirts for Sammy to sign..lol!

 

[Edge612]

DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 315
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 290
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 229

Happy Mid-January! Today folks we move along and see that we have 315 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 290 days left until November and 229 days to go until The Bers. We move along in our Winter Wonderland with our next milestone arriving in 1 week. It will be Tom Turkey Day #2. It’s Thursday folks so time for our Weekly Countdown till Thanksgiving. It stands at 45 weeks. We are now halfway from 50 to 40 folks. That’s big time if you ask me. Of course, staying safely in the 40s through a good bulk of the winter is a nice thing. I heard this guy I listen to on the radio talking about how sad it is to take down Christmas lights but at the same point leaving it up too long is not good. I kind of got his point. He loves Christmas like we do as he always talks about Christmas Eve dinner and the 7 fishes. And he talks about all his traditions he has. And he talked about putting up his Christmas tree yesterday and how much he loves it. I love hearing those people like us out there. But you never hear many people talk about Thanksgiving as much huh? Very interesting. But I think we are more of a unique niche than Christmas is. The best to you my turkey friends as we move along into another day here. Gobble Gobble. Have a great Mid-January!​

 

[Escalation]

It’s okay that other people don’t talk about Thanksgiving as much. That just makes our little group here more special. We can talk about Thanksgiving for the entire year which makes up for everyone else not talking about it.

 

[Edge612]

It’s okay that other people don’t talk about Thanksgiving as much. That just makes our little group here more special. We can talk about Thanksgiving for the entire year which makes up for everyone else not talking about it.

We're a niche!

 

[Rich]

I got to quick time with Sammy Swindell tonite. My life is now complete. He even come over to visit and keep the crew chief out of my hair. My boys were video calling and they saw him.."Dad is that Sammy talking!!?" They wanted autographs and I didnt really have much for him to sign. I went next door and got 2 Kyle Larson shirts for Sammy to sign..lol!

I saw a video tonight of Sammy going end over end down the straightaway. He is one tough old dude. Stewart and Larson were saying how the Chili Bowl is harder and means more to them than the Daytona 500. That's saying something. 404 racers competing for one Driller. That's incredible!

 

[Edge612]

DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 314
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 289
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 228

Happy Middle Day Of January! Today folks we move along and see that we have 314 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 289 days left until November and 228 days to go until The Bers. We move along in our Winter Wonderland with our next milestone arriving in less than 1 week when we reach Tom Turkey Day #2. It’s Friday folks so time for our Fun Fact Friday below!

Thanksgiving and Hanukkah: In 2013, Hanukkah overlapped with Thanksgiving, an event that won’t happen again for more than 76,000 years.

I almost don’t even believe that was true, but why do I vaguely remember that? Does anyone else without looking it up? And do you think in 76,000 years we’ll remember it happened? Just curious . Turkey friends I hope you are doing well and that you realize we have far (far, far, far) less than 76,000 years until the next Thanksgiving. It’s not so bad when you think of it that way. I know some of you have a 3-day weekend and I hope you get to enjoy it as much as you can. The best to you my turkey friends. I hope you enjoy it and your Friday as we move along into another weekend very shortly. Have a great Middle Day Of January!​

 

[SolidSnake84]

Today we go back to the hospital to get a consult about Holly's upcoming surgery. I can't help but feel like thinking of the Bers and the "big 3" Holidays are going to get me through again. We're hoping a much shorter stay (+/- 24 hours), nothing close to having a baby but it sure feels like we are expecting again, as we are making childcare plans, aligning/arranging PTO schedules, etc....

I'd say it is kind of a "good feeling", but all it reminds me of is how afraid I get!

But we're going to get through this, and once again, when Thanksgiving gets here I am going to be so Thankful. Because this year, I'm doing it MY WAY.

I totally don't want to sound like a psycho on that last part, everyone on here that knows me should know exactly what I mean! Have a great day!

 

[Edge612]

Today we go back to the hospital to get a consult about Holly's upcoming surgery. I can't help but feel like thinking of the Bers and the "big 3" Holidays are going to get me through again. We're hoping a much shorter stay (+/- 24 hours), nothing close to having a baby but it sure feels like we are expecting again, as we are making childcare plans, aligning/arranging PTO schedules, etc....

I'd say it is kind of a "good feeling", but all it reminds me of is how afraid I get!

But we're going to get through this, and once again, when Thanksgiving gets here I am going to be so Thankful. Because this year, I'm doing it MY WAY.

I totally don't want to sound like a psycho on that last part, everyone on here that knows me should know exactly what I mean! Have a great day!

Good luck!

 

[SolidSnake84]

Hey everybody! I'm back, a little later than expected.

I have both good news and bad news.

The good news is, Holly's Doctor believes she is stable enough to wait for 6 more months before having the operation, as Holly expressed a desire to finish breastfeeding our son before going for surgery, as it would make taking care of him easier, when the time comes.

The bad news is that they did a blood test today to rule out cancer. To not scare anyone, and in full disclosure, Holly has an ovarian cyst that is inflamed her whole ovary, and the doctor says the whole thing has to come out. She also says that she does not believe whatsoever that Holly has ovarian cancer, but they do this blood test to rule it out.

So I am obviously s*itting bricks and frantically checking MyChart frequently because we are hoping to have the results back in the next week. Even though nobody believes Cancer is involved, the C-word is scary. If the test comes back clean, I can breathe easy.

Just wanted to update with all since you all were so kind to pray for me and wish us well.

 

[Rich]

DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 314
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 289
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 228

Happy Middle Day Of January! Today folks we move along and see that we have 314 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 289 days left until November and 228 days to go until The Bers. We move along in our Winter Wonderland with our next milestone arriving in less than 1 week when we reach Tom Turkey Day #2. It’s Friday folks so time for our Fun Fact Friday below!

Thanksgiving and Hanukkah: In 2013, Hanukkah overlapped with Thanksgiving, an event that won’t happen again for more than 76,000 years.

I almost don’t even believe that was true, but why do I vaguely remember that? Does anyone else without looking it up? And do you think in 76,000 years we’ll remember it happened? Just curious . Turkey friends I hope you are doing well and that you realize we have far (far, far, far) less than 76,000 years until the next Thanksgiving. It’s not so bad when you think of it that way. I know some of you have a 3-day weekend and I hope you get to enjoy it as much as you can. The best to you my turkey friends. I hope you enjoy it and your Friday as we move along into another weekend very shortly. Have a great Middle Day Of January!​

I never knew that, and waiting 76,000 years for it to happen again is unreal!

 

[Edge612]

DAYS TILL THANKSGIVING: 313
DAYS TILL NOVEMBER: 288
DAYS TILL THE BERS: 227

Happy 2nd Half Of January! Today folks we move along and see that we have 313 days remaining until Thanksgiving, 288 days left until November and 227 days to go until The Bers. We move along in our Winter Wonderland with our next milestone arriving on Thursday with Tom Turkey Day #2. It’s Saturday folks so time for the 1st half of our Quiet Weekend Period. I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your weekend. It was a crazy week at work so I’m ready for a weekend more than usual. I hope you are enjoying your weekend, and you get all your chores done. Sometimes the weekend can feel like a chore, can’t it? But I hope you make the most of it and enjoy your break from the hectic week. Some of you may have Monday off so if you do I hope you enjoy it as much as you can. My focus is on today (Saturday) and enjoying the day as much as I can. I always enjoy my Saturday one way or another. I hope you are doing well though and that you are getting some good weather this weekend. It’s turned cold here and possibly a bit snowy this weekend. Not a lot but just enough to say hey it’s winter. And then a very cold week is predicted next week. Not looking forward to that to be honest but I’ll make the most of it and think of all those warmer spring, summer and autumn days ahead. Have a great 2nd Half Of January!​

 

[Rich]

I watched a little bit of this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last night. It brought back some of the feels.

 

[DecemberisComing]

Hey everybody! I'm back, a little later than expected.

I have both good news and bad news.

The good news is, Holly's Doctor believes she is stable enough to wait for 6 more months before having the operation, as Holly expressed a desire to finish breastfeeding our son before going for surgery, as it would make taking care of him easier, when the time comes.

The bad news is that they did a blood test today to rule out cancer. To not scare anyone, and in full disclosure, Holly has an ovarian cyst that is inflamed her whole ovary, and the doctor says the whole thing has to come out. She also says that she does not believe whatsoever that Holly has ovarian cancer, but they do this blood test to rule it out.

So I am obviously s*itting bricks and frantically checking MyChart frequently because we are hoping to have the results back in the next week. Even though nobody believes Cancer is involved, the C-word is scary. If the test comes back clean, I can breathe easy.

Just wanted to update with all since you all were so kind to pray for me and wish us well.

Thank you for the update, hoping you get the test results back soon and it is all good. That is very scary, please keep us posted and I will be sending all good vibes to you and Holly.

 

[DecemberisComing]

The cold weather is giving me the perfect reason to stay home and relax, I am trying to conjure some holiday feels this weekend and am looking forward to Tom Turkey Day and our first Rudolph Day!