Assignment 14 - Kyle Hosey

Honestly, I just don't have any strong feelings about Thanksgiving. I know I love not being in school and ruining my sister's Thanksgiving plays by saying stuff like "And absolutely nothing bad happened between the settlers and the Indians again," at dinner, but outside of that it just isn't a big deal in my family. We don't have any relatives to visit; Florida and Vermont are way too far away to travel to for just one weekend. Sure, we have a turkey with stuffing and crescent rolls, but it seems like we go through the motions a little bit. It's nothing but an early dinner with slightly more flair than normal. That said, Thanksgiving football is always a high point, especially since the Steelers play this year. A ton of food followed by three NFL games is pretty close to a perfect Thursday. That's really what Thanksgiving is to me - a much-needed break before the last three weeks of school. It's a marker; the first semester is nearly finished, and its nearly time for me to leave for Florida for Christmas. Thanksgiving itself? Not much more than lazy day with gluttony thrown in for good measure.