Flying Turkeys- Lauren Spivey

  Thanksgiving is probably one of my absolute favorite holidays. I don't really understand why this is but I'm thinking it's due to the ability to come together with your family and actually be able to detract and think about how great your life is and there is so much to be thankful for. Something that really bugs me about this though is that people think that because someone has it so good that they can't be sad or disappointed with anything, but that's not true. Everyone is entitled to their own thoughts, it's second nature for someone to get angry about not recieving something that they want. 

  My fondest memory from thanksgiving would have to be when I was about 11 and we were having thanksgiving at my aunts house, everyone was there from my moms side of the family. I think this specific time is my favorite memory. This was really the first time that Thanksgiving meant something to me because this was the first holiday without my great granny and it really just resonated in all of us that wow, we really should start taking life more seriously and stop acting like what we have is nothing because we have awesome lives worth celebrating. This was also the time that me and Emily started the tradition of breaking the wish bone and it was really cool to add in a little competition between us and it made me and Emily feel like we had a special part in celebrating Thanksgiving because we were so young that we couldn't really do anything else. So Thanksgiving is and probably will always be my favorite holiday to celebrate.