Happy Thanksgiving, Dave...!
I agree, Thanksgiving is the best one.
Great memories for me. In early divorce days, I got "custody" of the kids for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Determined to prove my worth, that first Thanksgiving I prepared dinner for my 6 and 8-year old daughters and myself. It included:
One 25-pound turkey;
dressing with gravy;
mashed potatoes;
sweet potatoes;
cranberry sauce (2 kinds);
oven-fresh biscuits;
olives, celery, radishes...all artfully carved for eye-catching beauty;
Full-dress table setting;
and, of course, eggnog.
The two kids, skinny little Irish moppets, sat down, looked at this ponderous display of dad-compensation excess, and said:
"We need guests."
and so, for subsequent Thanksgiving holidays, we always invited guests...from other kids from school, to aging bachelors in the apartment complex.
There will always be a sweet spot in my heart for Thanksgiving.
Kis