The ups and downs of Thanksgiving

[Sthronds]

Top 5 things I love about Thanksgiving:

5. Stuffing (or dressing). It's the tastiest thing for the holidays. Thanks to Stove-Top, I can have it year round, but it always tastes better on Thanksgiving.

4. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Nothing better than the cheesy celebrities lip singing on floats surrounded by dancing snowflakes and candy canes. Plus, giant balloons! Need I say more?

3. The official start of Christmas. I can start playing Christmas music without guilt (although I started early. I feel guilty)

2. Eating without guilt. Diets don't count on Thanksgiving

1. Two days off work


Top 5 things I don't like about Thanksgiving

5. Yams. I don't like them and never will.

4. Traffic. When we travel on Thanksgiving, we always hit traffic.

3. Clean up. I always get stuck washing the dishes and other family members don't respect my need for organized washing. I can't handle someone stealing my wash rag or throwing dirty dishes in my clean soapy water. Just put it aside, and I'll get to it. Oh, and get your own rag.

2. That horrible too- full feeling. When your pants won't button, you've eaten too much.

1. Those awkward family moments when nobody knows what to say and nobody wants to bring up uncomfortable topics.


Just thought I would share!

 

[ckret01]

The good:

-Family together (but after 4 hours I'm ready for them to go home hehehehe)
-Stuffed mushrooms (I used to eat just the stuffing part but now I'm a big girl and eat the whole thing
-not having to wake up at 5:30am to go to work

The bad:
-Feeling extremely stuffed from eating about 10 deviled eggs
-Cleaning up (the men usually just sit there while the women clean AGGHH)
-Having to work the next morning

 

[Fortuosity]

Like:

5-1 -----> The wishbone.

Dislike:

5-1 -----> Too personal to share.


Now, if we were talking Chutes/Snakes and Ladders...

 

[PattnFmly]

My top 5 favorites about Thanksgiving:
5) I don't cook it - so free food!
4) Family togetherness. (we actually do special meals a lot)
3) I love the parades too!
2) Don't have to go to work.
1) Homemade plum pudding! Our special Thanksgiving dessert! Yum!

And my 5 yuckies:
5) Do I dress casual or dress up? Changes every year depending on where!
4) Traveling in Boston traffic on a holiday.
3) Too many commercials in my parade telecasts!
2) Having to do the dishes in someone elses house. They are always picky.
1) Have to get up and go to work the next day.