Thanksgiving Week

An article by Rachel    1 Comment

A few years ago, I started taking the whole week of Thanksgiving off. While I have yet to host Thanksgiving, I’ve managed to find a meaningful activity for each day.

Monday – Clean the house

I need a clean slate before I can be productive. It’s a personality trait handed down from my father. I can’t help myself. So I spent Monday cleaning. I love a clean house. It feels great. Of course in not time it will be messy again, but that’s OK. It’s all apart of the process.

Tuesday – Grocery Shopping

Going to the grocery store the week of Thanksgiving is a little like braving the wild frontier. You never know what you’re going to run into. I believe it is safest to go during the day and not on Wednesday. On Wednesday shoppers are a little frantic. Today I purchased the good for pies.

Wednesday – Pie Making

I actually like to make pies. I even believe in making my own crusts. It’s part of the tradition. Tomorrow I’ll make the crusts first thing, then let them do their thing in the fridge. Then I’ll get to work. I plan on making the traditional pumpkin pie and a new-to-me pie Cranberry-Cherry Pie. I’ll report on the outcome.

Thursday – The big day

Time to eat! It’s my favorite holiday hands down. I’ll start off the day by enjoying a little bit of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. One day, I’m going to go to the parade.

Friday – Shopping

On Friday, I traditionally go shopping with my Grandma, my Mom,Aunts, and cousins. Both my mom and my Grandmother have birthdays the last week of Thanksgiving. We take the time to celebrate with just the girls. Now we aren’t into any of the early bird sales. Rather we’re the group in Dillards trying to decide between the Estee Lauder bonus pack or the Lancome bonus back. We might even walk over to Nordstroms to see if they have a better deal. We do this every year.

Saturday – Recover

As much as I’d like to go forever, eventually I start to run out of energy. So on Saturday, I’ll start putting the house pack in order. Maybe I’ll pull out the Christmas decorations. We don’t have an electrical outlet in the front yard. So maybe I’ll feel ambitious and and figure out how to install one. I’m also working on gift ideas for co-workers. Hopefully by the end of the week, I’ll have something to go with.

As you can see the week if full of fun festive stuff. I hope you get to enjoy your holidays as much as I.