Day 27: I'm grateful for traditions! Traditions like hosting Thanksgiving, the flowers Mike gives me every year for the centerpiece, Mike making a pumpkin pie from scratch every fall, playing board games with the kids while they're out of school, blasting Christmas/Disney/Broadway music while we finish the last of the pre-Thanksgiving cleaning, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with the kids and putting up the tree with just lights (and no other hints of Christmas) as a backdrop for our Thanksgiving table.
Riley has been talking about the wishbone for days so that may be a new one this year. I wonder what her little four year old heart is wishing for or if breaking a bone in half sounds fun? I especially love watching the parade with kids. It takes me back to when I lived in New York and worked for Santa at Macy's. It's extra special because Isaac and I watched it together before Riley was born. Watching the parade started before almost all of our other Thanksgiving traditions. I try to watch "Home for the Holidays" every year as it's the only Thanksgiving movie for adults I know of and a good one. I think the key is to have a couple you can draw from to give the holiday a little ceremony, but not so many you feel overwhelmed. So, enjoy whatever your traditions are on your list this week and tomorrow!
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