I usually do one of two things on Thanksgiving day. I am either up in Pittsburgh, PA with my family visiting my mom's side of the family or I am at my Grandma's house in my hometown having dinner with my extended family. Every Thanksgiving at my Grandma's house there is at least one person that would be invited that either didn't have a family to spend the holiday with or someone who just wanted to be around friends. This Thanksgiving I put into action what I had learned all these years.
A friend of mine used to go to Montreat but transferred to a Music Business school in Minnesota this fall. My friends and I of course miss her terribly. When we found out that she only had two days for Thanksgiving and couldn't go home to her family, we knew what we wanted to do. Each one of us talked to our families to make sure it would be alright if we spent the Thanksgiving with our friend. They were all okay with it. So we all bought tickets to Minnesota for Thanksgiving.
Once we got to Minnesota, we went shopping for groceries and a turkey. We decided to make Thanksgiving dinner on our own. It was quite interesting. We had alot of fun doing it though. I learned one very important lesson through all this that I wasn't expecting to learn.
While eating lots of great food and finding good sales the day after Thanksgiving, that's not what Thanksgiving is about. It's about spending quality time with family and friends. It's about sharing the holidays with those that can't be with their families. It's not about how much food you have, but about spending time with those you love.
I am so thankful for my friends and family that God has blessed me with. My family and friends have taught me this valuable lesson on what it really means to have Thanksgiving and to be thankful. This has been thus far the best Thanksgiving ever!
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