Today is the first day of November. This of course means that the retailers are going to try even harder to convince us that we need to prepare for Christmas. And this really makes me mad. At Starbucks they have already replaced the fall flavors menu with holiday drinks. Excuse me. When did pumpkin spice fail to be a Thanksgiving staple?!? (granted, I don't even like pumpkin but it is quintessential Americana)
Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas in MODERATION. And by that I mean that Christmas music shouldn't start until after Thanksgiving. And Christmas decorations shouldn't start appearing as soon as Halloween gets cleared out of the store. What ever happened to Thanksgiving? I love that holiday but the retailers have relegated it to a blip.
For my family, Thanksgiving is as big as if not BIGGER than Christmas. It's the time of the year when I get to see all my aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, etc etc. I eat way more than I think is possible and all of my female cousins get excited about Black Friday. Christmas has its time, let's give Thanksgiving a chance.
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