This is one of my family’s favorite holidays! We have so
many traditions we accomplish in one day! The warmth of family all gathered in
one place for one huge feast is so memorable.
Our family starts Thanksgiving traditions at 6 am every
year! Beep, Beep, Beep, the sounds of our alarms go off! We get our warm gear
on, grab a cup of hot chocolate or coffee, and head to Detroit’s Thanksgiving
Parade on Woodward Avenue. Several family members from my dad’s side meet us
downtown at the Town Pump to eat doughnuts. We watch all the amazing floats go
down Woodward Avenue in front of Hockey Town. This tradition is a wonderful way
to start Thanksgiving but it ends rather early around noon.
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| Detroit Parade, 2013 |
After the Thanksgiving Parade, we always go to our grandma’s
house for our feast. This is always the best meal of the entire year. We arrive
at grandma’s starving and roll out of her house like a ball in the end. Upon
arrival, we help grandma with the final odds and ends of preparing our feast.
Our feast consists of turkey, mash potatoes, gravy, stuffing, green beans, corn
cake, cranberry jello, and rolls. To complete our feast, we always finish with
a fabulous pumpkin pie! After having about a 14-hour day this far, its time to
say goodbye to our family.
Corn Cake, a Thanksgiving Favorite:
1. Can of corn
2. Can of creamed corn
3. 1 cup of sour cream
4. 1 stick of melted butter
5. 1 box of jiffy mix
Mix ingredients together, put in a greased 8x8 pan, & bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes!
After our feast, we go home and change into comfy clothes.
Depending on the year, we leave between 10pm-2am to go black Friday shopping!
It is such an exciting tradition for my father and I every year. We go black Friday
shopping in the middle of the craziest crowds and get our loved ones special
Christmas gifts. By time the sunrises on Friday, we are exhausted!
These are our family’s fun filled Thanksgiving Traditions! A
day we all look forward to every year!
My husband and I have not been home for
Thanksgiving for four years due to the military. However, this year we will be
in town finally and we are more excited than ever!!
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