I’ve always liked Thanksgiving as a holiday.
It contains my favorite three F’s: family, food, and football.
But lately it seems like Thanksgiving has become the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays. If Thanksgiving could talk, it would say, “I don’t get no respect!” 
Halloween is getting bigger every year. Decorations for it go on sale immediately after Back to School supplies hit their peak.
Stores replace Halloween merchandise with Christmas decorations and merchandise.
And I get that. It’s all to make a buck or two.
But what I don’t get is people rushing Christmas decorations.
About one in five homes in our neighborhood already have their Christmas lights put up and/or Christmas wreaths adorn their doors.
But what about Thanksgiving! When is it its turn for special decorations?
I’ve got my ‘fall’ decorations up and I won’t take them down until after Thanksgiving weekend. Next year I think I’ll do this with flowers and pumpkins and squash.
I don’t want to rush into Christmas.
Let alone start shopping for it…
I love Thanksgiving more and more. Especially after we started staying home and eating spinach dip at the fire pit.
Life is good! Well, sometimes….
Are you going to make some of that amazing artisan bread to have with the spinach dip? I made some the other day and added some whole grains. Yummy!
Thanksgiving is becoming more pushed to the side. I hate how the sales start on Thanksgiving!
I agree, Joanne. It’s sad…
Did you see that REI is closing for Black Friday and giving all their employees the day off–PAID!
REI#OptOutside
I was amazed at REI’s decision. That was really bold and cool. I hope it starts a trend!
Ditto from the Getto! 🙂