Friendsgiving

​It’s go time everyone. We are finally in one of the best and most festive times of year.

I absolutely love this time of year. I have a huge extended family (5 sets of aunts and uncles, each with 2-6 kids and now those kids having their own kids… you get the picture) and we would always, ALWAYS gather for thanksgiving and Christmas at my grandparents’ house. It was complete chaos and it was amazing. As all of the grandchildren and great grandchildren have started to grow up, there have been less and less around the table each year, myself included. This was mostly due to family moving away and needing to split time with significant others. I was lucky enough to be able to go home for Thanksgiving and Christmas during college in Rochester due to the hefty amounts of time given in between quarters and the proximity to my parents’ home (about a 4 hour drive which was incredibly manageable).

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