Football and food

The stock image Thanksgiving involves a lot of people around a nicely decorated table with a large turkey and a ridiculous amount of extra food. This image doesn't always depict the reality of the holiday though.

What does your Thanksgiving look like? Do you enjoy the holiday? What is your strangest or most wonderful memory of the holiday?

My Thanksgiving is exactly like that. It involves food and football. Usually, I wake up early or around my normal waking hour and hang out with my family. I always travel for Thanksgiving. It is usually to Richmond, Virginia. That is where I am going this Thanksgiving. I will eat a small breakfast to be hungry for later. I will then proceed to go outside in the cool, fall, late November weather and throw football with my family members. Sometimes, I go with my uncle and dad and brother to shoot a gun and drive a boat at my uncle's hunting cabin, but sometimes, I just hang out and watch the Detroit Lions lose a football game. Then I watch the other game and eventually go and change into some nice, but pretty casual clothes and help my family get dinner prepared. It is always fun to be with my family! I then will sit down and our family will say prayers and eat away at all of the home cooked turkey and other foods in front of our table. I then eat pie and feel bloated and sit down and watch football and try to fall asleep. It is the best feeling ever! I love Thanksgiving! My strangest memory is last year the Lions almost beat the Patriots! Thank goodness that did not happen- that is not in the tradition of Thanksgiving!!!