The Thanks in Thanksgiving

The Thanks in Thanksgiving

 

          As a Catholic girl I value God more than anything, but my family comes next. I have a huge family and they’re enjoyable to be around. I have a stereotypical Irish, and Catholic family; its huge and loud. Like most Irish families we all have freckles, dark hair, some red hair and mostly blue eyes. We are not the tallest bunch of people, but we make up for that with our aggressiveness. We are competitive and always believe were right. Family game nights are always hectic, loud and everyone wants to win. The sarcasm in my household is unbelievable. We love to make jokes and overall just love to be around one another. It may not always be perfect but we have fun with everything we do. We can be ourselves with each other one hundred percent of the time. I also value trust, faith in others, and honesty; three qualities I have in both my family and friends.  Without having trust in someone it’s hard to talk to him or her. If you always tell the truth and are openly honest with me we will get along.

I am thankful for the family I have, my friends and the world around me. I could make a list that goes on forever but there are three things I am thankful for the most. One of those are my mom. She has always been there for me no matter what. If I ever needed something she could help me out. I have a good relationship with her, and I don’t know what I would do without her. Secondly I am thankful for my education. I may not always show it but school is important to me. I am glad I have the chance to get an education, unlike a lot of girls in foreign countries. As much as I dread getting out of bed each morning I know its worth it. These years in school learning math, science, and history will help me get to where I need to by after college. School is a blessing that we all take for granted. Third I am grateful to have food each night. I think having three meals a day is a given and that I need it. I can’t imagine how the kids who get little to no food get through the day. I am crabby if I don’t eat lunch! I don’t know what my life would be like without my mom and family providing for me and supporting me, my education or even the food I have on my plate each night. I take each of these things for granted and don’t take the time to be thankful for what I have often.

Thanksgiving is one of those times when you remember everything you have. We take the time out of our daily lives and enjoy what we truly should appreciate. My family, cousins and all get together on Thanksgiving. We recently changed the tradition of having dinner at my aunts. Instead we are having a meal at our house. My mom makes dinner rolls that are quite unique. The night before she texts a member of each of the families that are coming over to ask their family one thing they are thankful for. My mom types them on edible paper and cooks them in the rolls. When we eat the roll and see the paper, we try to guess who said it. We try as hard as we can to say something that’s not cliché but instead something unique to us. For example last year I said “I am thankful we didn’t win our cheer competition so I can be here with all of you.” If we would have won we would have gotten to perform in the parade and have dinner with my team, which none of us wanted to do. I am glad I have what I have, but even more grateful I can share it with the people I love the most.