Evolving Traditions

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays for many reasons. The obvious reason, all the amazing food. The corny reason, watching the Thanksgiving Day parade (because I secretly still want to be a rockette). The sporty reason, football.  And of course all the thanks that is given all day long! But what I love the most are the non traditional traditions that have developed over the years. When you get older you get to pick and choose how you want your holidays to go and of course they never go as planned but that's part of the fun and it is the chance for new traditions to develop.

Thanksgiving Eve is my favorite tradition I have choose to continue. Ever since I lived in Birmingham I can remember going out with friends and just having such a memorable time. I'm not really sure how it all started, I think it was when I was in high school my mom and I would always go out to dinner and do something fun the night before. As I got older it evolved into cocktails and appiez at a local restaurant with friends. It was great because such a unique mix of people would come out, you would have a few laughs, you could sleep in the next morning and you knew at some point there would be an amazing feast the next day.

Now that I have a Everly we will have to create a new Thanksgiving Eve tradition that will be more suitable for a little one.  That's the best part about the holidays you can create whatever memorable moment you want, it's all about being surround by the people that make you smile and laugh!

I hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving Eve followed by a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!