We are Family: My Thanksgiving Traditions

Written By: Kristin Spiridigliozzi Adkins

I do not know about you but I LOVE this time of the year! Tis the season for the leaves falling, lots of homemade food that you have been salivating at the thought of eating again all year, family and friends, and shopping. If you ask my husband, he would tell you that my most favorite thing to do in that whole sentence is to go shopping.

We are only two weeks away from Thanksgiving and I am already trying to figure out what to bring to the family get together. It seems that I always bring a desert of some sort. The biggest hit is my éclair cake I make. I learned a few years ago, never to try to bring any other desert other than my éclair cake. The year I did not bring it boy I got an earful from everyone. I also bring a good sweet potato recipe that I got from a friend years ago. I never liked any sweet potato recipe until I tried my friends and ever since then, I’ve been making it and taking it with me to the family dinner for Thanksgiving and it’s a big hit among my family as well. Therefore, I guess I just need to stick to what I know is good!

My next favorite thing about this time of the year is Black Friday shopping. It has been a tradition of my mother and me to go out shopping early Friday morning. We are probably out and shopping no later than 6am. We get some amazing deals, and I am all about those deals! Luckily, my daughter and stepson are older now, so I do not have to look for the hottest new toy, which you know that is when things can be a little crazy. After shopping, we are normally home by 11 or 12 and then it is time for some leftovers and a long needed nap!

Normally the day after Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping is when I start really decorating my house for the Holiday Season. I currently already have my two Christmas Trees up, one in my living room and one in my den. I have not decorated them yet, but we are going away the weekend before Thanksgiving and will not get home until Wednesday the day before Thanksgiving, so I wanted my trees to already be up when I get home. Thankfully, my husband knows I’m Christmas obsessed so he just goes along with all the decorating even if it is early.

So as you can see I absolutely love this time of the year! For me it’s the traditions, family, friends and lots of love and magic that it certainly magical this time of the year. I hope everyone has a fabulous Holiday Season. Enjoy all the time you get with your family and friends.