Turns Out, Today’s Thanksgiving
I’m such a dumbass.
I didn’t realize until last night that today’s Thanksgiving. The thing is, I don’t live by a calendar so I never know what day it is. I can keep track of the holidays that always fall on a specific day but not the ones that fall on some randomly determined day to suit the Holiday Decider’s vacation schedule.
I’m usually clued into the irregular holidays by the fact that the bank’s closed or I didn’t get mail or traffic in Hollywood was particularly busy late the night before. Though sometimes several days have passed before I wonder, “Did I miss President’s Day?”
Thanksgiving’s always been easy to remember because the family gets together and there are various phone calls and emails regarding times and what to bring. But this year, Mom and Dad are in Hong Kong, my brother’s with his new wife’s family in Oregon and my other siblings stayed home in Arizona. That left just my aunt and grandpa in the area. The nice thing would have been for me to take them out to dinner. Well, in theory. I’m really not sure if my company is considered a treat to them. Aunt Sandy’s pretty cool but grandpa doesn’t say much. That might be because he doesn’t like the rest of the family’s topics of conversation or because we’re all so damn loud he can’t get a word in.
Had I realized before last night that today is Thanksgiving, I might have cooked myself a turkey. Although, it’s been a good two or three years since my oven’s been turned on so it may no longer be suitable for cooking. Instead I dined at Jack-in-the-Box. I know I shouldn’t have since I just ate at Burger King a few days ago. But I remembered that the only other time I didn’t have turkey on Thanksgiving was in college and on that occasion, I went to Jack-in-the-Box. Since today’s all about tradition, it just seemed right to create an alternate Thanksgiving tradition. I was tempted to save face by ordering with a French accent, then realized I don’t give a damn what the cashier thinks. I just requested my side of ranch, took the handful of unwanted ketchup and enjoyed my turkey day chicken sandwich alone.
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My family has a tradition of finding those with nowhere else to go on Thanksgiving and bring them to our house. As Thanksgiving nears, we take a mental inventory of everyone we know and make sure no one will be alone. Many years we have no latchkey guests, but the ones we have had have been the highlights of our Holiday.
It’s never awkward or anything because we’ve always done it, and the person is never treated like a true guest. They are asked to help bring chairs up from the basement, and in a pinch - they may end up drying dishes.
It breaks my heart that you were alone today.
Danelle,
It’s sweet that your family invites over those with no other plans for Thanksgiving.
If I gave the impression that being alone was a bad thing, that’s not the case. I’m rather content being alone. In fact, my aggravation with other people’s stupidity almost makes me like being alone too much! I also don’t place too much importance in “special days.” Half the time, the pressure to make them memorable ruins the occasion. What’s important to me is that my family gets together and enjoys each other’s company- it doesn’t matter to me if it’s a holiday or not.
No, I understand you were ok with how you spent the holiday. I can tell you are a very contented person.
Have a good weekend.
I had a similar situation where I went to a McDonald’s on Easter and asked the cashier why there wasn’t anyone there … that’s when she told me it was a holiday. I never can figure out Easter.
I love going home for the holidays. My family or what’s left of it, never forgets to remind me to git my ass home. And I go…never know what might happen, and I sure don’t wanna miss nuthin.