Friday, October 15, 2010

Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving

This is by FAR my favourite holiday of the year. Why, you ask? (And even if you didn't) Because it is the only holiday where there is no other expectations other than to eat. And possibly do the dishes if you're not the cook (definitely NOT me). Christmas has the presents, easter the religion... wait, that's a Christmas thing too isn't it? Halloween has the costumes and the candy and the running around. Not on Thanksgiving. Your only obligation is to eat the ton of food that your family seems to concoct out of nowhere, and drink fine wine (well, except in my family... my mum prefers the bubbly kind with all the sugar.. I call it soda pop wine).

Turkey should come with a gym membership and bottle of rollaids. It really is low-fat, and good for you, just not in the quantities consumed on any given holiday. This year I managed to get prime rib twice, and no turkey. We are heading to hubbys parents for thanksgiving #3, so perhaps I'll see some turkey there. I really have a craving for stuffing, and no one can ever have too much pie. I could also use some cranberry sauce. What about you, are you a gravy person, or a cranberry person? There is much to say about both. I personally recommend making a turkey and cranberry sandwich. It really doesn't get much better than that.

So I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving, where-ever you are. To my friends in the US, why IS your thanksgiving in November anyway? Too close to Christmas for me. You hardly have time to recover and lose the 3lbs of pie you ate! You should really consider moving it. Plus, I wouldn't get stuck working on MY thanksgiving to accomodate you. It really is very inconvenient. Take care of that would you? You must have some sort of commitee for that sort of thing.

Happy Turkey Day.

13 comments:

Madame DeFarge said...

Now I'm baffled. Thanksgiving on a different day in Canada? Are you allowed to do it all again in November by nipping over the border?

The Silver Fox said...

As a citizen of Massachusetts in the USA, I must confess that the origins of our version of the holiday and its various dates of observance throughout the centuries are shrouded in mysteries, confusing contradictions, and outright lies... But that's only appropriate, considering that much of what I learned in "history" classes during my 1960s childhood turned out to be the same.

Oh, the hell with it... Pass the turkey.

Jewels said...

Madame - I COULD nip over the border. I'll have to search through my blogging friends to see if anyone is in the Detroit area. lol.

Fox - Sigh. History is always written by the victors. The US and Canada are still arguing over who won the war of 1812... (it was us by the way LOL).

The Silver Fox said...

That perfectly illustrates my point. The War of 1812 received such a small footnote in my history classes that they didn't even mention Canada's involvement! Seriously!

Jewels said...

LOL. Then who was the war with? ROTF.

The Silver Fox said...

"England." Totally different country from Canada, even in 1812, right?

Jewels said...

Well... Technically they're sort of right. We were still a colony of the british empire then. Confederation wasn't until 1867.

The Silver Fox said...

I was a coin collector back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and I remember the centennial coins Canada issued in 1967, so I knew that Canada was a colony in 1812... but still, that was a huge "sin of omission" on the part of my teachers, don't you think? Haha. No attention to detail; so much for "education."

Jewels said...

Sigh. The sad part is, according to American textbooks, the US actually WON the war of 1812... if that were true, there would be no Canada. Don't get me wrong, I love our American neighbours (and their bloggers), but sometimes they are slightly umm... entusiastic about "facts". lol.

Jerry K said...

Jewels, you forgot to mention turducken.

Jerry K said...

Or tofurkey.

The Silver Fox said...

Turducken scares the hell out of me. Who would want to eat a food which begins with the word "turd?"

Carolina said...

We don't give thanks in our country. And I think we only 'do' Christmas, because of the vast amounts of food. For the presents we have Sinterklaas and for the candy Sint Maarten. Don't worry, I will all explain it to you in one or more of my 'what I love about' posts. (I think. Perhaps. I might have to, otherwise I'll never reach 100 things.) I'd love to taste a pumpkin pie though.

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