Thanksgiving has always been a special holiday in the Tall Family. It’s Tall Dad’s favorite holiday (it’s only competition is Trade Deadline Day for Major League Baseball – and, yes, he considers that a holiday) and while I always consider myself a true Christmas Elf, I really enjoy the idea of family getting together just more »
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Being Thankful
There’s nothing like Thanksgiving. Food, family, and best of all – it’s officially socially acceptable to be blaring holiday songs and decorating your house with Christmas flair (though, as many of you know, I have been listening to the tunes for quite some time!) On Thanksgiving Eve, Tall Dad and I shared a great laugh more »
How To Celebrate Your Baby’s First Thanksgiving
Ways To Celebrate Your Baby’s First Thanksgiving This is going to be Itty Bitty’s first Thanksgiving – so we want to make it extra special! So here’s some suggestions on how to celebrate with Food, Fashion, and Fun! Food: Let’s be honest. Thanksgiving is ALL about the food – so why not include your youngest family more »
A Thanksgiving Tradition – The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
One of my favorite events of the holidays season is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I have always loved parades, even as a young child. In high school and college, I participated in my schools’ marching bands, and my appreciation grew even more. Sure, the singers in the Macy’s parade are lip-syncing, but the bands more »
A Thanksgiving Tradition: Preparing the Plumb Pudding
Now bring us some figgy pudding … may be a familiar lyric, but in my household – the dessert everyone wants is plumb pudding! My deceased mother in law made it, so did my husband’s paternal grandmother, and so did the paternal grandmother before that. The tradition of plumb pudding and hard sauce has been more »