1. Food
Thanksgiving is one of those days where you just eat all day long until you will get full. Also, if you're on a diet, Thanksgiving is tough because you have to resist the urge to turn down getting something to eat. Right now people are preparing for the feast. They are cooking Turkey; Ham; a special Vegan meal (if you don't eat meat); Stuffing ( personally, I call it Dressing) green Beans;Green Peas; Candied Yams; and making cakes (Bundt, Pound, etc.) and pies (Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, Apple, etc.) Now, if you don't want to not only cook the meal but also clean up afterward, there is no need to worry because there are a few restaurants open on Thanksgiving.
These restaurants have an all-you-can-eat buffet where all you have to do is pay for the meal and you can pile your plate and come by for seconds, thirds, and so on!
2. Family and Friends
Thanksgiving brings family and friends together to share a meal and talk. When it comes to family you have two extremes. You have families that does everything together all year round Some of these events include: birthdays, wedding anniversaries, going to a sporting event (baseball, football, basketball games) and going on vacation getaways together. Even Sunday dinner is an event because the table is surrounded with mom, dad, brothers, sisters, cousins, grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and the in-laws. These families love to get together at anytime and have fun, so to them Thanksgiving is just another day.
On the other hand, you have families that really dread the holiday season coming up because they can't stand each other at all. These families don't want to want to spend some time with their relatives because of what was said or done in the past and seeing them will bring up bad memories. They will do anything (make up an excuse) to avoid showing up for Thanksgiving at another family member's house. Once they enter the house, you could cut the tension with a knife. The family members will act cordial with each other, but if alcohol enters the picture, look out because it might turn into something that you might see on the Jerry Springer Show (by the the way, that's a great show!)
Anyway, this is where friends get into the picture. Since it's Thanksgiving weekend, what you need to do is spend equal time with each party. For example, you can spend time with the family all day long on Thanksgiving and and then hang out with your friends on Friday and/or Saturday. This plan works because both your family and friends were able to spend some time with you without alienating either group.
3. Football
If you are a football fan, this is for you! The National Football League has three games scheduled for Thanksgiving (One game on Fox, one on CBS and the last one on the NFL Network.) If you want to take a break from the family for a little while, sit back, relax and watch the game.
4. Fun
If you have the family over the house during the Thanksgiving weekend, why not show them around town and have some fun at the same time. Some fun events include: going to the movies; seeing the Christmas Lighting ceremonies in town; go to a cultural event; attend a concert or comedy show; or go ice skating (if it's cold enough.) Basically, what you need to do over the Thanksgiving weekend is just go out and have a good time. Spending time at home is great, but you need to get out of the house sometime, live it up and enjoy yourself!
5. Friday
Friday means- Black Friday, that is. Black Friday is one the biggest shopping days of the year. This is where stores will pull out all the stops to get you to come on in and buy their products. They will use coupons, online sales, text message alerts and so on to entice you to purchase something for someone or even yourself. If you want to go out there and take in the whole atmosphere of Black Friday, by all means go! If you are not interested in fighting the crowds or missing out on some good deals /sales, don't worry about it. You have plenty of time to do some Christmas shopping.
These tips are for anyone who don't have any idea on what to do for Thanksgiving. With the Christmas season just around the corner, take advantage of what is going on in your city or town. Thanksgiving is the time where you enjoy each other's company, eat plenty of food (but not too much- you don't want to overeat) and have a great time.
3. Football
4. Fun
5. Friday
