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What’s your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?
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For the past 20 years, my Thanksgivings have been spent with football players, their families, football staff and their families. The day includes a football practice or game, perhaps some travel and a hotel stay. If I can slide in a piece of sweet potato pie at some point during the day, I am truly blessed. Thankfulness is a priority each day of the year for me, but it’s great to share that spirit with everyone on Thanksgiving Day.
Turner Gill
Head Football Coach
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Thanksgiving always makes me think of nice long walks in the woods, crunching through the leaves with a few family members. The pretty colors, relaxed conversations and a slight scent of decay in the crisp air. And overall, there’s that special sunlight through the few leaves that still remains on the mostly bare branches.
Hugh W. Jarvis, PhD ’00; MLS ’99
Cybrarian
University Communications -
Watching the Macy’s parade while preparing for the day’s feast, which includes setting out a collection of kitschy turkey salt-and-pepper shakers.
Lori J. Widzinski
Director, Multimedia Services Department
Health Sciences Library
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Reader Comments
Pat Donovan says:
Hey, we have a new one. I have a big family with many conflicting commitments. On every holiday, half of them have to be at someone else's house "in three hours," so there's a lot of hi-eat-and run. Last Thanksgiving, something happened to the oven and the turkey was very, very, very slow in cooking so we ended up spending time actually TALKING to one another. This year, everyone is going to wherever they want to spend Thanksgiving and then on Saturday, we're having a FAMILY PARTY so that all the people, their husbands, wives, babies, etc., who were somewhere else on Thursday can spend time together without interruption. I think we're having enchiladas, a traditional Irish food. It's a "new" tradition. Or it will be after it's ground into our practice with for a few years.
Posted by Pat Donovan, Senior Editor, News Services, 11/19/09
Patti Brocato says:
The night before Thanksgiving, my mom would get out the green olives to debone for the traditional italian olive salad the next day. My sisters & I would take turns smashing the olive with the bottom of a glass to remove the pit. Also, on Thanksgiving morning, my sisters & I would take turns setting the festive table. I miss those days of togetherness.
Posted by Patti Brocato, Receptionist, UB Child Care Center, 11/19/09