I swear this holiday can’t get here any faster. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Really who doesn’t like it? I feel bad for people outside of America who don’t get to celebrate. Although your country may have a similar holiday on a different day, I don’t really know.

The first Thanksgiving dates back almost 400 year ago when Pilgrim settlers and native Indians got together for a great big feast. They shared their food with one another and gave thanks for their harvest. At least that’s how the story books tell us it happened.

Thanksgiving in my house consists of a ton of eating and football. We have a lot of family coming in to stay at my parent’s house in Jacksonville. We usually have the main feast around 2:00 or 3:00 pm on Thursday afternoon. We have all the good stuff… turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, biscuits, green bean casserole, and a wide variety of yummy desserts. All day we just eat.

Another great thing about Thanksgiving in America is football. This year the NFL has 3 games on Thursday, which means it’s an all day event now. The Jaguars aren’t playing, but all the games are enticing and meaningful, especially when your fantasy football playoff hopes are on the line.

Friday morning all the guys have golf schedule and, if it’s nice out… my entire family will all go out on the boat in the afternoon. I’m not counting on that though because the high could be like 60 degrees.

Saturday is another fun day or just hanging out and eating. The Florida vs. Florida State football game on Saturday late afternoon. I’m not going to the game, but I will be watching it. I have a sister and uncle who are FSU alumni, so it’s a big family rivalry between them and myself (for those of you new to the blog…I am a Florida graduate).

All in all it’s just an amazing few days of fun and being with the family. I’m still at work until Wednesday afternoon, but lucky enough to be able to dip out early. I’m not going to be posting these next few days. I’ve said many times before that I don’t like to work on holidays and that means working on this blog too. I may timestamp something though for tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a great week!