Thanksgiving is one of my family’s favorite holidays. We celebrate togetherness with our friends and families and give thanks.

I start getting excited about three weeks prior, getting the bedrooms ready for my relatives, make sure all the dishes are clean and ready to use, and buy new towels and bathroom rugs for the guest bathroom.

I have a folder of all the recipes that I’ve been using every year in my computer. The week before Thanksgiving I go through the recipes and pick the one that I’m using for the current year. I then type all the necessary ingredients plus the extras like napkins, candles, centerpiece and deserts on a paper.

The weekend before I go food shopping, it usually takes me all day. I buy everything that is needed for the Thanksgiving Day and also for entertaining the relatives for next one week. I like to have everything ready so we all can relax and enjoy the time together.

Two days before, I make most of my preparation and make some of the recipes and refrigerate them. I also set my table on that day if I’m feeling strong. You could do this the day before, but I usually have to go to airport to pick up my brother and his family. Then all I have to do on Thanksgiving Day is roast the turkey, make mashed potatoes and final touch up. If things are not perfect don’t panic, stay calm, everybody will still have a good time. Don’t forget it is the day to celebrate togetherness.

Have a good day, count your blessings and remind everyone how blessed we all are.

God bless the food we eat this day.
We thank you for it; and we pray
For all our loved ones, far and near,
And every person gathered here.
We ask your blessings on each one,

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