Thanksgiving--Zoe

Thanksgiving is a time for family, reflection and appreciation, and how much I looked
forward to my aunt Lauren’s macaroni salad. I woke up to hearing music, knowing that I’m going to have to be cleaning the house most of the day. I get out of bed and slip on my cow slipper and head downstairs. Sure enough, my mom has a list of chores for me to start doing. Around 12 o’clock, I finished all my chores for my mom to tell me that Thanksgiving is at Uncle Taylor’s house. I just hoped for a small get together with my grandma but this is nice to. Just as long as my favorite cousin is there. I put on the same Thanksgiving outfit I put on every year, and sat downstairs waiting for my family to get ready. About, what seemed like 5 hours to me, we finally left and headed towards Hemet. My dad parks the car in his brother’s driveway and I make my way in, with the store bought apple pie in my hand. I was mentally preparing to be welcomed by relatives and my devilish little cousins. As soon as I walked in, I hear at least 6 kids shout “Kelsey!”, which caused all heads to turn towards my family. I see my family members spread out on the couch, all watching football. I smell the ham cooking in the kitchen. My little cousin, Hailey, comes up to me and gives me a bear hug. I’m looking up and down the hallways looking for Lianna, praying she is here. I gesture Hailey away and put the pie down in the kitchen and see my Aunt Bella. She pulls me into a hug and gives me a kiss on my cheek. I awkwardly hug back and ask if Lia’s family has arrived. I walk into the playroom and see Lia sitting on the bed. I walked over and we watched The Office on television, waiting for dinner to be served. About an hour later, dinner was ready and we all gathered into the dining room. Food was spread out throughout the whole house, since there is so much of it. We all grabbed a plate of food and all sat in various places in the house. I sat at the dining room table, next to my grandpa Sam. Everyone chatted while they ate and you can hear sprinkles of laughter throughout the night. We all finished our meals and started digging into the millions of pies that we had. The rest of the night was light. I got to catch up with my uncle and got to laugh at old memories I had with other family members. Then, my grandpa got up to leave and that’s when we know that the night is over. My family and I kissed and hugged everyone goodbye and made our way home. I put my earbuds on in the car and started smiling looking back at how enjoyable my day was. I look forward to this day of the year because it makes me grateful to have such a wonderful family and how we are all able to come together and make memories.