Thangksgiving at The Bakers

My family and friends come to my house for Thanksgiving, it has been a tradition since 1990. The week of Thanksgiving is work for my Mom, dad, sister,and me because we have to clean the house from top to bottom. The Christmas decorations are all ready up and the Christmas tree is lit on Thanksgiving night.

My dad and I go to several stores to perchase all the ingredients for our Thanksgiving feast. When we finally get all the ingredients for the feast, my mother starts cooking, and she doesn't stop until the day of Thanksgiving.

On Thanksgiving day, we have a proximally 38 family members over for dinner and the number continue to grow because my friends from high school come over to enjoy my mother's cooking as well(she's a very good cook). Before we eat, my dad bless the food that my mother has prepared for the family.

After the prayer is done, we form a line, so we can fix our food. While we are eating, we have lovely conversations and some time singing. After we finish eating, the adults retire to the family room and the young adults come to my room, because I have Dreamcast(video game) or to the computer room. During this time I love being around my family because in the end, that is all you have. ~K.Y.B~

Home for the Holiday

By Natalia Rawls

My parents have always told me that working hard has it's rewards. I must say that after a rather intense Fall semester, full of sleepless days and nights, I am more than ecstatic about finally going home for the Thanksgiving holiday this year!

I am looking forward to just simply resting, relaxing and spending time with my family. I have even decided to devote one full day to participate in some type of community service activity.

In addition, during this break I will be preparing for my early departure from the semester to travel abroad to the country of China on November 29. With customs and traditions very different from my own, I anticipate learning about the Chinese way of life.

In closing, I would just like to take this opportunity to express how thankful I am to all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces . Despite how I spend my Thanksgiving holiday, they are the ones who selflessly sacrifice their holidays, families, and most importantly, their lives to defend our country. As an individual who has just recently lost a beloved first cousin in the war in Afghanistan and whom has had a brother to return home from Iraq in May, I truly understand how essential it is to commend these individuals on their services...THANK YOU!!!

*HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! BE SAFE AND ENJOY YOUR BREAK!*

Something Different for Thanksgiving

The most common thing that comes to mind when 'Thanksgiving' is mentioned is a huge dinner with a big turkey in the middle of the family table. That's what I usually think of when the holidays come around. When I was younger my mom would drive us down to Peachtree and Pine in Atlanta and serve the homeless. This year I am challenging myself to step outside of my comfort zone and my routine of visiting family and friends and give out Thanksgiving dinners this year at The Feed Outreach Center... I am blessed beyond measure and cannot ask God for anything. As a mother, I feel it is time for me to carry the torch that my mother has handed to me.

-Tamika S. Alston

There's more meaning to Thanksgiving than the usual

Ever since I have been in school, I just could not wait for Thanksgiving break. This break was anticipated every year. School would burn me out and having a week long break was the prescription to my relaxation. Relaxing was not the only think that I was looking forward to during the break. I also looked forward to the FOOD! I LOVE FOOD AND IN PARTICULAR, THANKSGIVING FOOD.

My Favorite dish is my momma's dressing, string beans, collard greens, turkey, Brown Sugar Ham from Honey Baked Ham store, gravy, macaroni, potato salad, yams, cranberry sauce, and tea to drink. For dessert my favorite pie in the world, is sweet potato pie. I loved this pie when I first came out my momma, just playing. This pie is the best when you put vanilla icecream on top, it adds a more fancy look to it, in my opinion. My momma also makes pecan pie, which is my sisters, and dad's favorite but I don't eat that, since I'm allergic to any kind of nuts, but I'm not missing anything anyway. Everything that is prepared for this holiday, i help out in a major way. I stay up cooking with my mom, since she clearly can't do it all herself, she's getting old now, being in your 50's is no joke. We don't have family to come over since, most of our family lives in Mississippi and that is a long drive, but sometimes we go there for Christmas.

Overall, i believe that my mommie is the best cook that has ever lived! I am sure that if anybody tried my momma's cooking they would feel the same way that I feel to say that this is the best food they have ever tasted! Trust me, I am not being bias, its a known fact. To me, Thanksgiving is a prelude to Christmas, in the sense that Thanksgiving prepares people for Christmas as in shopping, food, decorations. Just knowing that Thanksgiving is right around the corner, just gets me ready for my birthday, which is next month. I'll be 22 years old and trust me, I have been waiting for this age to come since I was little. Until then, I going to enjoy the last couple of weeks left that I am 21, so that I can make a smooth transition into my 22nd birthday!!!!

~L.A.B.

What are my Holiday Plans.

This Thanksgiving, my plans are to spend some quality time with my family and friends and prepare a good Thanksgiving meal with all of the trimimg and to go to church the following Sunday to give praise to GOD, FOR ALL OF The good things he has done for me and my family. William A. Stone