I have never missed a Thanksgiving....but this year i made the choice not to go home for the holiday. Although my parents were willing to fly me home I figured it would be easier just staying so 1, they wouldn't have to pay for a plane ticket and 2, i would be leaving about 2 weeks later. I didn't think it would hit me as hard as it did.
Thanksgiving use to be a really big event in my family. We would all go to my Grandparents where all most my uncles and aunts, my mother comes from a family of 10, all the grandkids, an great kids would gather for a big feast. As of 2 years ago this ended when it became more and more difficult for my Grandma to keep up. So last year it was just me mom dad and sister, and i figured that would be the same this year, i was very wrong. Along with my immediate family by grandparents decided to join us along with my Uncle my sisters boyfriend and my cousin who i haven't seen since i was probably 6. I was so bummed that I couldn't join the group that had formed at my house and spent the day watching T.V. and making chicken for dinner.
Although this years holiday left me more tired from a bit of homesickness than Turkey I know it helped me grow more as I learn to live on my home and start facing the real world.
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