Happy Thanksgiving
It’s a nice September afternoon, you’re sipping apple juice, watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S on Netflix, and procrastinating the first weeks of school, when your parents race downstairs. “WE’RE HOSTING THANKSGIVING!” Your parents laugh and cheer while you fall back into a void, like how Chris Washington fell into one. Multiple weeks pass and you forget about it — even November passes on and you hardly notice…
WEEKEND BEFORE THANKSGIVING:
You dread as you walk into Costco, your parents rushing around to pick up the Turkey, plates, utensils and that one crappy DVD for your cousins. You rush home, no biggie.
WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING:
You come home from school to see your parents freaking out, vacuuming, moving tables, making food, and even watching that deadbeat, Disney sequel-DVD. You rush in helping along with your siblings (if you have any) because you know that if you don’t then your body is just as dead as that turkey your family will eat. At 10 o’clock, you set your alarm to 7 am, 8 am, and 8:30 am…you can never be too safe.
THANKSGIVING AT 11:00 am:
You wake up on time, got everything ready on time, and for once, you’re not going to fail. As the doorbell rings, your anxiety raises beat by beat by beat. A tear falls from your eye as your cousins sprint towards you, like a lamb to a slaughter…”What in the blue Jesus did I just do?”…you question yourself that as you topple into Black Friday…another whole can of worms…oh no.
That’s just something quick I came up in time for Thanksgiving. I also want to let you guys know that in December, there will be a Christmas movie review marathon, where every Monday and Thursday a movie review will be posted until Winter Break. Movies include Elf, The Polar Express, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Die Hard, A Christmas Story, and Home Alone. Be sure to check that out and of course, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!