When Thanksgiving morning rolled around my Mom, and my sons and I were so excited that we were awake and ready to go at 4:30 in the morning! After breakfast, and dressing the boys up in very warm clothes we headed up to meet up with my Dad and husband on the parade route. Watching […]
All my life I grew up watching the Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Day parade on TV with my Mom and Dad. Every year I told my parents how badly I wanted to go to that parade someday. I begged and pleaded but I always heard about how crowded it would be, how much money it would […]
It was the year 2008 when I celebrated the best Thanksgiving of my life in New York City. It is certainly one of the best times of the year to be in New York. I decided to throw a bash at my place and invited all my friends. We bought a huge turkey and cooked […]
It was a few years ago and I was really excited to wake up and attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. The previous night I got together my camera as well as some food and drink and went to sleep early so I would not miss any of the fun. I was anticipating taking the […]
My younger cousin was in his freshman year in high school and his high school band was invited to play in the Thanksgiving Day Parade held in New York. We were all super excited for him, and having grown up across the river from NYC, it had always been a real desire of mine to […]
I’ve lived my entire life in America, but until adulthood, I never celebrated Thanksgiving the way American culture dictates you’re supposed to. My mother didn’t believe in cooking elaborate meals, and she didn’t get along with extended family well enough to feel thankful about holiday dinners they chose to host. So, because on Thanksgiving, everyone […]
My happiest New York City Thanksgiving memory happened way back in the 1970s, after I had moved from Manhattan in which I was born to the end of Long Island. Two close friends who lived on the Upper West Side invited me and another friend to their apartment for Thanksgiving dinner. Neither of us had […]
In 2008 I spent Thanksgiving just with my mother and father. Early morning, we woke up and got seats on the bleachers to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was fairly cold, but it’s always worth it. This is a tradition with my immediate family, and it is always such a joy to watch the […]
