Then skip it.
There is no law that says you have to participate.
I enjoy it, especially Thanksgiving.
Yes, I am tired when it is over but it is a good tired.
Whether I have thirty people over or it is just us and the cat there is a happy glow in my heart the entire week.
When you’re getting everything ready, and anticipating it all, there’s a ‘magic’ in the air.
When I remember my Grandmother’s house at Thanksgiving and Christmas, for some reason I always remember gray November days seen outside the windows through sheer white chiffon drapes; and so much warmth, wonderful smells, a sense of something special about to happen, inside.
Seeing white chiffon curtains at a window will always bring back that feeling - go figure...
My husband comes from a large family. Last Thanksgiving all of his siblings and their families made it-over 70 people. We were all experiencing that “good tired” by the end of the day. It’s probably the last time that will be ever happen so I’m grateful his parents had such a good time.
I love Thanksgiving too. I think I Love it so much because it doesn’t separate us into religions. It’s for all Americans.
Christmas has gotten to be “too” much....Thanksgiving is better....just food...no presents...no pretensions...and I love the fall....