City of IF

[Reiso]

Hey all.

It's that time of the year where we set aside other matters as long as our attention spans can endure it to cluster ourselves together with our often infuriating families and spend a day and a half cooking food that disappears in roughly an hour. Or, for the perhaps more fortunate of us, we book those reservations at anywhere serving turkey.

But whether we are cutting the bird ourselves with the cool set of knives we only get to use once a year, or we are trying to decide between the thanksgiving deal meal or a juicy steak, we get together and toss a "Happy Thanksgiving!" to everyone we encounter, and hopefully, for the most part, we mean it. And sure, some of us closet ourselves away and remind everyone who dares to speak to us on this day how annoyed we are by the holiday bustle and the coming dreaded Black Friday. Hopefully though, we still gather together and feast, even if this is our attitude.

Others of us are less fortunate. I saw more than one person today eating alone at the restaurant my family and I went to, and while that was sad, it also made me more appreciative for the time I was spending with my loved ones. I come from a history of BIG family get togethers in my childhood, and over the years those gatherings get smaller and smaller as family members are lost or grow distant, and they become simpler, more subdued things. It is easy to become melancholy on this day because of that. But even those who dined alone could still afford a meal today, and that is something to be thankful for in today's economy.

So more than just a simple "Happy Turkey Day", I would like to extend my well wishes to all of us here, and my hopes that whether or not you strictly observe this holiday, and whether or not everyone who was with you last year could be with you this one, that you have had a safe and happy day, full bellies, and the comfort and warmth of your loved ones. For those who could not be with us this year for whatever reason, let us be thankful for the years that they were, and when applicable, the years they will be again.

Happy Thanksgiving, City.

[Smee]

Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans. :D

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Quote: I saw more than one person today eating alone at the restaurant my family and I went to, and while that was sad,

Not everyone who eats alone is sad and lonely.

Happy Holidays

[Emperor]

Thank you Reiso and remember that you and your family always have a place at my table.