Thanksgiving eve began this morning as it does every year - with me sticking my head deep into the refrigerator and promising Susanne that the turkey does not smell funny.

We will wake up early tomorrow morning, drag ourselves downstairs and scrub that turkey cavity clean. When all the disgusting little bits are pulled and discarded, Susanne will then take a toothbrush and some Crest and scrub the inner bones until it’s sparkling white and minty fresh. Susanne will ask one more time if I think it smells funny. I will say no.

Following tradition, Susanne will go from worrying about the turkey not being fully cooked to worrying about it being fully cooked too soon, in a matter of minutes.

"Is it too early to serve dinner at 9:30 am?"

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I love this time of year so much and there are dozens of reasons why. Christmas time elicits so many warm feelings of love and togetherness. My mind is instantly filled with great memories and thoughts. My body just seems to run on happy auto-pilot all the time. I just feel good. People in general just seem to be so much more pleasant. Everybody's energy is so much more peaceful and caring. I constantly wonder how the world would be if everyone would just stay in this peaceful mind frame year round. Wouldn't that just be amazing? I wish. Right? One of the things that I like the most is hearing all the Christmas songs.
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