For some reason it seems like Thanksgiving weekend should start tomorrow but we are still a week away. I can't wait to have four days to spend with family.
I took Devera to the mall tonight. She likes going to get a piece of candy from See Candies after we eat dinner and also to walk around and look at all of the stuff - - basically playing with the dolls and fire engines at the Children's Pottery Barn. I have to admit, it was such a bummer to go to the mall and see Christmas decorations out. Hello....it's not even Thanksgiving yet. There was a great little write-up in Time this week about how the blurring of the holidays is ruining the whole season. I couldn't agree more. When I was a kid it was so neat to look forward to Halloween and all the things that go along with it. Then Thanksgiving was always a time to have a big family feast and celebrate my Dad's birthday. And when that was over, it was finally time to start thinking about Christmas. I was sad tonight when Devera was so focused on all the Christmas decorations that she didn't even really think about Thanksgiving at all. One rule we stick with at our house is that we try to only focus on one holiday at a time.
So hopefully this weekend you are getting together that shopping list for the grocery store and not the list for presents - - Have a Great Weekend!