Why Socks: THANKSGIVING

all too often i get caught up in the bullshit of my life where my biggest problem is not being able to find a new pair of boots i love. it can be quite pathetic and that is why i am thankful for thanksgiving. thanksgiving is a time to come together with family and friends to enjoy one another's company over a ridiculously large meal. i've always wondered why tradition states you have to gorge yourself to the point of food coma on this last thursday in november and as i've become older i think i'm starting to figure it all out. preparing a meal or a dish for someone is to show them love. whether it be your mother who is in the kitchen from 8 in the morning until dinner at 5 or a group of friends all making their own dish for a potluck "friends-giving" away from family, love is in the food. we are all excited to make something delicious that others will enjoy and which will make them happy. we put in the effort because we care, we put in the effort because we love. hours, if not days, of prep go into a thanksgiving dinner and it takes hours to eat it all. we pile our plates with a crazy amount of food and enjoy ourselves to the point of bursting. afterwards it takes hours to digest it all so we can actually move again. the theme throughout the day, in the prep, in the eating, and in the digesting, is time. time spent sharing recipes from one generation to the next while cooking in the kitchen. time spent going around the table expressing what each individual is thankful for. time spent playing games, watching a movie, or just talking and laughing as we make it through our food-comas. time is a limited resource and a day set aside solely for spending time with others is exactly what we all need. everything is now now now and we too often forget that what is actually important now are the individuals around us that make us happy. the individuals around us who make us who we are. so on this thanksgiving i hope you were able to spend the day with those you love. those that i love are what i am most thankful for on this day and every day.

happy thanksgiving