Thanksgiving Traditions

Pia Morelli like Thanksgiving. This is one holiday per year are eight Mendham, grandmother of eight to ten sees the entire family. Not even the holiday brings many people at once.

"My children are spread along the East Coast.Between flying when driving over a few days, they need to make the trip, visit, and to return to their homes. "I would love to be all here for Christmas, but that simply isn't going to happen, especially when the holiday falls during weekdays, users cannot take a long time for their jobs."

Since the dead husband, Joe, Thanksgiving 1995 received additional meaning. "Before the death of Joe we get together, but not under one roof and at the same time. We see some of the children at Thanksgiving and Christmas to get together at or between the holidays.This was not the same. Joe died suddenly, unexpectedly, anyone my children insisted that held the annual. What better time than for Thanksgiving? "

While her family members prefer to eat out, her mouth insists otherwise. "I'm retired, alive with cocoa [her Terrier] and I have a lot of time on my hands. Activate my baking pies on Monday and Wednesday the gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans salad bombed slaw are made.Thanksgiving morning, my daughter, Lisa, comes and puts two turkeys. Joe son and his wife stove bringing hams, while the other stuffing and fixings are completed by me in the morning. Each setting up, serving, cleaning is done by children. I kick back and watch football while eating pumpkin pie! "

Kyle McGathry continue tradition has been going on in his family for nearly 50 years.With Michael Quinn boys, in tow, McGathry be sitting positions to watch high school football game between Ridgewood and Paramus. "When I was a child, he was the Ridgewood-fair lawn. years later replaced fair lawn, Paramus, for a time he was a Catholic Bergen Ridgewood." born in Ridgewood looked at Ridgewood rivalry BC as one of the hopeless and layer. "Most games were never play Thanksgiving because it is a given that BCE will still be alive ???????? and has only played on the Saturday before. I think we should wait until he was usually intended massacre "Ridgewood.

At this point in the season, Ridgewood is still alive with a scheduled meeting against ???????? Morristown on Friday December at Giants Stadium. "I know that it was just a big battle in Ridgewood with Hackensack Saturday, but I think that they are ready. this funny, I think the team one who can beat Ridgewood BC!" after the game, go to the House of his mother McGathry-????? of Paramus. "My wife graduated in the year after you graduate Ridgewood Paramus. It is not much of a football fan, stays at home with our young. Fortunately, the rivalry is a division of our family, "he says.

Anne Chomesky not "doing" Thanksgiving at least in the traditional sense.For years, 40-something woman serves every kitchen soup in Newark day Thanksgiving this year is still to be ... serving, but over a friend's House in Grove Cedar friend, Claire, lost her father, who was her only living relative, this past summer, Anne felt that it would be more useful to spend with it."The holiday season, it is very difficult for those without a family, her father of Claire dead. in June, and he was all that was her as the family moves.Eight of us who else is a family won't be with them or you can gather together in the House of Claire maintain its company, thanks for what we have.I thank God for this opportunity to be with friends who have become like family to me. "

However, anywhere, with whomever you choose to spend the day, happy Thanksgiving everyone!

This article originally appeared in townstead.com, site and managed by Matt Keegan. it was part of his series of "life in New Jersey" articles.

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