Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Got any good traditions I can try? (Other than going around saying what you’re thankful for. I know that one.)

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Invite someone who doesn’t have a thanksgiving to join to your table, even if you’re not close with them.

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We get everything catered so that everyone can relax and really enjoy the day. Most years we all usually just stay in our PJs and it’s great

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I’m from Detroit and one year we couldn’t get tickets to the Lions game, so we tailgate in our driveway. Over the past 15 years, the party has grown to include neighbors, friends and an ever growing family. Great time every year! We even made shirts the first year that said, “ Screw the dome, we’re staying home.” We party

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Annual backyard football game. Same teams every year. Grandpa refs.
Sometimes, female family members bring “a date” just to beef up their team. I feel so bad for these thick-necked dudes. They have no idea they were brought in as ringers. We never see them again.
(My youngest cousin is scouting in NYC bars tonight. Maybe I’ll see you on the field tomorrow?)

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Give the removed, sullen attendee (there’s always one in a family gathering) an easy job that keeps them in the kitchen with you for a while. Get them talking, they’ll appreciate it like crazy.

In other years I’ve played a game of “How much of this bottle will I drink?” And my highest point is 3/4. The year it was gin I got into a massive fight with my father and the year it was scotch I’ve never been happier. So, try that!

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I buy a turkey and give it to a family in need. It goes over well every year and the receiver is always thankful.

Some friends and I also have a “turkey bowl/cup” in the morning where we play flag football or soccer at a nearby park.

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Turkey Trot

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We get everything catered from whole foods... It's about all our NYC apartment kitchen can handle.

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Work on an integrated campaign....as a family!

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Bowling after dinner

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