Happy Friday! Jumping in on the new Friday Five fun today with 5 Things to Love About Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays and it was hard to narrow it down to 5 reasons but here goes:
5 Things To Love About Thanksgiving
Fitness
I love a great race on Thanksgiving morning and I will be participating in the Bethesda Turkey Chase 10K. Not only is it a great way to get a head start on those extra calories I am going to consume but it’s the perfect way to destress and put me in a great mood for the next 4 items on my list. I will still never forget the time a guy in a full turkey suit with webbed feet blew right me. Humbling!
Family
We host Thanksgiving dinner at our house each year for around 13 family members. (Thus the need for item #1 lol). Since we just moved into our new house, I am excited to host my parents, sisters and niece and nephews. My daughter is coming home from college today for 9 nine days and I can’t wait to spend so much time with her.
Friends
This year one of my best girl friends will be joining us for dinner as well. Thanksgiving, to me, is a time to open your home and heart to friends and I am so glad she will be joining us. Having a friend at dinner also helps with reason #2 above 🙂
Food
Both my husband and I love to cook! As I’ve mentioned he is a total carnivore so he is in charge of the Turkey and some sort of meat. I will handle the veggie sides and dessert. We have a little bit of a bigger kitchen now so hopefully we can stay out of each other’s way!
Football
My husband and son are big football fans so you will find them switching around between exciting games all day long. It’s hard not to get in on the fun.
So tell me, what do you love about most about Thanksgiving? Racing on Thanksgiving? Are you a football family?
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Family and friends tops my list – and sharing all the food with them! I never do a turkey trot because I always want to get the pies baking before everything else.
If you change your mind about the race, come join me!
Thanks giving is my favorite holiday. I could literally pass on Christmas and take a second thanksgiving!
That’s how I feel too! happy early Thanksgiving to you
I love seeing my family on Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving and Christmas is really the only time my extended family gets together, so I am glad we have these holidays to make it happen!
OH that’s wonderful hope you all enjoy your time together this week!
Yay for Thanksgiving. It is such a nice time. We did a big party too. The Hubs fries a turkey and smokes the other. So at least that gets him OUT of my kitchen to do the rest. haha!
Yes that is a good plan! Enjoy your holiday 🙂
All of the above! Our daughter (and her baby dog) are flying home tomorrow from Pennsylvania for an entire week! I won’t get to see them until I return from Oklahoma (very late on Sunday evening), but I’m looking forward to having her (and the college son) back home. I love all the Thanksgiving food…especially the leftovers. My favorite is the leftover turkey, served on bread with lots of gravy. ( I realize you probably have other favorite leftovers…but this one is ALL mine LOL)
Enjoy all the quality time with your kiddos next week!!
The thing I love most is NO WORK! WOohoooooo 🙂
Well that is a great perk!! 😜 enjoy the day
I love spending time with my family and eating all the good food- specifically stuffing and pecan pie! I won’t be racing, but I have speedwork on the books, so I’ll definitely be running! Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Ooh speedwork I need to do more of that! Enjoy!
Eating good food with friends and family sounds like a perfect holiday to me (although I’do take a pass on the football).
It does seem pretty perfect! Hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving
I tried finding a turkey trot, but didn’t find anything interesting. If the weather’s good, I’ll run outside before wrapping things up and heading over to Friendsgiving. Knowing me, I won’t sleep in, so I can get my run done in the morning.
It’s becoming harder for me to sleep in so I figure I might as well!
My sister and her kids will be visiting…. and my mom’s bday falls on thanksgiving this year…. it is my favorite holiday…. I won’t be racing that morning, but I’ll do a short run followed by a special gratitude yoga class before all the festivities begin… Have a great time!
Oh I like the idea of the gratitude yoga I will see if my spot has one
I love time with family and food on Thanksgiving. Just being able to slow down and enjoy time together, fill our bellies and laugh. We also celebrate Thanksgiving in October (Canada) so it usually involves a a run as well 🙂
Yes exactly the way I like to honor the day too
I’m gonna go a different direction and say I enjoy the break from work!
I swear no matter how big our kitchen was my hubby would insist on standing on top of me! LOL! I love it all! Run, eat, family and football!
That sounds familiar!!
No Thanksgiving in France, it is a US Holiday. Having said that, I am invited every year to a friend’s house and we celebrate, but it is not the same. No football.
It’s great you have the chance to get a taste of it! Enjoy
Our running club meets up on Thanksgiving morning to kick off the day. And then we have a local 5K/10K on Friday. We call it Burn It Off! lol! You can do one or both races. Give me anything but shopping to do on that day! lol! And yes, all the football!
I hate shopping on that day too!! Enjoy your run!!
Family is definitely number one for me! I will be getting my sweat on before though, and I do love the food too (well all the sides and pie), and football not so much.
Have fun at your 10K! Such a great way to work up a good appetite. 😉
Yes it’s great to get the early workout done that day for sure!
I am racing on Thanksgiving! And I am so excited! A turkey Trot is the perfect way to start the holidays!!
I love spending time with my family in the kitchen too, cooking and talking!
Have a great race on Thanksgiving!
I agree to all of the above! Have a great day
Ahh I love family because we travel to see the in-laws next week, enjoy several days there then we all load up and head to Disney to finish out the weekend! Since I’ve become a runner, I usually do my long run on Thanksgiving in FL. This year I am considering a 6k Turkey Trot. 🙂
A 6k I have never heard of! Sounds fun
So much to be thankful for! I’m not doing an official run on Thanksgiving but I’m going to do at least a short 5k run (possibly 10 but I’ll be honest, it probably won’t happen haha)
Ha ha what ever works for you!!
I agree with you, Thanksgiving is awesome! How fun to be hosting in your new home. Since we’re not hosting this year I’ll be trotting a 5k with my girls in the morning then heading to BIL’s house for dinner. Happy Thanksgiving!
sounds like a fun way to start the day!
I love running on Thanksgiving morning…the past few years I havent run because I have done a marathon the weekend before. But this year I plan to run! I did the Bethesda Turkey Chase a few years ago and it was a great way to start Thanksgiving!
It is a great race! Let me know if you decide to do it this year we can meet up
Great list. Friends and family for sure. And food. 🙂
Yes to all!
I love getting together with my family. It’s fun to see everyone. I also like the food. My sister hosts (we have Christmas eve) and she’s an amazing cook!
Sounds perfect!!
I’ve always thought it would be fun to do a Turkey Trot. We’ve had Thanksgiving in Florida the last few years, so it’s been pretty small – just my parents, husband, and kids. I really love the day, though, it always feels so nice.
It really does! Hope you have a great one
My birthday is on Thanksgiving this year, so that’s my favorite thing this time around! haha!
OH how fun!! Double holiday
These are all so great!
I love the smells of Thanksgiving. Cooking, eating and hanging out with family and friends is always so comforting.
It really is! Happy Thanksgiving
It’s just my husband and I until the ex brings my son over. I fix a full meal, turkey and all but dessert.
Dessert is the best part!! 🙂
My husband and I run Thanksgiving race every year. It’s one of my favorite traditions. More favorites. Family and pumpkin pie.
The Thanksgiving day race is one of my favorites too!
Not a football family. 13 people? OMG, I just have 6 coming & I feel like I’m losing my mind! But I do pretty much everything (although the husband does the stuffing).
The one benefit of hosting it, though, is now I get to do a Turkey trot. I always ran, but since it was a 90 minute drive (longer if we brought the dogs), racing was just too hard.
I think you will do just fine with the 6! You this 🙂
I’m doing my first ever thanksgiving this year! Going to an American friend’s flat (in London) and I’m so excited!
Oh how fun! Really hope you enjoy
SO much to love! We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia, however, my family celebrates Thanksgiving for Jesse so I love that we can all come together and eat delicious food!
Yes the important things!!
I love this time of the year too, brings everyone together <3
it really does!
Sounds like you’re going to have a wonderful holiday. I love the holidays for some extra family. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thanks happy Thanksgiving to you as well!
These are awesome reasons to love Thanksgiving. I am normally a race on Thanksgiving, but not sure about this year as I am still getting over bronchitis!
I hope you have a wonderful time with your daughter, family and friend!
Thanks so much and I hope you are feeling better!
I have a 5k on Thanksgiving this year, and my husband does ALL the cooking on Thanksgiving. I’m super thankful for that!
Well that is something to be thankful for indeed!
Family and food are two of my favorite things about Thanksgiving 🙂
Hope you have a great one!
I love all the same things. I’m hosting for the first time this year and can’t wait to cook!
Hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving!
Yay for foods, family and friends ! Thanksgiving is my most favorite holiday since i can have reunion dinner with my family !
And make sure to have a big party with friends also 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving Deborah !
3 things I love most are Family, Friends and Food <3
but holiday always impact my weight lol
I know seriously!
Yes, I agree with your point here.
5F to love about thanksgiving <3
I have a job oversea, so I don't have time for my family enough. And Thanksgiving is something I expect a lot.
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks for your sharing! I love to share my time with my family but they are living far away so it’s ok to have dinner with my friends. 🙂