Josh Rubin - week 10 - My unconventional Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. It's a time to spend quality time with family and friends. It's always a joy to have extra days off from school to relax, hang out with family, and eat a lot of food. This year, my brother Noah flew down from school in Philadelphia. He also had the week off, so neither of us was busy. Spending time with him was nice, as I don't see him often since he goes to school so far away. 


Usually, we spend Thanksgiving morning preparing the house to be clean for our grandparents to come over. We also usually cook a lot of food, and my brother and I are responsible for baking a few desserts. This year, however, was not a typical one. My grandparents could not come to Florida this year, so we got a little lazy and decided to spend the day at the beach instead. After some discussion, we also realized that nobody was really excited about the turkey anyway, so we decided to have a barbecue. My mother decided that maybe we should at least have the stuffing since that was the one thanksgiving food that everyone seemed to enjoy. Ultimately, we decided that stuffing is not really appropriate for a barbecue. We ended up having a big Thanksgiving barbecue with our family friend, Ophir, who is like an uncle to me. My mother was thrilled because he did all the cooking. The food was so good and maybe even better than if my mom were to make it. 



Photo of Ophir grilling


In the end, our Thanksgiving barbecue was a success. We even enjoyed my brother and I's home-baked apple cake, which seemed to go really well with the barbecue. It was our nod to Thanksgiving. This year wasn't the same without our grandparents here, but we made the best of it and enjoyed our time together. The most important thing is to reflect on what we are thankful for and enjoy time together.

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