Show j j j r I I 1 I THE 1 I FO FORGOTTEN I RG 1 Q 1 I HO HOLIDAY I i LIDAY- LIDAY i a. a w m. m a. a i i I N. N I o I. I C kW Vim i J a i J d l h a yr Camille Gardner Staff Writer As I walked through Meir and Frank on October workers were busy decorating the store for the Christmas season I mean Deck the halls with boughs of holly but in October Has everyone forgotten forgot forgot- ten about Thanksgiving Whatever happened happened happened hap hap- to being thankful and realizing all you have before the greedy holiday comes Everywhere you look its it's Christmas time already You walk into a store Whatever happened to Thanksgiving anyway or the mall and decorations of the December holiday holiday holiday hol hol- iday surround you like the swat team Christmas catalogs are being sent to every mailbox Christmas lights are appearing everywhere Christmas carols are being heard from whistles of old men and even from radio sta sta- Mother Nature even sent in loads of snow to add to the whole effect I mean you cant can't blame Temple Square for starting to put up their lights after all they have over lights to string But do we really need to have Christmas carols being played so early that we get sick of them before the season even begins Cant Can't stores wait until the week before Thanksgiving to prepare their store for the biggest shopping day of the year Cant Can't Cantwe we enjoy one more holiday before Christmas takes over and ends the year Whatever happened happened happened hap hap- to Thanksgiving anyway anyway anyway any any- way Where you sit back surrounded by family eating some good grub and remembering the things you are thankful for Unfortunately it seems there is no longer time to be thankful we must rush into the season where we dont don't count blessings but rather how many gifts we received I mean Christmas is full of giving as well but can we really be in inthe inthe inthe the spirit of giving if we dont don't realize how much we have to be thankful for Thanksgiving was first celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- in America after the Pilgrims had gathered their first harvest It lasted for three days Here we are in the same country and we cant can't even seem to take time to celebrate it for one day or even a couple hours Here are some ideas to help you to remember to celebrate the forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten holiday Bake a pumpkin pie Visit all the turkey farms in Manti Send a thank you note to someone someone someone some some- one who has impacted your life Go bowling and get three strikes in a row known as a turkey Write a list of things your are thankful for forGo forGo forGo Go on a Cruise and pretend you are on the Mayflower Make Indian and pilgrim hats and walk around with them in a popular public place perfect for fora a date Have a traditional Thanksgiving feast with your family Host a neighborhood turkey bowl an intense game of touch or tackle football Donate food to the Utah Food Bank Organize your own Macys Macy's day parade Build a snow turkey Make sculptures out of mashed potatoes and gravy Those are just a few ideas but be creative This holiday can be one of the most fun if you put your mind to it November has begun please remember the forgotten forgotten forgotten for for- gotten holiday C |