Thanksgiving Blog

Thank you to those who participated in figuring out what you would like to do for an assignment for the holiday blog.

1. Blog about the way you celebrate Thanksgiving.                                                                           1. Share your traditions. Explain them in depth

Answer: My tradition on Thanksgiving is always going to a family friends house that my family and I have been close with for 13 years. They are called the Castelline Family! We have gone of vacations with them and spent basically every holiday with them (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter) for the last 13 years. The Castellines are not blood related, but we call them family. 
     2.Share who you share the holiday with. Describe them.

The Castellines again, are not blood related to my family but we still call them family. Denise is the mother, Micheala, Erin, and Ryan are the children, and Paul was the Father. Denise and Paul are considered my god parents. 

Sadly last year, Paul passed away from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Its a disease where a persons nerve functions (standing, breathing, swallowing, walking, etc) fail tragically. Paul had this disease for a year and a half before he passed. This is only the second Thanksgiving without him but each holiday without him is hard but my family and I as well as his family think how he is out of his suffering. 
    3. Draw or photograph your celebrations and traditions.

(My pictures will not load, I will show the class when we come back from break)
    4.Share where you tend to be when you celebrate

We tend to always be at the Castellines house. Either in the living room, kitchen, or dining room laughing and talking about whatever comes to mind.
    5. Share the meaning of the holiday to you, in depth.

The meaning of Thanksgiving changed drastically once Paul past away. It showed me truly what it meant to be thankful for something or someone. Losing someone so close to me really showed me how thankful I was for him. He helped me through math throughout high school, he helped me emotionally, he helped me with jobs, and just was a second father figure to me when my dad was not there.