Holidays are a big deal around my house!  My favorite holidays are Thanksgiving and Christmas.  There are many similarities and differences between the two.  I am going to compare and contrast the food, the location and the friends & family present for each of these special days.

I love Thanksgiving because of the good food!  My mom, aunt and cousins spend all day cooking.  We eat turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, cranberry sauce and lots of gravy.  We usually have Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt Christie’s house in La Mesa.  She lives in a two-story house with a view of the golf course.  Friends and family meet at her house around three.  Our family friends Caleb, Jake and Tom are always there.  We have lots of family there too!  My cousins, my uncle, my aunt, my parents and my sister are at the party.

Christmas is my other favorite holiday.  We have a big party and the food is scrumptious!  We eat tamales, tourtiere (a French meat pie), ham, gravy, barbecued chicken and key lime pie.  We celebrate this holiday every year at my house in Bay Park.  I live in a historic home – it was actually built in 1888!  My house reminds me of a large-scale gingerbread house.  It really suits Christmas.  All the same friends and family from Thanksgiving come for Christmas too!  My dad’s friend, Rich, also comes to our Christmas party.

I love how much my family celebrates these two holidays.  As you can tell, we like to eat (even though we eat very different things on each day)!  We always celebrate at a family member’s house; either at my Aunt Christie’s or mine.  My favorite reason for loving these holidays is because my family and friends are all in one place.  I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving and Christmas as much as I do!