{"id":31561,"date":"2013-11-27T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T10:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=31561"},"modified":"2013-11-26T11:45:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T21:45:32","slug":"enjoying-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/enjoying-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying Thanksgiving For What It Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving means so many things to so many people. For some, it&#8217;s a day to kick back and watch football. Others make a date with larger-than-life balloon characters for the popular Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day parade.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are those who get a jump on Black Friday bargains by hitting the malls on Thanksgiving. A bunch of stores will be open on Turkey Day. Actually, I was surprised by how many retailers are getting a jump on the holiday shopping rush.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s just me, but that&#8217;s the last place I want to spend my Thanksgiving. Call me a purist, but it&#8217;s always been my favorite holiday because it&#8217;s traditionally the one that&#8217;s not commercialized.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the one occasion where it&#8217;s strictly about food, family and appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>I am a serial shopper, so that&#8217;s not the issue. I just don&#8217;t like to feel pressured to buy gifts. I hope I don&#8217;t sound like a Scrooge or the Grinch, but the pumpkins from Halloween were barely turning to mush and already the Christmas decorations were out, the carols playing and the Christmas count-down starting way before the 12 days of Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Mentally, my Christmas clock starts when I&#8217;m trying to slow down time to savor the one day that&#8217;s supposed to be about a good meal, good company, a good nap and leftovers for days. So I may miss out on a cheap TV, but in my line of work, a break from TV and chaotic environments is a real holiday treat.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, this year my birthday happens to fall on Thanksgiving. But no pressure to buy me a gift. That&#8217;s not what Thanksgiving is about.<\/p>\n<p><I><B>tjoaquin@hawaiinewsnow.com<\/B><\/I><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving means so many things to so many people. 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