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Blog Family Traditions Thanksgiving

Why did I frame this menu?

By Sally Hogshead

Years ago, I created this menu as a gift for my mom and dad. I thought you might enjoy a peek into our family tradition…

 

Every year since I was a little girl, our Hogshead family has eaten EXACTLY the same food, with the same silverware and Heat n’ Serve rolls. By now, it’s a whole series of inside jokes.

Butter with mashed potatoes! Overcooked green beans! Ice cream AND whipped cream on the pie! …and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I’m grateful for many things.

Especially YOU.

Here’s a toast to you. To who you are, and have always been.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Oh, and a toast to double helpings of ice cream AND whipped cream on pie.

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving tradition? Tell us in the comments below!

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About the author

Sally Hogshead

Sally skyrocketed to the top of the advertising world in her early 20s, fascinating millions of consumers for clients such as MINI Cooper and Coca-Cola. Since then, she’s published two New York Times bestsellers on the science of fascination, and is one of only 172 living members in the Speaker Hall of Fame. Over a million professionals have taken the Fascination Advantage® personality test to discover how others perceive their communication.

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