The average Texan Thanksgiving means three things: football, food and family.

But what are the traditions that happen around here? Certainly there are customs like

watching football and eating turkey, but there are many other traditions for families in the

Park Cities.

On Thanksgiving, people typically eat lots of food like turkey, mashed potatoes

and pie.

“This year I had a Thanksgiving with my friends at one of our houses and each

person brought something different. Instead of having a turkey, we had fried chicken

from Bubbas, and it was great. We also had fruit salad, mashed potatoes, rolls, brownies

and a pumpkin pie. I felt full after we ate and regretted eating so much,” junior Emily

Watson said.

Another Thanksgiving tradition might be to watch a football game. Lots of NFL

football teams played on Thanksgiving. The Lions and Eagles played at 11:30 a.m., the

Panthers and Cowboys played at 3:30 p.m., and the Bears and Packers played at 7:30

“Football is a big deal in our house during the holidays. All of my uncles and

grandfathers played college football, so the T.V. is always on ESPN during

Thanksgiving. Our favorite games to watch as a family is the annual Dallas Cowboy

game on Thanksgiving and the University of Texas game in the evening. We celebrated

Thanksgiving at my house so me and twenty of my family members gathered in our

living room after our feast to watch the games. Unfortunately this year the games weren’t

as good as I hoped, but I can’t wait for next year because the Longhorns will be playing

the TCU Horned Frogs, two of our favorite college teams,” junior Sophie Jolas said.

Lots of families I know, including mine get together on Thanksgiving. It is a great

time to eat and bond with your family.

“My cousins and grandparents came from out of town to have Thanksgiving with

us. Each family was assigned something to make and we made the pies. After we ate tons

of food we played games and watched football, but my favorite part of the holiday was

getting to spend time with my family,” junior Kennedy Upton said.

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving by watching football with your family and

eating food, or go out of town and not eating turkey at all, hopefully you were with

people you love in the spirit of the holidays.