Every year amidst the warm chaos of Thanksgiving, I look around at my family and think, “How the heck did we get here?” There are many answers to that. How did we get here physically? By train, then plane, then subway, and most recently: a long car ride to Florida. My family, as well as […]
You know that feeling that comes right before the “holiday season” that inevitably leads to excessive shopping and anxiety? Well, this year Thanksgiving and Hanukkah start on the same day. Here’s what that means: 1) buying presents earlier 2) figuring out how to defrost a turkey earlier 3) figuring out how to combine an American […]