It’s Thanksgiving in the U.S. today and I’m sitting in my apartment getting ready to go to a friend’s house to hang out and then eat Thanksgiving dinner. I was flipping through the channels on TV when I came across the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
I’ve never seen the full Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from start to finish. I’ve watched bits and pieces of it but I’ve never really sat down and watched it for more than 10 minutes at a time.
Growing up, watching the parade was not something my family did. We usually spent the day visiting and chatting with family and cooking in the kitchen. I actually don’t remember the TV even being on that much. It wasn’t until I lived on the east coast for a while that I realized people were really into this parade. Is it an east coast thing? I don’t really know anyone who watches the parade and it kind of feels like something only people on the east coast do.
Do you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade? Maybe I am way off in my assumption or maybe I just don’t know any parade people. I know it’s a tradition for many people to watch the parade on TV or, if you live in New York, to watch it in person. But it’s never been for me or my family.
To be honest, I always found the parade a bit weird in the way that it stops at one spot (in front of Macy’s) and then people put on a performance. I guess I just think of a parade as always moving and since this one stops and starts, it always seemed odd to me.
That being said, I am not watching the Thanksgiving Day parade today. I will be on the lookout for the National Dog Show though, which airs after the parade is over. Would it be weird if I added “Go to the dog show” to my bucket list? I love the dog show and all the adorable dogs, especially the uncommon breeds. I also love watching them run around. I mean, is there anything more precious than watching a Pekingese waddle around the ring?
This post has turned into a bit of a ramble. Work has been super busy these past couple of weeks – I feel like I’ve had no time to read or knit or even relax much. I am excited to have the next few days off for the holiday and I plan to enjoy them!
If you are in the U.S, Happy Thanksgiving. If not, have a great Thursday!
I have never seen the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from start to finish. If I lived in New York, I think it would be fun to go see it.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I definitely think it would be fun to see in person but I have yet to make it through the whole parade on tv. Hope you had a great day!