1. We don't really have any crazy traditions in my family. We all head down to my grandparents house in Marion and cook all the Thanksgiving food together, play games and puzzles, tell stories, and just have a good time being around one another. But recently I've been staying up late with my aunt and grandfather and just talking to them while everyone else is asleep.
2. I share the holiday with my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, and many baby cousins, along with my aunt's dog. My baby cousins are crazy, and loud, but I love them and they really make me appreciate the little things in life more. My aunt and uncle are both very sweet, my aunt is a teacher and is very reserved, whereas my uncle is a metalhead engineer who likes to joke around and be silly. My grandmother is the one who gets everyone together, plans everything, cooks most of the food. My grandfather helps out my grandmother, and sets the table, seasons things, and helps cook, but he makes the mixed drinks and alcohol because he used to be a bartender.
3. Here's the kitchen and Sun/Dining area

4. We are almost always at my grandparents house in Marion. I live with my grandparents and have since I was 5, so I go to this house a lot, and it's their future retirement home. It's a very big and open house, with a big front yard and a wide gravel driveway, and a big forest with a clearing in front of it behind the house. I'm usually in the finished basement on my own or with friends, but on Thanksgiving and holidays I'm always up there with my family enjoying my time.
5. I think that Thanksgiving is a time to spend time with your family and loved ones and allow yourself to reflect on life and how far we've each come, and be thankful and grateful for everything we have that has allowed us to get to where we are in the world. Being able to share a meal with distant family doesn't happen very often, so being able to appreciate the food and people around you can help you appreciate life as a whole.