Traveling over Thanksgiving

For most people, Thanksgiving is an exciting time to enjoy turkey dinner with your friends and family in the comfort of your own home. But for me, I haven't spent a Thanksgiving at home since I was 11. My family lives all over the United States: San Francisco, Seattle, New York and Wisconsin. When my grandparents were alive, we would always travel to Seattle, but since they passed away when I was 14, we began going to New York city to spend Thanksgiving with my cousin. I would consider my family very close, but the cost of traveling was too much every year to bring out 3 large families to one place. We would spend Thanksgiving in the city, at a nice restaurant in along the river, under the Brooklyn Bridge. For as long as I can remember, this felt normal to me. I was spending Thanksgiving with my family, and celebrating the holiday with people I love most and most importantly: great food. But being at home for the Thanksgiving holiday seemed silly to me. This year, it will be our first time going to Seattle to visit my aunt, uncle and my cousins without my grandparents. I predict this trip will be more nostalgic than the others, but regardless I'm excited to spend Thanksgiving at their home with people I love the most.