In just a few days, our house will shelter twelve Levine’s for the annual Thanksgiving celebration. On the menu will be the traditional dishes served with a large serving of “Drama”. Like most families, we will loiter in the kitchen trying to engage but not instigate and look to the children for a distraction from conflict.
To pre-empt another “Why do we put ourselves through this every year?” experience, I am hoping that Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, George and Newman will be catalysts for the “Best Thanksgiving Ever”.
My aunt feels like I loved my grandfather more than my grandmother, my dad still resents not getting custody of my brother and I, my uncle avoids conflict at all costs, my mom thinks all men are jerks, my brother thinks my mom drinks to much, I wish my dad had helped me with college and my wife thinks we are all crazy….BUT WE ALL LAUGH HYSTERICALLY WHEN WE REMEMBER EPISODES OF SEINFELD.
So I declared this year a “Seinfeld Thanksgiving”, ordered the board game, recorded old episodes, my aunt made t-shirts, and we are having an “Elaine Dance Contest”.
I believe that we can really enjoy being together by finding things we have in common and incorporating them into our holiday.
Wish us luck.
-Andy