Thanksgiving use to be a big family event.  We’d travel to my parents and meet up with the rest of the family that we hadn’t seen all year.  Then when my parents couldn’t do it, my sister took over.  It was a weekend event with many traditions.  Well now my sister isn’t healthy enough to do thanksgiving, so it’s just a big meal at my house with the spouse and kids.  Basically just another day.  It’s so sad that with the passage of time things come to an end.  I think one of my many nieces and/or nephews needs to step up and restart this tradition, it would be nice.