Why Thanksgiving is Awesome for Me

Thanksgiving, a day we celebrate by stuffing our faces with food and watching football.  In my family, every year we go to my aunt’s house for Thanksgiving.  From the moment you walk, in all you can smell is, what I like to call, “Food Heaven”.  Every year I am greeted with the question, “Are you ready to eat?” and every time I respond with, “Why else would I be here?”  When I say this my relatives know that I am completely joking; however, it is possible that the food is main reason I am there.  Don’t tell my aunt that. I love my family to death but I might just love the food a little more.  

Dinner is ready and my aunt always lets me get my plate first.  I make a plate stacked at least a couple inches high with turkey, mashed potatoes, corn and, the most important of all, green bean casserole.  Everyone claims that their grandma makes the best food for Thanksgiving, they are mistaken.  There is not a green bean casserole that I have tried that is as good as my aunt’s.  She makes me a separate dish to take home so I can enjoy her “magic” even after Thanksgiving.  I don’t think I could describe in words how good her casserole really is.  The beans are perfectly cooked, the creamy mushroom soup is hot and the entire dish is covered in crisp fried onions.  I am not ashamed to say that I am drooling a little as I am writing this.  I then sit in the same spot every year.  My spot has a perfect view of the T.V.  There is nothing I would rather do than enjoy a plate of hot food and watch my Lions play. 

It doesn’t get much better than when family, food, and football all come together.  As a family we enjoy each other’s company and we talk about whatever pops into our heads.  Everyone is laid back and everyone enjoys themselves.  Thanksgiving in my family isn’t about getting all dressed up and being “proper”.  It’s about enjoying each other’s company and making sure you leave with a full stomach.  Thanksgiving, for me, is awesome because I get to spend an entire day stuffing my face until I literally cannot eat any more and I get to spend time with my family.  That is what I am thankful for. 

Why Does College Cost so Much?

Along with of most everything else in our lives, the cost of a college education has increased immensely over the past twenty five years.  When my parents were my age, there was no such thing as spending $100,000 for a college degree.  Today, for some four year universities, it is not uncommon for students to pay anywhere from $30,000 to $50,000 for one year of school.  To me, this seems, in many ways, rather unfair and almost cruel.  How can schools ask for such outrageous amounts of money from young adults who still live at home with their parents?  

I want to know why college, in the modern day, is so expensive compared to the educations that our parents and grandparents received for much cheaper.  I do not think that it is right for schools to charge such ridiculous amounts of money for tuition.  I want to know how college became so expensive and if the cost will continue to increase in the future.  I believe that we as a nation should make college education more affordable for students.  More educated people will result in less people unemployed and more educated citizens who have the skills needed to be a part of the workforce.