Thanksgiving lives after its name. Thanksgiving started in 1620 when the Mayflower set sail for America from the UK for a new life. I’m sure they were thankful to be able to come here! Well, if they were, I’m sure that didn’t last for long. To be fair, they did have to leave many loved ones behind they may never see again! They didn’t have FaceTime or airplanes back then. Imagine you set sail for 66 days leaving behind friends and family! That would be pretty hard to be thankful at the time. And not to forget, people started to get very sick very soon. Luckily, only one person died over the journey. Although this probably seemed rough for everyone onboard, they were in for a treat. Everyone had to cram under the boat for sleep. Talking about all this miserable stuff on a THANKSgiving post doesn’t feel right so let’s fast forward to when the pilgrims finally got to America! After that long trip I’m sure they super happy to finally get what many suffered for. However, things didn’t go as planned. The pilgrims brought diseases to America and gave them to the native Americans. This hurt the native Americans population. The pilgrims weren’t happy either to see that they didn’t have this land to themselves. A war between the native Americans and the pilgrims started. After they set peace they helped each other with things. They soon planned a dinner which would continue for years and years annually afterwards. And yes, if you haven’t guessed already, that was thanksgiving dinner. We still celebrate thanksgiving now thinking about all the amazing things in your life. Here are ten things I’m thankful for;
Family,
My pets, (especially my ponies!)
Shelter,
Food / water,
Sports,
Friends,
Clothes,
Weekends,
Candy,
Life.
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving because I did! I stayed in the mountains with my cousins, grandparents, brothers, and parents. I am so thankful that I was able to be there! What are your thankful for? Here are photos from my Thanksgiving!
(All photos were either taken by me or my mom at our mountain house)
