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How To Celebrate Thanksgiving Solo · The Cubby and Christine Morning Show

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  Speaker 1: You know, Thanksgiving week is here and hopefully you're celebrating
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  Speaker 1: with a big family. But you know what, some people
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  Speaker 1: aren't so lucky.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, and they are celebrating just circumstances. Yeah, sometimes you're solo.
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  Speaker 2: It happens. And yeah, I've called myself an orphan and
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  Speaker 2: someone has taken me in at some point or another.
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  Speaker 2: But if there's a reason that you can't maybe you
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  Speaker 2: can't travel this year. Ways to kind of keep Thanksgiving
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  Speaker 2: special when you're spending it solo and not let yourself
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  Speaker 2: feel down. So this is according to experts, not to me,
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  Speaker 2: of course. I leave it in the hands of the experts.
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  Speaker 2: Don't forget gratitude. There's always something to be grateful for.
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  Speaker 2: So take some time out of the day and jot
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  Speaker 2: down a list of things that you're thankful for.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I write it down, and.
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  Speaker 2: That state of gratitude will carry you through the holiday season.
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  Speaker 2: Be intentional about social media if you've been meaning to,
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  Speaker 2: if you'd know to experience fomo fear missing out. Maybe
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  Speaker 2: you don't want to be on socials all day long. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: on Thanksgiving, do something nice for yourself, perfect day for
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  Speaker 2: self care, something that you really wanted to do. Take
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  Speaker 2: care of You have a virtual holiday. If you can't
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  Speaker 2: be with the people you love, you can zoom right
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  Speaker 2: right still counts, and you can always order takeout or
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  Speaker 2: plan your meal ahead and pick it up and skip
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  Speaker 2: the cooking and save yourself. That that's a little treat.
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  Speaker 1: Man. I kind of want to be single again, Yeah
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  Speaker 1: you want.
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  Speaker 2: Have you ever spent a Thanksgiving completely solo? Like I
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  Speaker 2: said my bachelor days?
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  Speaker 1: Yes you have. Yes, Yeah, it didn't happen much. But
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  Speaker 1: when I first moved to Houston when I was a kid,
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  Speaker 1: I grew up in Virginia and then I moved to Houston,
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  Speaker 1: and they've been away from home before, and so that
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  Speaker 1: first two years, I would say my vacation days for Christmas. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: so Thanksgiving was always like solo. Maybe I went to
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  Speaker 1: somebody's house, but it was always kind of lonely.
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  Speaker 2: You kind of felt on your own.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: I was just wondering what you did if no one
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  Speaker 2: was cooking, if.
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  Speaker 1: You've fast food? Yeah, you know, just it was a
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  Speaker 1: normal day to me. Wow. Yeah, it didn't happen often, thankfully,
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  Speaker 1: but I would. And I'm a football fan, so there's football.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, so you had football. I always feel like, if
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  Speaker 2: I get to see the parade, it's complete. I need
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  Speaker 2: to see the Thanksgiving Day parade.
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  Speaker 1: When it comes down at the end. You're happy.
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  Speaker 2: I like to wake up early and see all the
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  Speaker 2: Broadway shows all of it. Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Well, happy Thanksgiving. If you're alone or with family, make
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  Speaker 1: it the best Thanksgiving possible.