Continuing Thanksgiving traditions

Some of my favorite childhood memories are connected to holidays like Thanksgiving, and the time I spent with my family during them.

Growing up, we always went to my Grandma and Grandpa Romero's house for Thanksgiving with all the extended family on my dad's side. We had aunts and uncles and great aunts and uncles and all the cousins. It was always packed and noisy and fun. I remember sticking black olives on my fingers, liking to play with them more than I liked to eat them. I remember Grandma being busy in the kitchen all day and swearing every year that she wasn't going to cook for Thanksgi...