elle kynzer

The Thanksgiving That I Remember Well; A Long Time Ago



Posted: Saturday, November 19, 2011

by elle kynzer

When I saw the topic for Story Tellers this week, and I unearthed the memories of all those Thanksgivings past, this one stood out for the story.  This is not my favorite Thanksgiving, or the one that I would be keeping close to the heart, as a special family time. This was my last Thanksgiving in high school, and it was a special year before graduation, and moving out into a world of real life problems.  This holiday was like remembering your first love, it had substance, and hope.

The beginning of the year was just like any other, with hundreds of students sharing the summers fun and vacation trip stories.  Buckling down to homework, and preparing the finalities of who would be in the Senior play this year, along with keeping up with the football schedule was hard.  There were all of the weekend workdays at my restaurant job for that extra money, plus the occasional Sunday church. Where did all the time go?

By late September, it was clear this was a winning football team, and the green and white was going to be the State Champions. Even those who didn't like football were participating in the pep ralllies.  There was a buzz in the air, when everyone knew our team was going all the way....even as I had predicted to my new boyfriend.  There were other male friends, who came by to play rummy, and  we all talked on our landline phones.
“Please realize I kept the article GENERIC, so that what happened, and the content of the memory are the focus, not me, where, or when, etc.”
That was a typical American high school year.... way back when. No drugs, in fact, we were insulated from it's taint for a few more years.  Sports were the adrenaline and the addiction.

The victory of our team on Thanksgiving Day, the great meal we had after sitting out in the cold air, and the joy teens have in those new romances......all played a part in this memorable Thanksgiving.  The atmosphere was charged with electricity, and the Turkey was perfect, there were those special touches only a mother can add to the meal; oyster stuffing, signature gravy, and yummy deserts.  Yes, it was a great meal, with great expectations for coming months.

Is there life after high school? Sure there is, and that last year flew by, and when the curtain came down on the senior play, and that pink A line gown from the senior prom was packed away; new plans arose that sent us all in different directions.  Graduation brought tears, and realizations that there were going to be a very different set of holidays next year; some would head for college, many would find full time jobs, and some would be sent to Vietnam.

The joy of being the Football Champions would remain always...and that exciting game on Thanksgiving Day would never be forgotten. Romances that were intense would eventually fade away, but with what our generation would face; we would need the safe and happy memories united behind the green and white. Many names are on that Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC; some neighbors, some friends, but always Champions in our hearts today.  Happy Thanksgiving.
Elle Kynzer was born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, and grew up in a rural area, as an only child. She is married with one son, and two grandsons.

She was a Personnel Assistant in her early twenties, and began hiring employees for the company. By her early thirties she had returned to NC, and became an Executive Officer in Real Estate. She also served as part-time USNR for more than ten years.

Elle went back to college at WCU, then went on to teach Criminal Justice for a local Community College, in the local High Schools/college credit.

Elle Kynzer, Author:

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Poetry: A WINDING RIVER; Paranormal: TRAMPLING ON JUSTICE; Christian: REFLECTIONS OF GRACE See Amazon.com; or visit my blog for descriptions.

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I like your approach to this story. It's a sort of time capsule of that time and the goings on. Well done.

This thing just put three starts and wouldn't budge sorry. Not my choice.
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