An old family tradition was renewed this past holiday weekend, with a new Virginia twist. My husband’s family in Michigan always bundled up and went for a walk on Thanksgiving afternoon together before the big feast. Depending on where they were celebrating the holiday, the walk could have been around a small town neighborhood or a stroll through a larger urban park.
Now that we are all living in Virginia, the family’s Thanksgiving walk was through the beautiful woods. Being that it is the Virginia countryside and it was November, there were hunters in the woods, as well. So a new tradition was added – everyone has to wear something blaze orange on the walk. I knew that the photos from the walk wouldn’t make it into a Martha Stewart catalog, since we all looked like clowns. But, we had a great time, we were safe from hunters, and an old family tradition was revived with a little twist.
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