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"When my brothers and I went off to college and started getting into serious relationships, my parents launched a new tradition: Early Alphonse Thanksgiving. The weekend before the actual day, we'd hold our family celebration, which eliminated the whole 'your family or mine?' stress that many couples have to contend with. Now that we're all married and have kids (and I have stepkids as well, which adds another layer of scheduling...
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"When my brothers and I went off to college and started getting into serious relationships, my parents launched a new tradition: Early Alphonse Thanksgiving. The weekend before the actual day, we'd hold our family celebration, which eliminated the whole 'your family or mine?' stress that many couples have to contend with. Now that we're all married and have kids (and I have stepkids as well, which adds another layer of scheduling challenges to the holidays), having my family focused on the occasion instead of the date makes Thanksgiving my very favorite holiday." --Lylah Alphonse
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