Working Thanksgiving Isn’t That Bad

  Working the holidays… it’s part of the news business, news never sleeps.  This morning, a perfect example!  Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings on Thanksgiving Day!

So, back to working the holidays, I don’t mind.  To be honest, I haven’t had a Thanksgiving or a Christmas with my family in Arizona in seven years.  I’m not sad about it, we make our own holidays whenever I can be home.  And to be honest, that’s a little more fun… who’s heard of Thanksgiving in January?  That’s when we usually celebrate it!

Working the holidays isn’t bad.  I work the same shift almost every day at WTHR.  We’re a family.  Yes, we even fight!  But, we have fun!  We joke around, we care about each other, and I consider them genuine friends.  From the producers, to the production assistants, to on-air talent we’re all working the holiday.  So, no, I’m not sad about missing Thanksgiving with my family… my surrogate family is right here at WTHR.  Today we even had a pitch-in… our Thanksgiving feast started at 7am, and what a treat it was!  It’s not the holiday that makes it special, it’s the people you spend it with.

When my husband I were dating, we always picked up Jack in the Box tacos for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  We had to work, so we made our own traditions!  And, I love Jack in the Box tacos!

However you spend the holidays, I hope it’s special, and you get to appreciate everyone who makes your life better each day.