We all know that one of the major components of any holiday is drinking. Some more than others. Some less than others. But it’s always there— whether you’re mixing up a special <insert holiday name here> concoction or just sippin’ on a good ol’ brewski. The question is… What is the biggest drinking holiday? Halloween? No, that’s a college thing. St. Patrick’s Day? No, that’s an Irish thing. New Year’s. No, that’s a… well, I don’t know, but you see where I’m going here.
You may or may not already know, but the biggest drinking day of the year is not a holiday at all but the day before one! The day before Thanksgiving to be exact. Why?! Here’s the reasons:
PREPARE
You’re back in mom and dad’s house. The place where you grew up at. How sweet! Well, not really. Mom is busy pulling out her hair baking pies, stuffing turkeys, mashing potatoes, and so on. She’s still gotta clean the house. She’s nervous that your sister isn’t home yet and whether or not the family will like the new boyfriend. She hopes Uncle Lou remembers to pick grandma up tomorrow and that crazy Uncle Jimmy doesn’t drink too much. BLAH. BLAH. BLAH. By this point, you’re head is spinning. So… you go out for some drinks because you know tomorrow is just going to be worse.
You go to USC. You’re best friend Kayla goes to Boston U. Good ol’ Kate goes to Florida State. Eric goes to community college. Pete goes to Notre Dame. And likewise, all of the rest of your high school hombres have been spread across America the beautiful for the past 4 (or more) months. BUT now everyone is home, which obviously calls for a binge drinking session just like back in high school. And this time you don’t need to resort to stealing your parents’ liquor and replacing it with water since you can go to bars! Plus, maybe you’ll run into your old high school sweetheart. I mean, you heard he/she just got accepted into Harvard Law.
CELEBRATE
Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving! You have no papers due. No exams to fail. No class with mandatory attendance. No part-time job to go to. No internship to worry about making a good impression. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Well, I mean, you do have to feast on a myriad of food tomorrow, but that’s definitely not a bad thing. You’re free. Free to reunite. Free to reminisce on the old days. Free to show off how great you look. Free to show off your hot new boy/girlfriend. Free to celebrate. Basically, free to get absolutely shitty. Carpe diem, my friends!
I guess it really all does make sense as to why Thanksgiving Eve is such a big drinking night. I mean, who wouldn’t want to get mangled when they have no work the next day, a bunch of old friends to hang with, and a long day of dysfunctional family ahead of them. Sounds like a great idea to me! So, get out there guys and celebrate Wasted Wednesday night before Thanksgiving! Rumor has it— that high school sweetheart of yours is not only in Harvard law, but single too!
Have another reason for going out the night before Thanksgiving? Excited for Thanksgiving Eve? Leave a comment!
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