How To Explain Eggnog?

Or Thanksgiving, for that matter? I've tried to do so this week. Strange how our customs and traditions don't sound weird at all, until you need to give background and solid reasons to a curious foreign friend. When you get questions like "Why do you watch football on a family holiday?", for example. Errrr, uuuuhhhhh. You just do. That's why.

Might as well wear those holiday clothes, too.

I jumped into German culture our first two years and ignored Thanksgiving. Kevin had to work anyway. We had PB&J in 2007, if I recall. But this year the Rogers said we ought to do it. So we did. It was great. Tasted incredible (I made the eggnog, by the way), felt wonderful - even if only for a few hours - and there was even football on TV.