{"id":164,"date":"2009-11-08T09:24:14","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T09:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=164"},"modified":"2017-06-08T09:24:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T09:24:56","slug":"happy-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2009\/11\/happy-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"HAPPY THANKSGIVING!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving (or had a great Thanksgiving if you\u2019re reading this after the fact). I\u2019m getting ready to head out the door for my usual Thanksgiving tradition \u2013 dinner and dessert with the family at my parents\u2019 house.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m certainly thankful for a good family, even if we are a bit dysfunctional sometimes. Then again, most families are in one way or another. In fact, I\u2019d say the \u201cperfect\u201d families are the ones you have to watch out for!<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully some of you were able to put the Thanksgiving-themed watermelon recipes I posted this month to good use. If so, drop me a comment or an email via the Ask the Experts link and let me know how they turned out. And even if you couldn\u2019t use the recipes, that\u2019s okay\u2026 more holidays are right around the corner!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Thanksgiving,<br \/>\nThe Watermelon Guy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving (or had a great Thanksgiving if you\u2019re reading this after the fact). I\u2019m getting ready to head out the door for my usual Thanksgiving tradition \u2013 dinner and dessert with the family at my parents\u2019 house. 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