November 20th, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving week, Sipsters! Lets gobble up those tasks and savor every moment!

Did you know that turkey wasn’t on the menu at the first Thanksgiving in 1621?

It was most-likely a feast ft. venison, duck, goose, oysters, lobster, eel, and fish. With some pumpkins and cranberries as well!

In today's email:

• News: This accidental text was "corny" enough to make best friends!
  
• Lifestyle: Avoid those awkward convos this Thanksgiving...
• Health and Wellness: Don't stuff your waistline more than the turkey this year!
• Social Media and Creators: Someone cooked here!
• Travel & Leisure: Time to inflate your holiday fun!

Since an accidental Thanksgiving invite in 2016, Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench from Arizona are gearing up to celebrate their eighth consecutive Thanksgiving together.

Their viral story began when Dench mistakenly texted Hinton, inviting him over for dinner, thinking he was her grandson. Hinton made Dench aware of the mistake, but she still asked him to stop by anyway. Despite the mix-up, they connected, and their friendship blossomed.

This year, they are partnering with Airbnb to welcome a lucky guest into Dench's home for a traditional Thanksgiving feast, board games, movies, and even an annual selfie tradition. The Airbnb experience, priced at $16, commemorates their initial Thanksgiving in 2016 and is aimed to create meaningful new connections and share their tradition with others.

Their friendship extends beyond just Thanksgiving, sharing experiences like Dench's first tattoo at 65 and watching Super Bowl 2022 together. It's so great to see a mix-up turn into such a long-lasting friendship!

Jamal and Wanda, we want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving and cheers to many more holidays and memories together!

Read more here!

Photo Credit: Thomas Ingersoll, Fox News.com

Navigating Thanksgiving can feel like tip-toeing through a field of potential verbal landmines. Family dynamics, old roles, and unsolicited comments often converge during this holiday.

Experts suggest that when it comes to intrusive questions, you should prepare an answer or have a quip. And if you encounter contentious topics you deflect with questions or change the subject.

It's about choosing your battles wisely, considering whether addressing certain remarks is worth potential discomfort, while still maintaining necessary boundaries for a harmonious gathering.

Read the full article by Jancee Dunn, New York Times here

As we all know, eating is a centerpiece of Thanksgiving 🦃. And you know here at the Weekly Tea, we like to EAT.

From turkey to mashed potatoes to mac n' cheese and pumpkin pie, we eat it all. This Thanksgiving, we're testing ourselves to try and stay as healthy as possible. Here are a few things we are doing to stay healthy this holiday:

• Starting with a pre-feast workout to rev up our metabolism
• Staying hydrated throughout the day to manage food cravings
• Cheffin' up healthier sides like sautéed green beans (instead of the casserole) + swapping marshmallow-loaded sweet potatoes for a baked version
• Mashed cauliflower for a low-carb substitute for mashed potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce to avoid unnecessary sugars
• Lighter dessert: Pumpkin pie 🥧 over pecan pie
• Short breaks to avoid overeating

Let's enjoy Thanksgiving together without the food coma!

Read the full article here

Gents, is there anything in your crib or life that was influenced by a woman? Maybe the fact that you now use separate body wash, conditioner, and shampoo instead of that old 5 in 1 you loved for years.

How about if you know the difference between almond and coffin nails or what contour is? Somebody cooked here! There has recently been a trend where girls are calling out guys who have clearly had some feminine influence in their life.

Women are using the term "someone cooked here" to describe this feminine influence, signaling that there has previously been another girl in their man's life that has swayed him to act a certain way or buy a certain product.

What would the male version of this trend be called? Someone grilled here?!

Whether you are going in-person or watching at home, the NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade is a holiday tradition! Check out this link as a guide to the event!

Thanks for reading this week's edition! Stay tuned for what's in store next week.