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Thanksgiving Dinner As Told By 'Zootopia'

What better way to explain the best holiday and the best meal of the year, than using the best movie?

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Thanksgiving Dinner As Told By 'Zootopia'
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It's almost Thanksgiving, and that means it's time to visit our family and stuff our faces, but Thanksgiving dinner always has a formula to it. There's some things that are just unavoidable, so who better to describe a Thanksgiving dinner than the characters from Zootopia.

1. Coming home for the holiday.

Nothing is better than going back home and seeing all of your family waiting for you. Especially as a college student, who is stressed about finals, projects, and papers. Sometimes you just need a hug from your parents, and you know what? That's ok.

2. The "Are you seeing anyone?" comment

Please just stop asking us this question. With how many times I get asked this around the holidays, I'm pretty sure I would tell you the moment I had a significant other to get you off my back. So no, I am not seeing anyone and let's leave it at that.

3. When someone offers you a drink.

I mean how do you get through a crazy family dinner without a little bit of liquid courage? Oh, and if it's a seasonal drink that's just a bonus. So grab your pumpkin cream liqueur, wine, hot spiked cider, or beer, and relax before the meal.

4. The first whiff of the food.

Nothing is better than when someone opens the oven, and the kitchen begins to smell like the turkey. It begins to get you excited for that moment of when you can sit down and take your first bite.

5. Being allowed at the adult table.

Finally you have escaped the kid table and have graduated to the adult table. You may be super excited and screaming on the inside, but you need to play it cool and prove you deserve this.

6. The atare down.

This is the moment right before you eat. The moment you look around the table, and all stare at each other saying to back off the food you're about to grab. This is especially true when you have a large family because it becomes a competition of who will get to the dish first, and who will wind up with the last spoon or none at all. Let the games begin!

7. Chow down time.

It's chow down time, and nothing will stop you from eating your food. So, all conversation stops at the table and all that is heard is clanking of forks on plates and the chewing of food.

8. Food coma.

The moment after food, where it feels like we have a food baby. Your pants are tight, and you most likely had to unbutton them. Still there's only a small regret because the food was delicious and you feel like it was worth it.

9. Small Talk Nation.

This is when everyone is full and happy, so there's nothing else to do except talk with each other. This is when people ask how school is going, what's new in your life, if you plan to settle down anytime soon... you know, the usual questions.

10. Family Picture

Before everyone leaves, it's important to get that family picture to remember this holiday, or you do what my family does and pretend we will take one and then don't. Either way, a picture always comes up at some point during the night.

11. The moment the turkey hits.

Turkey is known to make you sleepy, and when it hits at the Thanksgiving Dinner, you know you're done with the night. You become slow and everyone is just sitting at the table some nodding off. I don't know who thought a meat that makes you sleepy was a good idea before Black Friday shopping.

12. Someone suggests Black Friday Shopping.

All of a sudden you get your energy back because you need to be a full strength to nab those Black Friday deals and to not die in the process. So go out there and get the deals, or just go back to sleep and wait for Cyber Monday.

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