Thanksgiving Edition Humans of PIHS: Chauncey O’Connell ‘23
A look inside Chauncey’s Thanksgiving with an incident at a past Thanksgiving involving a cat
Chauncey O’Connell ‘23 poses after getting interviewed about his Thanksgivings and what they are like. “This cat is like the size of the turkey,” O’Connell said.
November 15, 2021
Do you Decorate for Thanksgiving or not?
Ya, we decorate
Football or Macy’s Day Parade?
Football
Stay home or go see family?
Go see family and friends
Help cook dinner or relax?
Relax
Vegetarian Thanksgiving or not?
Not vegetarian
Homemade food or ordered food?
Homemade food
Homemade stuffing or box stuffing?
Homemade stuffing
Green bean casserole or salad?
Green bean casserole
Mashed potatoes or candied yams?
Mashed potatoes
Cranberry sauce or fruit salad?
Cranberry sauce
Apple pie or apple crisp?
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie?
Pecan pie
Turkey or ham?
Turkey
Turkey thigh or turkey breast?
Turkey breast
Light or dark turkey meat?
Light meat
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Probably just mashed potatoes stuffing and just turkey in general, nothing extraordinary.
What is something your family has for Thanksgiving that isn’t a common Thanksgiving dish?
We commonly order whoopie pies for our Thanksgiving…we usually have a bunch sitting in the middle of the table.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?
Probably when one of the cats jumped on the table and grabbed the whole turkey. This cat is like the size of the turkey and somehow physically she was able to pull it off the tray.
What are you grateful for?
I’m grateful for my family and my friends and my pets, especially my pets
