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Updated March 15, 2019. As we enter another prom season, I wanted to refresh a classic blog entry. Enjoy!

Prom Night NYC. In some homes, Prom is a family affair. Families attend a reception together known as “pre-prom” before the teen celebrants depart for the event space to have their one, their only, prom night.

Mia is my hero. She’s endured things that many adults don’t understand. She’s a survivor. She is also a high school senior in NYC, and she has an idea about what Prom means to her.

As Mia so eloquently states:

“Prom isn’t the fairy tale I was expecting. But it was a fairytale not like the ones from the movies but my own one, with a perfect date and my best friends. So it was perfect. “

To quote Mia’s sister, Ariana: “She was the most beautiful girl in all of NYC.”

And with this my heart completely melts.

Words + Pictures by Angela Cappetta. Giving Thanks.

There is so much for which to be thankful. Things like a grandmother’s tablecloth embroidered with family signatures. Or a baby.

But occasionally, it is celebrated with family and friends at a Brooklyn walk-up in the hood.

Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving. It occurs on the fourth Thursday in November. It is loosely based on the colonial Pilgrims’ 1621 harvest meal. Also, the holiday continues to be a day for Americans to gather. For most, it is a day of feasting, football and family.

Enjoy this portfolio of the best Thanksgiving ever. Every year Thanksgiving gets better. This is because life is big, open and wonderful.

What is Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving, occurring on the fourth Thursday in November, is based on the colonial Pilgrims’ 1621 harvest meal. Moreover, this holiday continues to also be a day for Americans to gather for a day of feasting.

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared a harvest feast that is known as the first Thanksgiving for the colonies.

For over two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. So, after 1890, representations of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag began to reflect a shift of interest in the 1621 celebration.

Furthermore, by the beginning of the 20th century, the Pilgrims and the Thanksgiving holiday were used to teach children. The continued teaching also included Thanksgiving as metaphor for freedom and citizenship.