Jessica

There were dozens of young girls at McD's who were wearing orange and red athletic jackets with the logo: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Jessica was one of those girls and even though she was in a rush to gobble down her burger, she was gracious to spare a few minutes. She will be performing at the 9AM opening ceremony in Herald Square.

Jessica is a high school senior from Buffalo, NY and had to audition her way through several competitions in order to make the cut and join the Varsity Spirit, a group of talented cheerleaders from across the nation. She's been in NY City before but this is the first time that she will be performing at the parade. She may be a little nervous but ecstatic about her upcoming debut on the national stage! She'll be in the far right side of that stage. For the next two days, she'll be hard at work rehearsing the stunts and flips and shaking her pom poms to the beat of the music. It will be a once in a life time opportunity to entertain thousands of spectators and viewers of one the most celebrated Thanksgiving day traditions.

If the weather cooperates, my family and I are planning to crawl our way through the crowds and watch the parade live from Seventh Avenue in NY City. This will be a first for us too. Happy Thanksgiving!!