Conditions: Pretty cold and breezy – 42 degrees
Disclaimer – Not a professional
No FNGs
Blue Bloods attended virtually from New York – Rock on, sir!
The Thang:
Mosey for a short distances
Warmup
SSH x 15
Little Baby Arm Circles(Forward) x 15
Little Baby Arm Circles(Reverse) x 16
Over Head Clap x 16
Thanksgiving Trivia Q&A
Question: How long was the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Answer: Three days – Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: What meats were served at the first Thanksgiving celebration?
Answer: Venison, swan, duck and goose were likely—not turkey! – Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: What seafood was served at the first Thanksgiving feast?
Answer: Lobster, oysters, fish and possibly eel– Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: Who was the first President to pardon a turkey?
Answer: John F. Kennedy– Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: Which President made turkey pardoning an annual event?
Answer: George H.W. Bush– Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: How many calories on average are consumed, per person, at Thanksgiving dinner?
Answer: 4,500 – – Correct(10 SSH) Incorrect(1min Squat holds)
Question: How much did the world’s most expensive Thanksgiving dinner on record cost?
Answer: $150,000 at New York City’s Old Homestead Steakhouse– Correct(10 SSH) Incorrect(1min Squat holds)
Question: When was the first Thanksgiving football game?
Answer: 1876– Correct(10 SSH) Incorrect(1min Squat holds)
Question: When was the first Thanksgiving NFL game?
Answer: 1920– Correct(10 SSH) Incorrect(1min Squat holds)
Question: Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for what trade profession?
Answer: Plumbers– Correct(10 SSH) Incorrect(1min Squat holds)
Question: Do Americans prefer apple pie or pumpkin pie?
Answer: Apple pie– Correct(10 SSH) Incorrect(1min Squat holds)
Question: What turkeys actually gobble?
Answer: Male turkeys– Correct(10 Monkey Humpers) Incorrect(1min Lunge holds Right leg)
Question: When was green bean casserole introduced to Thanksgiving dinners?
Answer: 1955– Correct(10 Monkey Humpers) Incorrect(1min Lunge holds Right leg)
Question: During which Revolutionary War battle did troops have a day of Thanksgiving?
Answer: The Battle of Saratoga– Correct(10 Monkey Humpers) Incorrect(1min Lunge holds left leg)
Question: What city has the oldest Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Answer: Philadelphia– Correct(10 Monkey Humpers) Incorrect(1min Lunge holds left leg)
Question: Which city’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ends with Santa Claus getting a key to the city?
Answer: Detroit– Correct(20 Flutter Kicks) Incorrect(20 Spider Merkin)
Question: What year did Adam Sandler release “The Thanksgiving Song?”
Answer: 1992– Correct(20 Flutter Kicks) Incorrect(20 Spider Merkin)
Question: What year did the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade first have balloons?
Answer: 1928– Correct(20 Flutter Kicks) Incorrect(20 Spider Merkin)
Question: On average, how many people attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year?
Answer: About 3.5 million– Correct(20 Flutter Kicks) Incorrect(20 Spider Merkin)
Question: How many people participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade each year?
Answer: About 8,000– Correct(20 Flutter Kicks) Incorrect(20 Spider Merkin)
Question: Black Friday isn’t the only holiday the day after Thanksgiving. What’s the other?
Answer: Native American Heritage Day– Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much does the heaviest turkey on record weigh?
Answer: 86 pounds– Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: How much does the average Thanksgiving turkey weigh?
Answer: About 15 pounds– Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: What state consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving?
Answer: California– Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: When did canned cranberries first come about?
Answer: 1912– Correct(10 Merkins) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: What meat is the most popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving?
Answer: Ham – Correct(Group Choice) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Question: Statistically, what is Americans’ favorite Thanksgiving side dish?
Answer: Stuffing– Correct(Group Choice) Incorrect(5 Burpees)
Announcements:
Surge Christmas party on Dec 19 at 5:30pm
Convergence opportunities for Thanksgiving day – Keychain will send out list.
Running opportunities on Saturday’s and Sunday’s
Devo:
Right people
Who you spend your time with will have a great impact on what kind of life you live
There are people God has already ordained to come across our path to helps fulfill our destiny
People that inspire us, challenge us, make us better
The right people have already been lined up
But here’s the key: If you’re spending time with the wrong people, you’ll never meet the right ones
If you’re hanging around people that are not going any place, people that are dragging you down, cause you to compromise, draining your energy, then you’re going to get stuck
You can’t hang out with chickens and expect to soar with eagles
You’re going to become like the people you continually associate with
You wanna know what you’re gonna be like in 5 years? Look at your friends
If your friends are going places, have a spirit of excellence, kind, generous, courteous, then those qualities are going to rub off on you
Complainers find other complainers
That’s the saying – birds of a feather flock together
My challenge is simple, make sure you’re flocking to the right group
Victorious people associate with other victorious people
Winners hang out with winners
Happy people around other happy people
Eagles soar with other eagles
We don’t like change
We want it to be just like it was when we were hanging out, growing up together
But it’s a new day
You have children, you have parents to take care of
You have more responsibility
But just because somebody is related to you, doesn’t mean they’re connected to you
They may have your blood, but they don’t have your spirit
They may not have heard the call God put on your life
This doesn’t make them a bad person
It just means God has a different assignment for them
Maybe they’re at a different level in their growth, but they’re not right for you in this season
This is one of the hardest things we have to deal with
Letting go of people that are not supposed to be in our lives
Bottom line, don’t hold on to what God is asking you to walk away from
Another thought, you shouldn’t spend a lot of time with people that are always negative, people that are constantly discouraged, you gotta keep them cheered up, keep them fixed
Now, I’m all for helping people, I’m all for being a blessing
Sometimes we have to love people back into wholeness
But if you’re always giving and never receiving, that’s an unhealthy relationship
You need to gradually make a change
Prayer Requests:
Prayers for Drumstick and family