Holidays

Now that the post-Thanksgiving coma has faded and the year is coming to an end, the team here at Sharkey, Howes & Javer would like to be the first to wish you happy holidays.

However you celebrate, we hope you have safe travels, stay warm, and wish you peace and joy this holiday season.

Our office will be closed on December 24th and 25th for Christmas, and on December 31st and January 1st for the New Year to let our team spend time with their families. We will be back in the office on January 2nd, refreshed and renewed, to help start your new year off on the right foot.

Thanksgiving is upon us again! As we all take time to reflect on the things we appreciate, we would like to extend a very special thank you to each and every one of you: our wonderful clients.

Whether you’re staying close to home or leaving town for the holiday, we hope that you have a very happy Thanksgiving, surrounded by family and friends with lots of smiles, laughter, and great food to go around.

In honor of the holiday, our office will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd, and Friday, November 23rd. We’ll be hard at work for you again on Monday the 26th.

Keeping with tradition, here are some fun facts about Thanksgiving that you can share around the table this year:

• About 46 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving every year (source)
• Thanksgiving was originally meant to be a fast, not a feast (source)
• Only male turkeys gobble. The sound that a female turkey makes is called a cackle (source)
• A single can of jellied cranberries contains around 200 cranberries (source)
• If you have any last minute questions about your turkey, Butterball has your back with their Turkey Talk Line (source)
• Thanksgiving Day football games are almost as old as Thanksgiving itself (source)

Each Thanksgiving we take a moment to reflect on how thankful we are for all the blessings in our lives, from our health and our families to life’s simple pleasures: a fresh cup of coffee, our favorite songs playing on the radio, and a good piece of chocolate. Of course, we could never forget about our amazing clients. We’d like to take this chance to say a special thank you for the trust that you place in us, the stories you share, and the relationships we form. We’re humbled and proud to know and work with you, and it’s our goal every day to do the very best that we can for you.

We wish you a very happy Thanksgiving.

To celebrate the holiday, our office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 23rd and 24th. We’ll be excited to be back at work for you again on Monday, November 27th.

Here are a few fun facts about Thanksgiving to share with your friends and family:

• The first TV dinners were made by Tyson using leftover Thanksgiving turkey. (Source)
• Even though the first Thanksgiving was in 1621, it wasn’t an official national holiday until 1863 – 242 years later! (Source)
• We have Sarah Josepha Hale, the author of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, to thank for campaigning for 36 years to make sure our favorite day of eating was recognized. (Source)
• The lucky recipient of the President’s annual turkey pardon gets a pretty cool vacation out of the deal as well, including past destinations like Disneyland, Disney World, and Mount Vernon. (Source)
• Black Friday isn’t just the biggest shopping day of the year, it’s also the busiest day of the year for plumbers. (Source)
• Turkey isn’t to blame for making you sleepy; a big, carb-heavy meal is more likely the culprit. (Source)