<p><strong>Kathleen M.M. Ringwood-Wood</strong><br /><strong>My Nails Rock!, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving means family. We live in&nbsp;</span><span>the house I grew up in, and I make my&nbsp;</span><span>mother&rsquo;s turkey and dressing. We sit at&nbsp;</span><span>my grandmother&rsquo;s 160-year old dining&nbsp;</span><span>room every holiday.</span></p>

Kathleen M.M. Ringwood-Wood
My Nails Rock!, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Thanksgiving means family. We live in the house I grew up in, and I make my mother’s turkey and dressing. We sit at my grandmother’s 160-year old dining room every holiday.

<p><strong>Isabella Bourque</strong><br /><strong>Nails by Bella, Templeton, Mass.</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving is a great time to gather with my&nbsp;</span><span>family and loved ones and appreciate the joy&nbsp;</span><span>and happiness they bring me.</span></p>

Isabella Bourque
Nails by Bella, Templeton, Mass.
Thanksgiving is a great time to gather with my family and loved ones and appreciate the joy and happiness they bring me.

<p><strong>Lisa DeLegge</strong><br /><strong>Las Vegas</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving to me is all about my&nbsp;</span><span>closest friends and family. Being able to&nbsp;</span><span>reunite and share a day of good food&nbsp;</span><span>and laughter is what it&rsquo;s all about.</span></p>

Lisa DeLegge
Las Vegas
Thanksgiving to me is all about my closest friends and family. Being able to reunite and share a day of good food and laughter is what it’s all about.

<p><strong>Denise Dolengewicz</strong><br /><strong>LUV Manicures &amp; Pedicures, Naperville, Ill.</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the&nbsp;</span><span>amazing blessings that have been received&nbsp;</span><span>throughout the year. It&rsquo;s a time to be&nbsp;</span><span>grateful and thankful &mdash; a time to celebrate&nbsp;</span><span>our wonderful friends and family.</span></p>

Denise Dolengewicz
LUV Manicures & Pedicures, Naperville, Ill.
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the amazing blessings that have been received throughout the year. It’s a time to be grateful and thankful — a time to celebrate our wonderful friends and family.

<p><strong>Amanda Lenher</strong><br /><strong>Lifetime Fitness Life Spa, Collierville, Tenn.</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving means love, family, and&nbsp;</span><span>togetherness. It means people coming&nbsp;</span><span>together and being thankful for life, all&nbsp;</span><span>that we have, and each other.</span></p>

Amanda Lenher
Lifetime Fitness Life Spa, Collierville, Tenn.
Thanksgiving means love, family, and togetherness. It means people coming together and being thankful for life, all that we have, and each other.

<p><strong>Aimie Westerman</strong><br /><strong>Posh Nails &amp; Designs, Williams Lake, B.C., Canada</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving is the perfect time to enjoy&nbsp;</span><span>great food and company with family and&nbsp;</span><span>friends. My family has a huge feast every&nbsp;</span><span>Thanksgiving and we make sure we always&nbsp;</span><span>take time out of our busy schedules to get&nbsp;</span><span>together, slow down, and be thankful for&nbsp;</span><span>all that we have. For me and my family,&nbsp;</span><span>Thanksgiving is all about being together.</span></p>

Aimie Westerman
Posh Nails & Designs, Williams Lake, B.C., Canada
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to enjoy great food and company with family and friends. My family has a huge feast every Thanksgiving and we make sure we always take time out of our busy schedules to get together, slow down, and be thankful for all that we have. For me and my family, Thanksgiving is all about being together.

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<p><strong>Kathleen M.M. Ringwood-Wood</strong><br /><strong>My Nails Rock!, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving means family. We live in&nbsp;</span><span>the house I grew up in, and I make my&nbsp;</span><span>mother&rsquo;s turkey and dressing. We sit at&nbsp;</span><span>my grandmother&rsquo;s 160-year old dining&nbsp;</span><span>room every holiday.</span></p>
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Kathleen M.M. Ringwood-Wood
My Nails Rock!, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Thanksgiving means family. We live in the house I grew up in, and I make my mother’s turkey and dressing. We sit at my grandmother’s 160-year old dining room every holiday.

<p><strong>Isabella Bourque</strong><br /><strong>Nails by Bella, Templeton, Mass.</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving is a great time to gather with my&nbsp;</span><span>family and loved ones and appreciate the joy&nbsp;</span><span>and happiness they bring me.</span></p>
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Isabella Bourque
Nails by Bella, Templeton, Mass.
Thanksgiving is a great time to gather with my family and loved ones and appreciate the joy and happiness they bring me.

<p><strong>Lisa DeLegge</strong><br /><strong>Las Vegas</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving to me is all about my&nbsp;</span><span>closest friends and family. Being able to&nbsp;</span><span>reunite and share a day of good food&nbsp;</span><span>and laughter is what it&rsquo;s all about.</span></p>
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Lisa DeLegge
Las Vegas
Thanksgiving to me is all about my closest friends and family. Being able to reunite and share a day of good food and laughter is what it’s all about.

<p><strong>Denise Dolengewicz</strong><br /><strong>LUV Manicures &amp; Pedicures, Naperville, Ill.</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the&nbsp;</span><span>amazing blessings that have been received&nbsp;</span><span>throughout the year. It&rsquo;s a time to be&nbsp;</span><span>grateful and thankful &mdash; a time to celebrate&nbsp;</span><span>our wonderful friends and family.</span></p>
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Denise Dolengewicz
LUV Manicures & Pedicures, Naperville, Ill.
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the amazing blessings that have been received throughout the year. It’s a time to be grateful and thankful — a time to celebrate our wonderful friends and family.

<p><strong>Amanda Lenher</strong><br /><strong>Lifetime Fitness Life Spa, Collierville, Tenn.</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving means love, family, and&nbsp;</span><span>togetherness. It means people coming&nbsp;</span><span>together and being thankful for life, all&nbsp;</span><span>that we have, and each other.</span></p>
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Amanda Lenher
Lifetime Fitness Life Spa, Collierville, Tenn.
Thanksgiving means love, family, and togetherness. It means people coming together and being thankful for life, all that we have, and each other.

<p><strong>Aimie Westerman</strong><br /><strong>Posh Nails &amp; Designs, Williams Lake, B.C., Canada</strong><br /><span>Thanksgiving is the perfect time to enjoy&nbsp;</span><span>great food and company with family and&nbsp;</span><span>friends. My family has a huge feast every&nbsp;</span><span>Thanksgiving and we make sure we always&nbsp;</span><span>take time out of our busy schedules to get&nbsp;</span><span>together, slow down, and be thankful for&nbsp;</span><span>all that we have. For me and my family,&nbsp;</span><span>Thanksgiving is all about being together.</span></p>
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Aimie Westerman
Posh Nails & Designs, Williams Lake, B.C., Canada
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to enjoy great food and company with family and friends. My family has a huge feast every Thanksgiving and we make sure we always take time out of our busy schedules to get together, slow down, and be thankful for all that we have. For me and my family, Thanksgiving is all about being together.

Thanksgiving is celebrated by taking time out of our busy lives to sit down with loved ones and share a meal. It’s a time to slow down and to be thankful. The cornucopia (or horn of plenty) is a symbol of abundance and nourishment and is a common sight at Thanksgiving tables across the United States. Here’s how seven nail techs interpret the cornucopia and what Thanksgiving means to them.

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