Martha: Did you hear about Peas and Carrots?
Robert: The dish?
Martha: No, silly! ;) the turkeys!
Robert: Someone actually named them Peas and Carrots?
Martha: Apparently. 
Robert: So what about them?
Martha: Those are the two turkeys that have been pardoned. 
Robert: Tell me more, 'cause I think I don't know what's the fuss about.
Martha: Every year the US President pardons turkeys for Thanksgiving.
Robert: Y? 
Martha: Just a tradition.   
Robert: Oh, right! It's Thanksgiving time! How are you spending it?
Martha: With my family. As every year we'll go to our cottage by the lake and have Thanksgiving dinner there.
Robert: Wow! Sounds fun. So do you leave afterwards of stay there?
Martha: Depends. If my parents have to go to work, then we leave the same day. Usually, though, we have a short vacation.
Robert: So what do you do there?
Martha: If the weather's nice, we go for a swim in a boat or do some hiking. Nature there is absolutely fantastic!
Robert: Wow! I envy you! But like really envy!
Martha: Y?
Robert: 'cause I don't get to spend Thanksgiving like that. 
Martha: What do you do? Sorry for not asking.
Robert: Not much to tell. Usually, there's the feast my whole family comes to and at some point, someone starts talking about something controversial. 
Martha: Controversial? Like what?
Robert: Idk. Abortion, politics, religion, you name it.
Martha: And then y'all start arguing?
Robert: More or less. My aunt usually shouts and my other uncle can get a bit handsy if he's had one too many.
Martha: Geez. That's horrible.
Robert: The worst part is that everyone is angry with everyone else and we don't talk to one another for months.
Martha: I'm sorry. Really.
Robert: Nah. Got used to it.
Martha spends Thanksgiving with her family by the lake as every year. Robert's family always argues and then don't talk to one another for months.