Feelings of nostalgia at Thanksgiving time are nothing to be ashamed of.

In fact, celebrate your natural tendency to over sentimentalize everything and even cry at the site of mom’s pecan pie.

That’s why this time of year, TV and radio ads are filled with smiling families sitting around a large table in holiday sweaters, passing the dinner rolls. Even if you’re far away from home, companies want you to believe that buying those same dinner rolls will fill your heart with holiday joy. Turns out, it works.

Thanksgiving foods trigger memories of time spent with family and loved ones. And given the way our memories work we really edit out the bad and focus on the good.

Scent memory is very strong and can transport us to a simpler carefree time.

So just sit back and enjoy; soak it all in for one big day of feasting and a walk down memory lane.