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31 Thanksgiving Dinner Instagram Captions You'll Definitely Want Second Helpings Of

by Tessa Harvey

There's so much to be grateful for this time of year. There's the promise of times of reflection, good laughs, even better food, and memorable plans made with friends and family. Even though it's getting to be cold AF outside, there's so much cheer in the air. Everyone knows just how magical the coming weeks will be, and they're here for it. Sooner rather than later, we're going to be diving right into the heartiest part of the holiday season— aka, Thanksgiving dinner. As you organize your festive spread with homemade mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce, you're bound to need a few great Thanksgiving dinner Instagram captions.

Whether your family loves to order in your favorite takeout and watch the football game, or they're all about spending a full six hours cooking in the kitchen and the rest of the day eating and laughing at the table, you know the day deserves to be well-documented. These are memories in the making, so they're instantly both Instagram-worthy and heartwarming. If you want to share your joy with the world and document those feel-good moments, these 31 Instagram captions are the perfect turkey dinner companions.

1. "If you combine wine and dinner, the new word is: winner." — Unknown

2. "Sobremesa: (n) the time spent around the table after lunch or dinner, talking to the people you shared the meal with; time to digest and savor both food and friendship." — Unknown

3. "A strong family has well worn seats at the dinner table." — Unknown

4. "Good food is all the more sweeter when shared with good friends." — Unknown

5. "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." — Albert Einstein

6. "Today is a good day for a good day." — Unknown

7. "The most treasured things passed down from generation to generation are the family recipes." — Robert St. John

8. "Forever is composed of nows." — Emily Dickinson

9. "Get your stretchy pants ready." — Unknown

10. "Everything sparkles under a chandelier." — Unknown

11. "When you love what you have, you already have everything you need." — Unknown

12. "Let's eat." — Unknown

13. "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." — Marcus Aurelius

14. "Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great." — Gusteau, Ratatouille

15. "Drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilized pleasures." — Michael Broadbent

16. "What the fork is for dinner?" — Unknown

17. "People who love to eat are always the best people." — Julia Child

18. "Nothing brings people together like good food." — Unknown

19. "Kitchen: (n) a gathering place for friends and family, a place where memories are homemade and seasoned with love." — Unknown

20. "Cooking with love provides food for the soul." — Unknown

21. "People inspire you, or they drain you. Pick them wisely." — Hans F Hanson

22. "Small seeds of gratitude will produce a harvest of hope." — Unknown

23. "Thankful and grateful today and every day." — Unknown

24. "Eat, drink, and wear stretchy pants." — Unknown

25. "It isn't so much what's on the table that matters, as what's on the chairs." — W.S. Gilbert

26. "Be kind, be thoughtful, be genuine, but most of all, be thankful." — Unknown

27. "What if we today we were just grateful for everything." — Charlie Brown

28. "Gratitude: helps us to see what is there instead of what isn't." — Annette Bridges

29. "Gobble 'til you wobble." — Unknown

30. "Let our lives be full of both thanks and giving." — Unknown

31. "It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful." — David Steindl-Rast