I'm due the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. We don't want to go anywhere too far, but we also don't want to host a full-on Thanksgiving dinner. I'm just not into it this year. My family and my husband's family will be in town that weekend, as well as 3 sets of couple friends. So we will be doing something, I'm just not really sure what.
My FIL suggested renting a clubhouse somewhere and cater from a grocery store, since we'll have about 17 people. I really love this idea.
We could also go to a restaurant that's having a Thanksgiving buffet, but the prices at a couple of places that I found are astronomical, IMO. We could also do banquet-style and have everyone contribute a dish. I'm not fond of this idea, because it equals cooking something, then having to clean up after a Thanksgiving dinner. Uggghhh.
Just wondering, what are your plans for Thanksgiving if you're still pregnant?
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I wish this were true for us, but both of our families live out of state. So the only real option (especially since everyone decided to come here) is to have Thanksgiving here :-(
Good luck!
I like this idea, but I just don't want everyone in our house. Why this is a sticking point for me, I don't know. I want our house to stay clean and ready for baby's arrival instead of having a house full of people and all of their "stuff". Maybe I'm being a little ridiculous, because that is my only reservation about having anyone in our house.
We're planning to spend a month or so out of town over Christmas and New Year. Our families live in the same city, so we're planning to spend half of the time at one house and half at the other. We might be a little optimistic, but my husband is adamant about it!
No way!! I'd stand my ground! I would not have MIL dictate having everyone over for thanksgiving the day before csection.
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I'm due one week after Thanksgiving and I am SO not hosting! I agree with PP's about not wanting to dirty my house and deal with the cooking and clean up, having no idea if I will go into labor early. I want my house nice and tidy and ready for the baby.
Luckily me and my SO live about 30-45 min away from both of our parents, and usually we just drive up and let them host. We typically stay at his parents for about an hour or so (that's all he says he can take) and then go to mine for as long as we want to depending on our mood (last year SO was sick so it was pretty much eat and then go home and nap, but sometimes we'll be there all damn day). My only concern is what if I go into labor during Thanksgiving - I so do not want that to happen. We are planning on waiting to call anyone until after baby boy arrives, and I just see that being a cluster**** that I certainly do not want to deal with. So if I have any signs at all that I may be going into labor we will probably just skip Turkey Day all around and say I'm too tired.
OP - I like your idea of renting out a place, if you can't find a restaurant to go to. One year back when I was 19 I think, my mom's hubby was out of town for work and me and my mom went to a steakhouse for Thanksgiving dinner and had steak and lobster and I absolutely loved it. It was such a nice change from the typical mass gathering of family and food!
I'm due a week after Turkey Day. All my family and DH family is 4 hours away. We will be staying put where we are and the families will be staying put. I may do something nice for DH and I for Turkey as we won't be spending it with anyone and also getting prepared for baby a little more.
And to be completely honest, I don't even want all the family coming down after baby is here and we go home from the hospital. I want to be selfish and keep my baby to myself and not share him with anyone except DH.
Due the Sunday after Tgiving but lucky b/c our families are all out of town so they appreciate that we're just going to skip it this year. DH and I are saying that no matter what we're having a pizza holiday.
However, we are having a "friendsgiving" on the 4th (I'll be 37 weeks) that is going to be potluck b/c I couldn't stand the idea of missing all my favorite Thanksgiving foods. We told our friends that if they brought the side dishes we'd make the turkey and supply beverages