Thanksgiving

crystalknpp

What are everyone's Thanksgiving Day plans this year?

DH and I are having both of our families at our house for Thanksgiving this year.  Not only is this the first time were hosting Thanksgiving but its also the very first holiday that our families are celebrating together.  Usually we have to drive all over the place for every holiday and this year everyone is coming to us.  Part of me thinks I'm crazy to be hosting my first Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people but hopefully it will work itself out!!

ala_1220

We are driving about 5hrs to my parents house.  We are actually celebrating on Saturday.  Friday we will hopefully be watching LSU beat up on Arkansas.  

 Im hoping my cousin doesn't show up with her newborn and another cousin doesn't announce their pregnancy....they like to do that during holiday get togethers.  

butterfly843

We are hosting, made sure I picked plenty of wine because I will be surrounded by babies and pg women. Also looking forward to Black Friday shopping.

mork

We usually go back home, but DH is working this year, so I'll be chilling at home with wine, leftovers, furbabies, and punkin' chunkin'!  My brother happens to be driving through on Tuesday however, so we're going to make a Tuesday Thanksgiving dinner and then all play golf before he leaves on Wednesday.  He's the nice relaxed one, so it should be a very calm week.  Yay!

buckeyebaby814

Your Thanksgiving sounds like it will be a lot of fun!  We're supposed to go to my Mom's house, but it will entirely depend on how I feel (D&C and lap are Wednesday).  If we can't go, my Mom said she'll bring us food though

Laurakat81

We are doing lunch with DH's family. DH is going to be smoking the turkey this year. Hopefully that will turn out good, since he's never done it before! Lunch is usually followed by a nap! Then dinner with my family. Good luck hosting!

jenn0021

We already had Thanksgiving over here in Canada. DH and I hosted this year for his family and it was lots of fun. I was nervous as I had never cooked a turkey before but everything turned out great.

csquared426

We are doing absolutely nothing. I've been traveling 6 out of the last 7 weeks, so it's just going to be the 2 of us - at home. Alone.

I'll be making Bloody Mary's, and we are hoping to put a significant dent in our living room project - crown molding, framing a mirror, sanding spackle, priming and painting.

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!!!

Rawr08

My folks are coming over.  Luckily MIL already made plans, so I don't have to entertain her, she is pretty needy.  My parents are laid back, they are good with watching football and drinking beer.  Then we are going to Grandma's for dessert.  DH has to work Friday (which is not normal), so we will be in bed early.  I might go out shopping.  I worked years in retail, so I'm not sure if I can do it.  BUT I do love me some cheap sheets from Macy's.

Carolee

We're hosting.  DH's parents, brother, and nephew will be coming up.  It should be low-key, which is good because I'm feeling like a scrooge (yeah, wrong holiday I know, but it's close enough).

buckeyebaby814

PetraStonegirl:

It looks like that for the first time in years, we won't be having a bunch of 'homeless' grad students over to a big communal meal, and most of our local friends are headed or already gone to the 48 to be with their families. So, it looks to just be DH and I and the furbabies. 

But, I decided to go ahead and do a regular Thanksgiving spread. I found a small(ish) fresh turkey at 17lbs, and it hasn't been monkeyed with (no 'broth' injections or pop-up timers, so I'll do my gingersnap brine.

Then best part will definitely be the leftovers. Oh yum! 

LOL, you call our piece of land 'the 48'.   I'd never heard that before, but then again, I've never been to Alaska or Hawaii.  Hope you enjoy your time alone with your husband! 

cutebride73

DH and I are hosting  - this is our 4th year.  We will have my parents and his, along with my aunt.  DH's brother, SIL and kids come every other year and this is the not year.  I like my BIL, SIL and the kids, but it is nice to have a quiet Thanksgiving.  The kids are pretty wild and their parents don't discipline well AT ALL. 

My mom is a huge help to me though, she will come on Wedneday night and help me wash the turkey.  She makes the stuffing and the pumpkin pies.  She will also make the gravy.  I guess I need to learn how to do these things eventually - lol.  She will even come over Thursday morning after church to help me stuff the bird!

I plan on going black Friday sjopping with my BFF starting later that night )we'll leave around 11).  It's a tradition for us, but this may be the last year because neither of us is happy with these midnight (and earlier) starts.  I would like to get a couple of hours sleep and I think it's really terrible that black "Friday" is now running into Thursday and people's holiday plans.  I especially feel bad for the store employees and I am worried it will be even earlier next year.   

LilMaggs

Thus far, my morning has consisted of one massive pity party wherein I cry my eyes out over having to go deal with all the FH's at the Thanksgiving dinner his grandparents are throwing.  Large amounts of ice cream have been consumed.  Afterwards, I plan on burying my face in my horses' necks some more while I continue to cry my eyes out.  Every single Thanksgiving the last few years has consisted of us being hassled about not having more kids.  This year, we've already been catching crap over putting more focus on the horses than getting KTFU.  If only they understood...

 I hate the fvcking holidays. I want them over. 

 

Edit: I should add that the 8 months pregnant dream last night didn't help.  I've been in tears since. 

buckeyebaby814

LilMaggs:

Thus far, my morning has consisted of one massive pity party wherein I cry my eyes out over having to go deal with all the FH's at the Thanksgiving dinner his grandparents are throwing.  Large amounts of ice cream have been consumed.  Afterwards, I plan on burying my face in my horses' necks some more while I continue to cry my eyes out.  Every single Thanksgiving the last few years has consisted of us being hassled about not having more kids.  This year, we've already been catching crap over putting more focus on the horses than getting KTFU.  If only they understood...

 I hate the fvcking holidays. I want them over. 

 

Edit: I should add that the 8 months pregnant dream last night didn't help.  I've been in tears since. 

Big ::HUGS::  I'm sorry your family is frustrating with hassling you on not having kids yet.  I hope your day turned out ok. 

cmumama

**DS mentioned**

I hope everyone has had a happy Thanksgiving!  Today was a special day for us b/c it was my DS's 2nd birthday.  We celebrated with him while celebrating Thanksgiving with family.  It was a very wonderful day for us!