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Thanksgiving plans?
I am longing for a break, this is why the Thanksgiving post is even created! Lol.
What are your plans for "turkey" day? Do you celebrate?
Re: Thanksgiving plans?
Dh will be celebrating with either my sister/BIL in Dallas, or with friends here in OKC.
My best friend and I are venturing to Europe for a week. I am so stoked! We will spend Thanksgiving Day in Belgium eating a wonderful dinner and possibly a tour of a famous castle.
Thanksgiving's going to be quiet at my place - husband and my dad will be gone, so it'll just be the girls (and JJ).
My sister and I are going to the Usher/Trey Songz concert in Dallas the night before, so we'll drive down there, party hard, and come back in time to help my mom with Thanksgiving dinner. The rest of the weekend will be filled with football, sleep, eating and shopping. I'm very much looking forward to it.
Then we're spending the rest of the day with my great grandma. She is 82 and has health problems. They think this will be her last thanksgiving. I want her to be able to spend time with Cooper. Not many people live long enough to play with their great great grandchild!
We're heading to Dallas to spend it at my parent's house. Two grandparents (Mom's Mom and Dad's Dad) will be there too, so it will be a full house. I'm really looking forward to it.
Tavia--Good luck with the Turkey Trot! My dad and I did it last year, and aside from almost having a cold weather-induced asthma attack at the beginning, it was a lot of fun! I'm actually wearing my Turkey Trot t-shirt today.
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We were going to have DH's family over to our house to show off all of our renos but after yesterday...I am not sure what he wants to do now.
We did Thanksgiving by ourselves last year and it was so wonderful. We bought matching pj pants at Old Navy, drank beer in the morning, put up our xmas lights...at this point, one of my favorite marriage memories!
We will have Thanksgiving lunch with my family since we spent it with the Hub's dad's family last year. We have about a weeks worth of Thanksgivings that will start the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Lets just say by the time the Saturday after Thanksgiving gets here and we have been to 3 or 4 already I am sick of turkey and ham but love the time we spend with family.
I plan to shop a little too.
Oooh, I want to do that, it sounds awesome! We usually do Thanksgiving by ourselves since we don't have family here. I plan to sleep in, watch football and enjoy not having to do a thing! Oh, and I guess I'll cook something :-) Last year I think we went to TGI Fridays...don't judge me!
That sounds wonderful!
My parents are coming to our house for Thanksgiving this year from MO since H and I are going to the bedlam game on Saturday. H's dad and brother may come over to eat, and I'm thinking about inviting a guy H works with who is single and doesn't have much family. I am pretty excited about not having to travel and just being able to relax and enjoy the holiday.
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We ate out last year! It was the absolute best!
Then don't do it. Pick two thanksgiving celebrations to attend - your husbands and one dinner from your family. Holidays do not have to be so miserable - my stomach is in knots from just reading your post - ugh!
I agree with Stripes. It gets to a point where the holidays should be about YOUR family, not try to please everyone else's.
I'm happy that this year it seems that Thanksgiving will just be my and the BF. My parents will be out of town (YEAHHHH!!) and we've spent so much time traveling to NM this year that I think that gets us out of Thanksgiving with them. I really look forward to holidays where it's just the two of us.
Next to that, I'm REALLY looking forward to Stripes' Friendsgiving, which is the day after Thanksgiving. I still remember the awesome stuffing she made last year. Holidays with immediate family and friends are the best IMO.
Will be celebrating in the south with my BIG extended family. We do lunch at my parents house with my mom's brothers and sisters and cousins (this usually equals to about 30+ people). And then for dinner we go over to my great aunt's house where my dad's family are hanging out (this is about 60+ people all crammed in a farmhouse).
It's big and loud but it's fun.
I will make sure Rich knows we are having Friendsgiving this year. Wasn't sure if you all would be interested again....How fun!
On the actual day, I plan to run the Turkey Trot 5K in Edmond, then we will go to H's parent's house for the dinner event. I can't say I'm excited.
That weekend, H, my sister and I are having a special "little" Thanksgiving for us with fancier food (our family is very rooted in tradition and abhors anything new food-wise, regardless of yumminess) and wine!
You should blow the roomie off and come to my house if your grandparents aren't in town. I'll make jalapeno poppers
I'm hosting the big family shindig, which is definitely easier on me! My sisters will come in early and we'll cook and bake all day. Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday. The marathon cooking - and the eating that follows - with my sisters (and mom) is one of my fondest memories of holidays growing up.