August 2006 Weddings
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ESF - Thanksgiving
Did I miss an update on your Thanksgiving with MIL and the friend who needed a ride? And I assume you survived salmonella free?
Re: ESF - Thanksgiving
Ah...I had posted about it in this thread:
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/6782603/ShowThread.aspx#6782603
(I love that this board moves slow enough that I can actually find old threads)
No salmonella! He kept insisting that the turkey would be alright outside. I made sure to argue with him a little louder than usual so MIL would hear the discussion. Sure enough, she came into the kitchen, saw what he was about to do, and was my backup. We then emptied out the fridge and crammed the cooler in. I have no idea how we got everything back in the fridge, but we did, and we all survived. The turkey was delicious.
As for the ride, here's the story....C&P from the thread above.
DH decided not to pick a fight over the chauffering of his mom's friend. So after getting the turkey in the oven at 11:30 he got in the car to go pick this woman up and bring her over and did not get back until 1:15. During which time MIL just wanted to watch Jon and Kate + 8, so I did that. The day was hectic with the cooking and waiting on MIL and her friend. Then DH had to bring the friend home, so he left at 7 and didn't get back until a little after 9, during which time I had to watch more Jon and Kate with MIL. By 10:00, I was super cranky because I was full, tired, and just wanted to sit on the couch with DH and sip wine and relax, so I just waited and waited and waited for MIL to go to bed. Finally at 10:45 she announced she wanted to watch the rest of some show we had DVR'd for her on public television, so I gave up, cranky and went to bed having felt like I hadn't seen my husband all day.
The rest of the weekend was fine though...MIL took us out to eat a few times and we had a nice day in Napa with her so it worked. But T-Day night, I was just really cranky and bitter and jealous of people who live near their families and can just drive away at the end of the night.
It sounds like the main problem was driving your MIL's friend. It's really nice that your husband agreed to drive her. He gets major good karma for that!
Yeah, he's definitely due a ton of good karma. I think it was just that he didn't have a choice in the matter...the idea of spending $50 on a one way cab ride wasn't really that appealing, and it just would have created awkwardness. And MIL was appreciative of it, so I guess it was the right thing to do. But his 3+ hours of being absent just annoyed me, especially since I didn't really get to see him much the entire day.
Christmas though, will be perfect. The only thing we have to leave the house for is to bring my sister to the airport 15 minutes away at 7pm. So, a short drive, and quiet wine and couch time by ourselves at night. Ahhhh.