Thanksgiving

Resi · #1 November 16th, 2010, 05:34 PM

What is everyone doing for Thanksgiving next week? (for those that live in the states)

niknok · #2 November 16th, 2010, 05:44 PM

We are going to my family's, which is about a 2.5 hour drive. I'm excited to see everyone. And Fran (our au pair) is excited to experience her first Thanksgiving.

Mjp121212 · #3 November 16th, 2010, 07:01 PM

you have an au pair? wow

All of my family will be gone, so I'm being adopted to another family next week if I so desire.

ShannonMVT · #4 November 16th, 2010, 07:35 PM

We're going to stay a few days with my husband's family. Thanksgiving meal with them on Thursday, then Thanksgiving meal with my family (in the same town) on Friday.

Some years we've done lunch with my family and dinner with his....eat through the pain!

Resi · #5 November 16th, 2010, 07:52 PM

We are staying home and my mom is coming over. I'm not cooking though. This year I pre ordered everything made from Whole Foods. I'm not wanting to cook a turkey or any of the other stuff. I'm over it this year. I'm sure it will be good. I've got a few things from WF last year and it was yummy.

JediRach · #6 November 16th, 2010, 10:56 PM

we are going to my parents house for some tasty treats.

Frozendesire · #7 November 16th, 2010, 11:52 PM

Resi, that's a great idea! Get to enjoy a nice family meal with out all the preperation. I'm SO not a cook. However I just let MIL use my kitchen, it's basically the same!! haha.

Hope you all have safe travels and eat wonderful food!

LisanAndy · #8 November 17th, 2010, 03:50 AM

I'm making a big dinner for my family of 5 (can you tell I just like saying that?

) and we're decorating the house for Christmas

midnight_starr · #9 November 17th, 2010, 05:54 AM

The plan is lunch at my parents' then dinner at DH's grandma's!

**Jenn** · #10 November 17th, 2010, 06:49 AM

We're going down to my parents after we get Liam from school Wednesday. Dinner at their house Thursday--I'm making the bread, apple pie, and pumpkin pie. Friday we're taking the train into Philly (the boys will love that!) to get material for Lila's christmas dress my Mom is making (4th street, aka fabric row, is awesome!). Then Saturday we're having a Thanksgiving dinner with dh's parents--I again am making pies. And maybe getting our tree

Oriyan · #11 November 17th, 2010, 07:09 AM

We are going to FIL's house, DH's sister and 3 nieces are coming down from Buffalo. I am gonna to try and stop by my parents house as well as my entire family is getting together this year.

ScottishBrit · #12 November 17th, 2010, 08:38 AM

Im still torn! Ive always wanted to do a big thing at our place but we've never had room. Well we have room this time but we only have a lil 4 seater table. So I may be borrowing a table and chairs from my friend but then I dont think I could make everything by my self and my moms working till1 that day. So I may order everything but then I feel bad for people to be eating on a plastic table and chairs...hmmmm. what to do!

soImarriedAnerd · #13 November 17th, 2010, 09:55 AM

we moved yesterday to tuscaloosa,AL and looks like we will be here for two weeks. I think part of the crew has apartments so I would think they would have t-dinner otherwise its going out for us again.

JustBreathe · #14 November 18th, 2010, 04:34 AM

Everyone has such great plans-- Angela, I hope you get to have dinner with your "Road Family".

We are having dinner with my family-- Thanksgiving is always my family. This year, my mom will cook and I will help-- One of my goals for being 25 was to learn to cook a bit, and I have. It will just be my Mom, Dad {yes, they're "back together"-ish}, My grandparents, my great Aunt, my Godmother, and my Godsister. I'm a bit sad my brother can't join us {He is the manager of a gas station at a major intersection right by the Thruway and they don't close} and my sister, her DH, and all of the kids will be at her in-laws.

Luckily, her in-laws join us for Christmas Eve dinner, so we can be together again.

And then of course, Michael has to be to work at 2 am on Black Friday, but it will be easier or him this year as a Geek Squad agent then as a floor associate because I doubt many people will be bringing in broken things to be replaced.

ANGWife · #15 November 18th, 2010, 08:32 AM

Dinner at lunchtime at my dad's. Then dinner at dinnertime at my mom's. Being pregnant, I am totally up for this feast! Then Henry is spending the night at my mom's so Ed and I can do BF shopping.

niknok · #16 November 18th, 2010, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mjp121212

you have an au pair? wow

All of my family will be gone, so I'm being adopted to another family next week if I so desire.

Yes, we got an au pair back in August. Her name is Fran, and she's amazing! She's the perfect solution for our family, where both my husband and I are working professionals, with long hours. If you compare the cost of two small children in day care, with an au pair, it's not a big difference. Plus there are a lot of perks!

Bre*n*Will=Reid · #17 November 19th, 2010, 06:38 PM

It will be just the 3 of us this year. I'll cook a fairly traditional meal. I've never had such a "small" Thanksgiving and I have mixed feelings about it. Part of me feels independent, but I think part of me will feel really lonely and sad the day of

Last year we had EVERYONE over at our house and it was amazing.

DH's parents offered to fly us to Idaho for Thanksgiving by DH told them no thanks

He's too busy with preparing for finals, apparently. Sigh. I really wanted to go.