GTKY-Gobble Gobble Edition

[honda13]

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I'm sure we all have traditions we love or love to hate for that matter.  What do you love about turkey day?  Do you host?  If not, where do you go?  Anything you don't like?  Tell me all the things! 

****Canadian friends are welcome to play too!  I want to hear about our traditions.*****

[honda13]

Being a product of divorce and of course adding in my husbands family we spend the holiday bouncing from place to place. They last few years my mom hasn't had a gathering because it's a lot for us with dd. I see my mom all the time though I've never hosted and don't plan to. I don't even know how to cook a turkey. I'm looking forward to some biscuits with gravy since I've been craving that. I hate watching people mix food together on their plate. Blech!

[marshian]

As a kid, we were usually at either my dad or mom's parents' for Thanksgiving. Since H and I have been together, we've switched it up between my family and his. But since he's been in medical school and residency, he couldn't take the time off. This is the first year in around 8 we're leaving town.

UO: I don't like turkey. My mom always has a ham for Tgiving or Christmas if I'm there. Also most of the food I could do without.

Favorite traditions: My family always goes around the table and says two things we're thankful for that year. There are usually tears. When I was younger we always watched the Macy's parade while prepping food.

[marshian]

honda13 - Food should not touch! My H joked about getting me one of those kid plates that have divided sections and I might have been excited.

[honda13]

Nov 23, 2016 16:01:05 GMT -5 marshian said:

honda13 - Food should not touch! My H joked about getting me one of those kid plates that have divided sections and I might have been excited.

Same!  I love divided plates!  I forgot about the parade, we always try to watch some of that too.

[pinecone21]

But Thanksgiving food tastes so good together! I don't actively mix my food, but I don't get upset when I have a bit of stuffing, potatoes, gravy, and cranberries on my fork at the same time.

[trebletrouble13]

My family celebrates with the traditional turkey dinner at my parents' house on Thursday, MH's family celebrates "Leftover Day" (variety of food, not actually leftovers) usually on Saturday. This year they are celebrating on Sunday evening, which doesn't work for us because we live about 3 hours away. We'll be having pizza with MH's parents, sister, and niece on Saturday and hopefully will get some visits with other family members. This really throws a wrench in the "tell family at Thanksgiving" plan...

[honda13]

Nov 23, 2016 19:56:29 GMT -5 trebletrouble13 said:

My family celebrates with the traditional turkey dinner at my parents' house on Thursday, MH's family celebrates "Leftover Day" (variety of food, not actually leftovers) usually on Saturday. This year they are celebrating on Sunday evening, which doesn't work for us because we live about 3 hours away. We'll be having pizza with MH's parents, sister, and niece on Saturday and hopefully will get some visits with other family members. This really throws a wrench in the "tell family at Thanksgiving" plan...

Aw that's a bummer. I hope it goes well, even though its not how you pictured it.

[MrsEmuTavi]

I love getting together with everyone and spending family time. We don't host, instead we haul our butts (and DS's adorable butt) 3 hours north to NJ. Tomorrow we will start out at my ILs house, have early (12:30) dinner, then head over to my parents' house for normal dinner (5-ish). I can't stand it now that DS is sleep training. He's used to sleeping in a separate room and I'm dreading the MOTN wake up when he realizes I'm sleeping in the same room as him.

ETA: I also hate that this year BIL won't be joining us, SIL & her family won't be with us (going to her hubby's parents'), AND MHs cousins won't be here. 30% of those people annoy the crap out of me but I'm sad they won't be here because them more the merrier.

[honda13]

MrsEmuTavi how old is DS? I'm mobile right now. Weve done hotel stays with dd and found it helped if you hung a blanket over the side of the pack n play so she can't see us if she wakes up. She is 18 months ans we've been doing this since she was 11 months when we travel. Good luck

[MrsEmuTavi]

Nov 24, 2016 8:22:22 GMT -5 honda13 said:

MrsEmuTavi how old is DS? I'm mobile right now. Weve done hotel stays with dd and found it helped if you hung a blanket over the side of the pack n play so she can't see us if she wakes up. She is 18 months ans we've been doing this since she was 11 months when we travel. Good luck

Unfortunately when C has a full wake up he will stand up and scream so the blanket won't work. DS is 14 months. Thanks for the advice though!