Thanksgiving coming up!

[star723]

I love to cook~ love to host family meals....but my hubby hates to have extended family in so just us and our kids. My daughter will be having lunch with her hubby's family. So that leaves my son, hubby and me. I am at the point of what's the point.  Since my son lives 5 hours away, I think I will find out what he would like me to fix and go with that.  I am thinking no turkey~ steak dinner instead.  I am with Susanep ~ getting old and cranky.
Happy Thanksgiving to all~

[Velcro]

My hubby's family has a big hoopla for lunch, and my side is just down to my Mom and Dad.  They both do lunch, so in the past, we have gone to my Mother's but then we have to eat and run to try and make it to his Mom's for dessert.  It's hectic as there is an 1 1/2 drive in between.  So last year, we talked my Mom and Dad into coming to his family's house.  They did and had a blast.

This year, my Dad is not able to do this.  He still has some issues from his major colon surgery that requires him to stay near a restroom (you get the point).  My Mom was insistent that we go to hubs family.  She's all "There is like 40 people there for hubs to see, and here, there is just us.  So you guys go there so he can see his family."  My Mom is so sweet and kind but I could hear in her voice how she really was hating not seeing us.

So I finally said, "Ok, well how about this.  Would you be willing to do dinner instead of lunch?  If you would do that, we could come over and not be rushed and visit for a long time instead of eating and running.  That would allow hubs to see his family and still allow us to come over and eat with you guys?"  Her voice changed immediately! LOL.  She was all "Oh yes!  That would be great!  No problem at all to do dinner instead!"

My hubs is wonderful.  He's kind of like me.  His Mother does have 40 people to help her celebrate the holiday and my parents are down to just us.  My brother is 10 hrs away and if they come at Thanksgiving, they can't come at Christmas so they are coming at Christmas this year.  My youngest is in Texas in the military and my oldest doesn't speak to any of us, so it's just us.  I could tell she was tickled with the compromise and honestly, it will make my Thanksgiving Day much more relaxed and not rushed.

[Bucky]

It does make it "challenging" when our families grow and everyone has to "choose" where to go for the holidays.

My family lives 500 miles away - I don't go East in the winter unless I absolutely have to.  (Went East for Thanksgiving once and there was an ice storm on the way to the airport on our return trip home - I vowed, never again!!).

I miss being with my family at the holidays - now that both my parents are gone, there are just my two brothers who live in two different towns at either end of the state that is 500 miles away.

We'll celebrate Thanksgiving with hubbies side of family.  They are "talking" about eating around 2-3'ish, which saddens me - as our son has to work Thanksgiving day serving meals to others who are eating out, and he won't get off work until around 5'ish.  I wish they would wait for him.  I feel guilty for eating without him and then he gets the leftovers.   

However you all celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday - may you count your many blessings and share the bounty of goodness with others who are less fortunate.

Bucky