Anyone else not spending Easter with family?

[thewop]

We usually spend Easter with the H's family for Greek Easter, but Greek Easter isn't until May 5 this year so we don't have any Christian Easter plans (sometimes it falls on the same day, sometimes not).  We have plans to go to church like usual, but after that...nothing.  Anyone else?  What are you making for brunch/lunch/dinner? 

[Susie]

Ugh, I wish we were on our own. Can I whine a sec?

Easter is the holiday we spend with Calvin's family. If we were actually spending it at Calvin's family's it'd be fine. But MIL & FIL go to Calvin's brother's in-law's for Easter, which means we have to go there too, lest we disturb the balance of holidays.  So, I go to my husband's brother's wife's father's house for Easter dinner.  *-)

They're fine people (the 3rd degree ILs), but they are not my tribe, you know? And we never actually get invited by the host - MIL & FIL are always all, "oh it's fine! we do this every year!" (Yes, MIL, and every year I feel uncomfortable about it.)

Plus there will be at least 6 kids between the ages of 11 months and 4 or 5 years. That just overwhelms me. We will be the only couple there in our generation with no kids, and every time he sees us, the host asks us when we are having kids, what are we waiting for?

I am so not looking forward to the overall uncomfortableness.  :beer: :beer: :beer:

[IIOY]

We won't be spending Easter with family and it makes me sad. The kids are now old enough that they are in full-day school so we don't want them missing school, and unfortunately the visit would then be far too short considering how long it would take to drive.

[ssmjlm]

WE ARE NOT STUCK WITH THE IL'S THIS YEAR AND I AM SOOOO HAPPY!!!!!

My family is OOT, there was a chance my mom and sis might be down, but they're not coming until next weekend. I asked DH a while ago if MIL had mentioned anything and he said no. Then on Sunday I said "well it's a week away so at this point, last minute plans are not ok." And DH agreed. Then MIL called DH on Monday to bitch about her step-daughter and I asked if she said anything about Easter and he said "Nope and we're not doing anything last minute." Finally I've got him trained a bit more.

Last year SIL sent an email saying they were having a cook-out. Then BIL berated DH about us not RSVPing and DH was all "the email didn't say anything about RSVPing." Then we get to BIL's and they tell everyone the food is ready. I'm like "but no one turned on the grill yet." Nope, we got served cold ham, a few heavy sides, and some crappy store bought desserts. I was mortified and starving!

[ktzmoh]

We are on our own too. We'll do a little egg hunt in the morning and have a nice big easter brunch just the four of us and then probably take a walk to the park in the afternoon. I'll probably do bunny pancakes for the kids (not that they will eat anything), monkey bread, and poached eggs with goat cheese on french bread. A lovely french press of coffee and some mimosas and we'll be set right up!

we'll probably facetime in to the easter gathering at my parents' house and with my in-laws (i don't think they are doing much this year either)

[MrsMB]

We won't be. We'll be going to church that morning and have a small dinner that night with just the two of us. Haven't decided what I'm making. Usually I have the menu a week in advance :\

[mrs.jacinthe]

We're 3000+ miles from family. We'll be boiling eggs and eating egg salad after church (we'll go to the early service due to overcrowding at the second service), then spend the day working around the house.

[Deleted]

My whole family pretty much works in retail and will be working (including H and myself) so we don't do Easter. I will probably make a small dinner for H and I but nothing special.

[auntie]

Just the three of us.

Debating a small Honeybaked ham or dinner at a local brew pub. DS will balk at going there.

[bunnymendelbaum]

We are, but I have a friend visiting. She's actually an "Internet friend" I met 8 years ago when we were both wedding planning, now we both have 2 kids and are friends IRL.

We are going to do 2 Easter egg hunts and cook a big Easter dinner together. Plus hopefully work a little bit in the last house things.

[magdala]

Easter is so up in the air still that I may tell my family to go to #$%&. I had offered to host; but Mom thought it would be too far for the baby. Now B & SIL & the baby are going to her (SIL's) family for Easter. Mom wants to go out. Easter and Passover overlap. DH is vegetarian and Jewish keeping Kosher for Passover. Fixing dinner this week is a PITA. We are not going out to a restaurant with a menu limited for Easter; because all of the restaurants that Mom suggested don't have any options for DH. I want to throttle my Mom and my Dad accusing me of being difficult is not helpful in the slightest. I love how they will bend into a pretzel for B & SIL but not have a concern about DH & I.

[gnomesweetgnome]

DH is going to see his family, but I have to work on Saturday so I'll be home alone this weekend.

[tarheels]

Easter's not a huge thing for us, maybe because we both come from small families? There are no children in our families currently (and lots of Easter stuff is kid oriented), and our families haven't been able to get together for Easter in at least 4 years, so it's not a huge deal. I mean, it'd be nice for the great dinner (because I love Easter food - ham, asparagus, etc), but ::shrug:: I am going to see DH this weekend, but he's working 14 hour shifts all weekend (I'm more upset about him working a 14 hour shift on such a holy day than I am about not being together for dinner), so I won't see much of him.

[aimeedyan]

Well, I'm a minister so Holy Week/Easter is nutso for me. Because of that, we typically do a low-key Easter lunch/dinner... I'm always just wiped. In the past, I've tried to cook something but this year I made reservations for brunch at a restaurant near the church. Just the two of us. And then I shall nap.

I'm stoked

[heygrey]

our closest family is 8 hours away and our parents are 2700 and 3400 miles away, so no. but we have a fabulous faux-family here that we spend holidays with and i'm looking forward to that!

[Deleted]

DH is working all weekend, but my little brother is coming to visit tomorrow and may stay for Sunday services. Baby and I well be doing church Sunday morning. Big day for us! I'm the volunteer who signs in new families and visitors in the children's area, explains our setup/procedures/security and answers questions. It's the busiest day of the year for me. After we'll have a picnic lunch with the church along with a small egg hunt and sometimes a little petting zoo. (we host a massive egg hunt the week before for the townso none of our kids get to participate since we are all volunteering.)

[prazenjc]

we don't have family close by. even my lifetime friend that does live close by is traveling back to our home state for this holiday, so we won't have her over for the holiday, like we often do. it will just be our happy little family, unless some of our friends from church decide to do a potluck gathering (but usually even that is planned by now, with Easter on Sunday).

[RoxMonster]

Easter has never been a huge thing in my family. Even when I lived at home, we might go to Church and then out to brunch just my immediate family but that is it.

Now that we live away from family, H and I go out for brunch and then do normal things the rest of the day. Sunday is looking to be almost 60º so we are talking about taking the dog for a long walk and going on a hike.