MIL thanksgiving lols

[ZoeHart]

She knows Thanksgiving is this week, right?
In-laws, man.

[tripleshot]

Nope

[cville]

"LOL. No."

Just send that because it's so accurate. Ha!

[Deleted]

LOL! Nope. Not gonna happen.

[bex1973]

LOL. I mean come on!

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Just send her that.

[cville]

If you don't provide an update with some additional details after awhile, I'm going to hunt you down.

[knx9211]

This was me as I read through your post. Including the first sentence, where I think "Aw, yes, Thanksgiving, lovely." Then I got to the text.

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When in doubt, gif it out

[cville]

Nov 24, 2014 12:45:03 GMT -5 @stilljustash said:

Nov 24, 2014 12:34:50 GMT -5 cville said:

If you don't provide an update with some additional details after awhile, I'm going to hunt you down.

the worst part is that h is not moved by the situation at all. i guess the messages aren't getting to his phone? (he has android, we have iphones. no idea if that matters lol.) so i had to copy and paste the messages to him. 

his response? "no."

and then i sent a billion more messages of "HAHAHAHA SO FUNNY! have they even MET us?? CRAZY LOLSSS HAHAHAAA!" and he's all "this is too unrealistic to bother me. no."

i'll let him respond because it's his family. i just..huh? they could not have picked two people less likely to say yes to this ON THE PLANET. lol.

I hate when my husband does not match my level of incredulity/hilarity/sarcasm/whatever.  I find myself reexplaining like, "NO, FOR REAL, get it?  This is so INSANE!!!!!"  And he's like "Ueah.  Got it.  I'm going to go pack up some books I sold."

[knx9211]

Nov 24, 2014 12:49:25 GMT -5 @natariru said:

I would have responded with "Hahahaha, what is this, 'Thanksgiving Fools'?! Good one, MIL!"

Bc really, LOLOLOLOL. Things like hosting Thanksgiving are set up & planned months in advance. Crazy.

I offered to host Thanksgiving MONTHS ago. Less than a month ago MIL was calling her family saying "Now, I know it's REALLY EARLY to be thinking about this, but, [KNX and Mr. KNX] are going to have Thanksgiving at their house, so if you'd like to join us...." IT'S NOT REALLY EARLY! Especially since some people will have to fly in. It blew my mind. I know it's less stressful for people who aren't hosting, but I always like to know where I'm going!

[knx9211]

Nov 24, 2014 13:02:35 GMT -5 @stilljustash said:

Nov 24, 2014 12:57:26 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

hahahhaa funny you should say that. h and i just (and by just i mean TWO WEEKS AGO) had a convo about how annoying it is that his fam never locks down a time a long time in advance. i'm a planner, but we're also both extreme introverts and like to mentally prepare for the LOUD LOUD LOUD that is all family functions.

three days. at our house. 

lolololol. my sides are already sore.

I am the same exact way. And I actually offered to host to avoid the horror of what they actually wanted to do: Go out. Go out on Thanksgiving.  I have a hard enough time with situations with a lot of build up, then being forced to be a super crowded restaurant? Nope. Personal nightmare. I'd rather scrub every inch of my house and cook for days OH and spend a ton of money than do that.

[candreco]

Honestly, I could do all of the tangible prep in three days- get the house ready, grocery shop, etc. But there's no way I'd be able to mentally prepare myself in three days.

[VeryViolet]

Nov 24, 2014 13:48:06 GMT -5 candreco said:

Honestly, I could do all of the tangible prep in three days- get the house ready, grocery shop, etc. But there's no way I'd be able to mentally prepare myself in three days.

This is where I am. I am hosting and I really haven't done any prep yet. I also have a shopping list, a plan on how to attack Wegmans tonight, Costco tomorrow, and a backup plan for shit they are inevitably out of. Also, the cleaning ladies are coming tomorrow afternoon and my mom is showing up Wednesday afternoon for me to get all of my shit together. If I just thought I was going somewhere with a casserole and someone was all you can host now, I would have a panic attack followed by a LOL NO response. 

[blackcat]

Nov 24, 2014 13:52:38 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Nov 24, 2014 13:05:52 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

I am the same exact way. And I actually offered to host to avoid the horror of what they actually wanted to do: Go out. Go out on Thanksgiving.  I have a hard enough time with situations with a lot of build up, then being forced to be a super crowded restaurant? Nope. Personal nightmare. I'd rather scrub every inch of my house and cook for days OH and spend a ton of money than do that.

Going out to a restaurant is my favorite way to spend Thxgiving.  I love it!

DH and I are taking my parents to a local Brazillian steakhouse, where they have a special Thanksgiving menu (turkey, sides, etc) in ADDITION to the regular rotation of unlimited meats that come to your table. Forget the stretchy pants, I'm bringing my robe. lol

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I have had a lovely meal out as well.

We're hosting this year. I should have started doing work for this a while ago, but mostly I'm going to cram it in the next 3 days.

Though I did actually talk to people and arrange a general time like a month ago.