1. If you could invite anyone currently alive to Thanksgiving, who would it be?
2. How far along are you on planning Thanksgiving, on a scale from “Oh crap! That’s next week??” to “I already shopped and have completed and frozen casseroles”.
1. My BFF, who is actually coming with her family. I’m so happy! 2. I just started planning. Two days ago, I was on the “oh crap” end of the scale. Like I thought I had another week. Oops!
Post by justcheckingin73 on Nov 14, 2017 15:57:22 GMT -5
1. My sister and her family. We don’t see each other very often so it would be great if we were all together during T-day. 2. I’ve got the turkey and some fixings but no where near ready. I took a couple of days off next week and my parents are coming to visit so I’m not worried about getting everything together in a couple of days. We don’t do extravagant dinners. But, if it were all on me to take care of, I’d probably be worrying a little.
1. My cousin. She's in her late 50's, never married, no kids, was very close to her parents who have both passed away, but doesn't really speak to her very wacky siblings. I worry about her every holiday, but there's really no need, as she has a million friends and we have a million cousins that all love her. I'd love to see her for Thanksgiving, but we're going to BIL's house 6 hours away. Maybe Christmas...
2. I'm feeling pretty prepared, but I'm only bringing the stuffing. I've purchased everything except sausage, and I will make it once I get to MIL's house on Wednesday. BIL is very fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants, so I'm a little worried that they'll ask me to make something else last-minute, sending me to Wegman's around 3pm on Wednesday (when it's like Thunderdome).
Post by erinshelley21 on Nov 14, 2017 16:12:44 GMT -5
1. I've been sitting here trying to think of someone for 5 minutes and just can't lol. All of my friends have big families, my mom has a boyfriend now so I don't worry about her, I'm totally fine not seeing my dad's family. So, I'm boring and no one. 2. I know what I'm taking to all of them but haven't purchased anything. By all of them I mean 3 and I'll be taking the kids and food by myself since DH works Thanksgiving. I could have 4 but I think this is the year I stand my ground on holidays with the extra family of DH's. After a few days alone with both kids, especially at bedtime which is when Thanksgiving #4 that is 30 minutes away would end, he will more than understand why I don't want to take the kids by myself. So, I'm more trying to mentally prepare myself than anything.
1. This is going to be weird and morbid but I would love it if my grandmother (Dad's mom) could come to Thanksgiving. She passed when I was 15 and I've been thinking a lot about her lately.
2. I have nothing to do. My mom refuses to let me bring or participate in anyway. I can set the table and do this dishes afterwards. I think she is afraid I will try and sneak something healthy into whatever I bring. So DD, the dog and I just go over empty handed. DH doesn't participate in holidays.
1. My grandmother - She basically refuses to go up to my parents' house, which is 2 hours away. Not sure why, she always has, since I was a kid and it was just our vacation house. I was really hoping we could convince her to come spend the long weekend with all of us, but she's stubborn and set in her ways. (And then gives me guilt trips about never seeing me... lol) 2. I'm kind of ready? I know what I need to buy, but haven't done it yet. Need to make a special trip to Whole Foods after work this week to gather up all my "safe" versions of the traditional foods. But it should be an easy trip and I don't have to make any of it until I'm at my folks' house that day.
1. President and Mrs. Obama. In my imagination, they'd be fun, we'd have deep conversations about the country, and then we'd watch a football game.
In reality, I'd act like a total goon if I had the chance to meet them and probably cry a lot. So instead, I'll go with my college BFF, her husband, and their 2-month old baby.
2. Definitely "oh crap." Haven't meal planned, haven't shopped, don't know if we're 4ppl or 6 (plus DD, who won't eat any of the holiday food), don't know if anyone else is bringing anything. Totally winning over here.
1. A maternal great grandfather and grandmother. I learned most of what I know about them through ancestry.com but they sound like great and interesting people. And I think they would like to learn about me, a great granddaughter, a little over a century after they immigrated from Hungary, living just miles from where they started their lives in the US. 2. Haven’t given it much thought. It will be very low key at home. My mom may come but it still remains low key. We both have to work the day and weekend after.
1) my grandmom. Thanksgiving smelled like happiness and she was always there. She passed away 2 years ago. I had a dream she was her normal self. It was such a gift.
2) it's fine, my mom is hosting and I'm making 15 lbs of potatoes hut I'm more stressed out that all the kids will end up spending the night at my house and I'll have to get food they like and entertain them. And clean up after them. And my H said he is working Friday.
Post by greenmonkey1 on Nov 14, 2017 20:44:46 GMT -5
1. My Grandma pre-dementia. I don't know if she is officially dx'ed with dementia, but she is in her 90's and not the same person anymore. Grandma is still a wonderful person, but it is hard to see her slipping.
2. Not hosting, thank the good Lord. All I have to do is decide what veggie to bring to my sister's. This I can handle.
Post by supertrooper1 on Nov 14, 2017 23:20:06 GMT -5
1. I'm not sure who else I would invite other than who is already invited.
2. We host every year. I bought some of the non perishable stuff on my last shopping trip and some things that can be hard to find closer to Thanksgiving like pre made pie crusts. I'll get the turkey later this week and do my fresh shopping early next week. I'm off the whole week.
Post by judyblume14 on Nov 15, 2017 7:23:36 GMT -5
1. I wish I could invite my H's whole family to my family's Thanksgiving, or vice versa. It would be nice to not have to choose between the two or have to split up my nuclear family. The latter is what actually happens - I'll take the baby with me to my Dad's to help him host, while DH will take DD1 with him to his mom's. Baby and I will meet them at MIL's for dessert.
2. The only think I do is make sausage (like, buy the ground pork, add the seasoning, and hand-stuff into casings). I am planning on doing that this Saturday.
Post by covergirl82 on Nov 15, 2017 7:40:11 GMT -5
1. I'd invite my mom. Because if she were there, I don't think SIL and MIL would have any blowout fights. Plus I love spending time with my mom.
2. I'm maybe 25% ready. SIL said we don't need to bring any food for Thanksgiving, but I am going to pack some of the kids' favorite snacks for the drive (about 10 hours one way) and for while we're there. We are also celebrating Christmas (letting the kids exchange/open gifts) while we're there. I'm waiting for them to be delivered (thank goodness for Amazon Prime 2-day shipping!). So I will be wrapping those gifts this weekend. And I need to start packing clothes and get the first-aid/medicine bag ready.
1. I wish my parents could come. There are logistic issues, though, and they'll come a few weeks after.
2. I keep forgetting next week is T-day. We have pies ordered, and the turkey, and this weekend I have to audition a roll recipe, make 2 batches of cornbread (for the stuffing, they need to be stale by Thursday), and do the shopping. I have Wednesday off, and that is pie pickup and errand day.
1. I'm pretty happy with my thanksgiving guest list 2. Not hosting. I am bringing homemade mac and cheese and still need to shop. So somewhere in the middle.
1. I am excited that my dad's BFF and wife is coming to Thanksgiving this year. His BFF and wife missed last year because they went to New Zealand to celebrate their 10 year wedding anniversary. Then BFF got sick and was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and his kidneys started to fail. He has been through a lot this year, but now the myeloma is in remission after chemo and a stem cell transplant and he is feeling good enough to travel. He's on dialysis, but he hasn't let that stop him from traveling a bit. I can't wait to see them.
2. We have 2 Thanksgivings - Thurs with my family and Fri with the in-laws. I'll have to make something, but I haven't been given my orders yet. Thursday is at my parents' place, but we are hosting the in-laws on Friday. FIL does all of the cooking on Friday; he just needs to use our kitchen. I do need to get the house cleaned for Friday at some point this week...
1. My sister. She would also love to come. Unfortunately, her inlaw situation means she stays where she is for Thanksgiving.
2. We need to buy our turkey soon. We always cook the same sides, so I'm not too worried about. We'll make a grocery store run on Sunday and another on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Post by kimberlybb on Nov 15, 2017 13:30:49 GMT -5
1. If you could invite anyone currently alive to Thanksgiving, who would it be? Kristen Bell. I have a total girl crush on her. She seems so funny and down to earth so she'd make a great dinner guest.
2. How far along are you on planning Thanksgiving, on a scale from “Oh crap! That’s next week??” to “I already shopped and have completed and frozen casseroles”. We are going to my in-laws so there is minimal planning on my part. I will probably make a squash dish and offer to bring a pie.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Nov 15, 2017 13:46:44 GMT -5
1. Actually, if I could have 30% less people that would be great. The main person I want there is my niece, who is away at college, but I already bought her a plane ticket so she could come down.
2. We are buying food from a restaurant and I already ordered it. That's all I'm doing.
Although fun fact: my mom is afraid my aunt (her sister) is going to complain that we ordered food, so she won't tell anyone. And so my cousin is planning on bringing a side that is part of the package we ordered and my mom says "I can't stop her". Which is so weird. I mean, just tell her not to bring it. She's probably not really going to be mad that we are ordering, and even if she is, she's going to be madder that you let her make green bean casserole knowing full well that you already purchased a green bean casserole.
Edited: Edited to up the percentage of people I wish weren't coming.
Post by HeartofCheese on Nov 15, 2017 14:02:50 GMT -5
1. I was going to say Obama, but I feel like I have to say something else now. So I'll go with Norman Reedus b/c I definitely think he'd sleep with me. He seems like he's easy. In terms of someone I actually know, I would love to have my brother come. He's divorced, I'm getting divorced. It would be the first holiday where we're back together as the nuclear family + my two little gobblers.
2. I am currently behind schedule prepping for my parents' visit and DS's bday, so TG is way down on my list of shit to do. But not worried. It's about the company, not the food. So we'll make the dishes we like the most and sit around laughing at our own jokes.
Oh, along the lines of real, not related person for #1, I'd love to chat with Nina Totenberg. I always find her reports on the supreme court fascinating (and I'm not a lawyer, and not normally interested. She's just so good!)
1. I wish DH’s kids would come, and not bring a side of drama. But as those options are mutually exclusive, to the beach we go with only DH to provide the drama.
2. I’m shopping tonight for shelf stable items (in a grocery store under renovation) and will collect the rest on Sunday when we get to the coast. I need to decide on sides.
TANGENT: I found canned green beans and canned corn DD can have. She hates green bean casserole and corn casserole. Any ideas? If not she gets them straight.
Oh, along the lines of real, not related person for #1, I'd love to chat with Nina Totenberg. I always find her reports on the supreme court fascinating (and I'm not a lawyer, and not normally interested. She's just so good!)
1. It would be nice to have my cousin there, here is doing his residency down in Texas and can't get away
2. On Halloween I ordered a Thanksgiving dinner from Whole Foods (no idea how good it will be, I'm just excited not to have to make everything). There will be 6 of us (essentially just us and my parents) and it always seems like a ton of work to make everything. I think that I just need to make/ buy some bread and I will be done.