What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

nina03 · 10-20-2018, 12:22 PM

We used to do a big family dinner every year. I did all the cooking for about twenty people. When I started law school, I realized I couldn't do it anymore, and a new tradition was born. Now we stay home, in our pajamas all day. We only cook the parts of Thanksgiving dinner that we like the most, and we watch the parade and dog show and movies. It's a wonderful retreat from the rest of the world. We don't do black Friday shopping, either, so that whole weekend is quiet and peaceful.

WheatToast · 10-20-2018, 02:17 PM

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We don't do black Friday shopping, either, so that whole weekend is quiet and peaceful.

Oh, I forgot about Black Friday. The thought of elbowing other people in the head at 12:01 a.m. so I can rush into some big, crazy store like Walmart and step on toes so I can cram an 80" TV I don't want or need into my 45" cart, then trying to fit it into my car and end up using bungie cords to tie it to the roof, then having it bounce off the car and hit the pavement because of a pot hole...nah.
Instead I might buy my cats some turkey flavored Fancy Feast and take 100 photos of them eating so I can post them on Facebook.

<--yeah.

Gemme · 10-20-2018, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by WheatToast

Oh, I forgot about Black Friday. The thought of elbowing other people in the head at 12:01 a.m. so I can rush into some big, crazy store like Walmart and step on toes so I can cram an 80" TV I don't want or need into my 45" cart, then trying to fit it into my car and end up using bungie cords to tie it to the roof, then having it bounce off the car and hit the pavement because of a pot hole...nah.
Instead I might buy my cats some turkey flavored Fancy Feast and take 100 photos of them eating so I can post them on Facebook.

<--yeah.

No worries! A lot of the box stores are so greedy that they are open on Thanksgiving Day so you don't have to wait until 12:01 anymore.

Like everything else, I miss the old days when you got into line around 5am and that was the 'early line'. It had more camaraderie and less carnage too.

Personally, I will make something for myself...maybe an extra treat for the fur babies….and I will take that day and the next day to do work around the house and maybe take in a movie at the theatre. Nothing fancy. No extra company. Just me, myself and the two sets of eyes that follow me around everywhere.

Orema · 10-20-2018, 06:32 PM

Staying close to home. Will take the week off. Would like to get the carpets cleaned, the garage purged, and closets re-sorted. Will be lucky to get any one of those things done.

Watching parades and talking to family.

Chillin’ like a villian in my femme cave ... that’s what i’ll be up to.

MsTinkerbelly · 10-22-2018, 08:35 AM

Last year we were in Illinois having dinner with my daughter, her grandma, her boyfriend, and her Dad and his wife.

This year we are in Arizona with our friends.

I think this will be the 1st time in my life that no blood family will be attending.

homoe · 10-30-2018, 10:50 AM

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Staying close to home. Will take the week off. Would like to get the carpets cleaned, the garage purged, and closets re-sorted. Will be lucky to get any one of those things done.

Watching parades and talking to family.

Chillin’ like a villian in my femme cave ... that’s what i’ll be up to.

Isn't it amazing how fast those garages get mucked back up! I cleaned ours a few months back and SO far it's stayed that way, but I have a feeling it's only because I've threatened Mary's life every time I see her heading out the door with something in her hands that I'm sure she's headed to the garage with!

ReadandSnapFemme · 10-30-2018, 12:31 PM

Sigh. Nothing this year. It'll be quiet. The minis are too little to really do a full out meal for. So, meh.

Chad · 11-21-2018, 07:29 PM

Mom and I are cooking at my house. My cousin, her husband, and stepdaughter are coming over to enjoy the day with us.

Mom and I worked all day moving boxes out of the living room. Yay! We are exhausted.

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MsTinkerbelly Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 6,573 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,737 Thanked 22,907 Times in 5,017 Posts Rep Power: 0	Last year we were in Illinois having dinner with my daughter, her grandma, her boyfriend, and her Dad and his wife. This year we are in Arizona with our friends. I think this will be the 1st time in my life that no blood family will be attending.

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ReadandSnapFemme Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Midwest Posts: 59 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6 Thanked 85 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 1208135	Sigh. Nothing this year. It'll be quiet. The minis are too little to really do a full out meal for. So, meh.