◙** What Is Everyone Doing For Thanksgiving? **◙

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  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #22
    Alexis F said:

    Thanksgiving has snuck up on
    Thanksgiving has snuck up on me too! We're off to the best place ever to have a holiday meal, and, that is my parents home! The house will smell wonderful and everything will be so perfect! There will be a lot of family there and the day and night will be filled with fun and laughter!

    I'm taking the famous green bean casserole. LOL


    Happy Thanksgiving!


    Lex

    We've rescheduled it to Dec 4
    My house is upside down. We're in the middle of a minor remodel and the place is a disaster. Our daughter and granddaughter are visiting Dec 2-5 so we decided to ignore Nov. 22 and pretend Dec. 4 is T-Day. So hubby and me, daughter and granddaughter, son and DIL, and grandson will be here on Dec. 4. I will be cooking in my brand new double ovens! I'm so looking forward to having double ovens again. I actually want to cook this year. I think it would be fun to decorate the tree together, too, but I'm not sure we'll have all the furniture back in place. As long as I have a table and double ovens, we can eat around boxes! Ambience is not important.

    Suzanne
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #23
    disneyfan2008 said:

    Oddly I didn't realize it
    Oddly I didn't realize it was NEXT week until yesterday. We stay home-just my adult girls, grandsons (all live at home) and 2 boy friends. I must get busy since our dining room is the boys "play room) we took table and chairs out and it's all their toys. (their room at my house very small) we had family room but that is their mom's room.

    so I must shift, move many toys to get our table in.

    (we have kitchen counter with 4 stools we use) so not like no place to eat on avg day.

    Denise

    Turkey day is at our house
    We're having the family turkey day here at our home. I've been busy cleaning places that I only clean once or twice a year. LOL My husband has been so much help to me and always is on the big day too. Ofcourse, the kitchen will be full of everyone trying to help me, so, I plan on just keeping their wine glasses filled and maybe they will go in the great room and watch football. Too many cooks in the kitchen you know LOL

    I'm wishing my sisters a happy turkey day.


    Jan
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #24
    Ctine70 said:

    I love Thanksgiving
    Usually I cook for this holiday hosting between 15 and 18 people but since I am going through chemo this year and the family thinks its too much for me I convinced them to still let me host it but we are having the food catered. I'm a little disappointed but still glad that I will have my family around and won't change too much of tradition for my kids. Plus I know the food is going to be amazing cause I'm having it catered from my wonderful brothers store..Bella Italia!
    Hope you all have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving!
    Hugs Christine

    I am not having it here this
    I am not having it here this year, as, we are going to my sister and her husbands home. Did I say yippee? lol It will be strange to not have it here, but, it will also be nice to not have to do all of the cleaning, preparation and worrying that I do. lol

    I am taking cheeseballs, crackers, pretzels, chippies and dip, relish tray and a pumpkin pie. The snacks are for watching football all day! And, I bought 4 bottles of wine to go with everything.

    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
  • Tux
    Tux Member Posts: 544
    #25
    Double Whammy said:

    We've rescheduled it to Dec 4
    My house is upside down. We're in the middle of a minor remodel and the place is a disaster. Our daughter and granddaughter are visiting Dec 2-5 so we decided to ignore Nov. 22 and pretend Dec. 4 is T-Day. So hubby and me, daughter and granddaughter, son and DIL, and grandson will be here on Dec. 4. I will be cooking in my brand new double ovens! I'm so looking forward to having double ovens again. I actually want to cook this year. I think it would be fun to decorate the tree together, too, but I'm not sure we'll have all the furniture back in place. As long as I have a table and double ovens, we can eat around boxes! Ambience is not important.

    Suzanne

    Thanksgiving plans
    I am coordinating our community Thanksgiving dinner--planning on about 500 people.
    Our volunteers are wonderful--returning each year to help. It is a great feeling
    to be helping out families who need help. Even with the dx of BC, I still feel
    blessed to be able to serve those who need it.

    My son & DIL host Thanksgiving every year, so we will be going there after
    the community meal is done. Looking forward to seeing the 4 grandchildren!

    I always shop the day after Thanksgiving--it's in my genes, I think!

    Hope everyone has a great day!
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #26
    Noel said:

    I am not having it here this
    I am not having it here this year, as, we are going to my sister and her husbands home. Did I say yippee? lol It will be strange to not have it here, but, it will also be nice to not have to do all of the cleaning, preparation and worrying that I do. lol

    I am taking cheeseballs, crackers, pretzels, chippies and dip, relish tray and a pumpkin pie. The snacks are for watching football all day! And, I bought 4 bottles of wine to go with everything.

    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

    What kind of wine did you
    What kind of wine did you buy to go with the turkey Noel? I've always drank a red, and, was just wondering if others drink a red with turkey too.
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #27
    DianeBC said:

    What kind of wine did you
    What kind of wine did you buy to go with the turkey Noel? I've always drank a red, and, was just wondering if others drink a red with turkey too.

    Diane, I drink a Riesling
    Diane, I drink a Riesling for almost everything. HA HA So, that is what I am taking. I do like some reds, but, my preference has always been a Rielsing. I think it goes with everything.
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #28
    Noel said:

    Diane, I drink a Riesling
    Diane, I drink a Riesling for almost everything. HA HA So, that is what I am taking. I do like some reds, but, my preference has always been a Rielsing. I think it goes with everything.

    Thanks Noel! I think I will
    Thanks Noel! I think I will buy a Riesling and see if I like it. I don't think I've ever had it. Have a great Thanksgiving!
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #29
    susie09 said:

    Everyone's Thanksgiving
    Everyone's Thanksgiving sounds wonderful! We do have a tradition at our family dinner and that is everyone takes a turn in saying what they are thankful for. I have to admit, it can get a little emotional, but, a very good tradition.


    Wishing all of my beautiful pink sisters the happiest Thanksgiving ever!

    I went to the store today
    I went to the store today and it was a zoo there! LOL I think I got everything I needed, or, I hope I did as I don't want to go back until after Thanksgiving. I told my hubby that I'd make him go and he just laughed.
  • ladyg
    ladyg Member Posts: 1,577
    #30
    I will be cooking
    at home. Our daughter will be getting here in the afternoon so we will be having dinner around 5pm. Besides the 3 of us my mother is also here and 2 of our friends are coming to join us. I am sure it will be a fun time. As for the shopping....no chance.

    Hugs,
    Georgia
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    #31
    disneyfan2008 said:

    Oddly I didn't realize it
    Oddly I didn't realize it was NEXT week until yesterday. We stay home-just my adult girls, grandsons (all live at home) and 2 boy friends. I must get busy since our dining room is the boys "play room) we took table and chairs out and it's all their toys. (their room at my house very small) we had family room but that is their mom's room.

    so I must shift, move many toys to get our table in.

    (we have kitchen counter with 4 stools we use) so not like no place to eat on avg day.

    Denise

    I think many of us didn't
    I think many of us didn't realize that Thanksgiving came so quickly. It isn't earlier than normal, is it? LOL
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #32
    Alexis F said:

    Thanksgiving has snuck up on
    Thanksgiving has snuck up on me too! We're off to the best place ever to have a holiday meal, and, that is my parents home! The house will smell wonderful and everything will be so perfect! There will be a lot of family there and the day and night will be filled with fun and laughter!

    I'm taking the famous green bean casserole. LOL


    Happy Thanksgiving!


    Lex

    Susie, what are you doing
    Susie, what are you doing for Thanksgiving? You never answer your own questions. lol
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #33
    Ctine70 said:

    I love Thanksgiving
    Usually I cook for this holiday hosting between 15 and 18 people but since I am going through chemo this year and the family thinks its too much for me I convinced them to still let me host it but we are having the food catered. I'm a little disappointed but still glad that I will have my family around and won't change too much of tradition for my kids. Plus I know the food is going to be amazing cause I'm having it catered from my wonderful brothers store..Bella Italia!
    Hope you all have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving!
    Hugs Christine

    Christine, what is important
    Christine, what is important is to just be with your loved ones, and, that is what you will be doing. How are you doing on chemo?
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #34
    susie09 said:

    I think many of us didn't
    I think many of us didn't realize that Thanksgiving came so quickly. It isn't earlier than normal, is it? LOL

    My hubby and I were just
    My hubby and I were just talking about that Susie, that it seemed like Thanksgiving was a week earlier than usual. I guess I need to go look at previous years calendars to see.


    Jan
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
    #35
    desertgirl947 said:

    Spending It with the In-laws
    My husband joins some of his brothers and nephews to do some deer hunting in the morning. Then we will join probably 30-35 (never sure) relatives for dinner at the homestead. (He is one of sixteen children, most of whom live within an hour of here.) We will take a large dish of whatever his sisters have assigned for us to bring -- usually a veg like squash or corn casserole.

    We eat about 1:00, as some of the men are farmers who have to get home for evening milking (about 4:00 or so). Those who don't have to get back to do chores may be part of a group that goes back out hunting until dark

    These are the things that go on: card games, touch football outside (when the weather is good), watching football on tv, catching a snooze out on one of the couches in the family room, visiting.

    We get home early enough in the evening that I begin to think about my decorations for Christmas and winter, although I wait to start until Friday. I do not shop either Thanksgiving Day or that weekend, as I do not like to shop, let alone when there are a bazillion people out in the stores.

    Sometimes we have green Thanksgiving Days; sometimes we have snow (not lots) on the ground.

    I decided to make homemade
    I decided to make homemade bread instead of the rolls. I've got everything I need and will be making it tomorrow. It is going to be a lot of trouble to make, as, I use my Mom's old recipe and it takes forever for the dough to rise, and then, you punch it down, and, over and over again. LOL But, it will be worth it, or, I hope so.
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #36
    Tux said:

    Thanksgiving plans
    I am coordinating our community Thanksgiving dinner--planning on about 500 people.
    Our volunteers are wonderful--returning each year to help. It is a great feeling
    to be helping out families who need help. Even with the dx of BC, I still feel
    blessed to be able to serve those who need it.

    My son & DIL host Thanksgiving every year, so we will be going there after
    the community meal is done. Looking forward to seeing the 4 grandchildren!

    I always shop the day after Thanksgiving--it's in my genes, I think!

    Hope everyone has a great day!

    That's so great Tux that
    That's so great Tux that your community does that. I wish more did as there are so many that will not have a Thanksgiving dinner and will be alone on Thanksgiving. Let me say thanks to you!


    Happy turkey day!
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #37
    Ctine70 said:

    I love Thanksgiving
    Usually I cook for this holiday hosting between 15 and 18 people but since I am going through chemo this year and the family thinks its too much for me I convinced them to still let me host it but we are having the food catered. I'm a little disappointed but still glad that I will have my family around and won't change too much of tradition for my kids. Plus I know the food is going to be amazing cause I'm having it catered from my wonderful brothers store..Bella Italia!
    Hope you all have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving!
    Hugs Christine

    I am eating a lot, having it
    I am eating a lot, having it here for the family, drinking lots of wine and watching football! Main focus on drinking lots of wine! lol
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #38
    DianeBC said:

    Thanks Noel! I think I will
    Thanks Noel! I think I will buy a Riesling and see if I like it. I don't think I've ever had it. Have a great Thanksgiving!

    I think you will love it
    I think you will love it Diane if you like a sweet wine. It is my favorite! Hubby isn't so crazy about it, but, he still prefers his beer. LOL


    Happy Thanksgiving!
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #39
    Ctine70 said:

    I love Thanksgiving
    Usually I cook for this holiday hosting between 15 and 18 people but since I am going through chemo this year and the family thinks its too much for me I convinced them to still let me host it but we are having the food catered. I'm a little disappointed but still glad that I will have my family around and won't change too much of tradition for my kids. Plus I know the food is going to be amazing cause I'm having it catered from my wonderful brothers store..Bella Italia!
    Hope you all have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving!
    Hugs Christine

    Curiosity has me asking what
    Curiosity has me asking what you're doing this Thanksgiving Susie?
  • susie09
    susie09 Member Posts: 2,930
    #40
    Gabe N Abby Mom said:

    I go to my friend's house,
    I go to my friend's house, there are usually about 10 of us there. Her husband cooks the traditional turkey, and they do rolls and gravy. The rest of us do all the side dishes. The kids run around and play, pool or video games. The adults visit and drink wine. We all eat too much.

    We also take some time to stop at the neighbor's house. Our daughters are the same age and have been in the same class together all through elementary school, so they are like family to us.

    Thanksgiving snuck up on me too...I realized a couple days ago that it is next week. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

    Hugs,

    Linda

    I had to take a nap today in
    I had to take a nap today in between fixing some food. Is that allowed? LOL Be safe my sisters and have a wonderful day tomorrow!


    You are all so special to me and deserve a perfect day!
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #41
    Double Whammy said:

    We've rescheduled it to Dec 4
    My house is upside down. We're in the middle of a minor remodel and the place is a disaster. Our daughter and granddaughter are visiting Dec 2-5 so we decided to ignore Nov. 22 and pretend Dec. 4 is T-Day. So hubby and me, daughter and granddaughter, son and DIL, and grandson will be here on Dec. 4. I will be cooking in my brand new double ovens! I'm so looking forward to having double ovens again. I actually want to cook this year. I think it would be fun to decorate the tree together, too, but I'm not sure we'll have all the furniture back in place. As long as I have a table and double ovens, we can eat around boxes! Ambience is not important.

    Suzanne

    We had such a great
    We had such a great Thanksgiving! I hope that all of you did too. Today is the last day for turkey! I think we've had enough. LOL

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