Thanksgiving Traditions!!!!

[SapphireSphinx9]

we don't really have any thanksgiving traditions anymore... long story.

BUT this year we're having a pretty big gathering of "orphans" at my mom's house. (friends with family outta state)

my friend juls and i are cooking the whole meal...

should be pretty interesting and a hell of a lot of fun!!


side note: carnation, it's good? i saw it last time i went to pick up some amaretto and almost grabbed it, but then thought - nah, i better find someone else who likes it first! haha. have you tried the other ones?? they've got a whole bunch of news ones, it seems. mmm coffee!

[scbelle]

I don't really like turkey that much, so my dad makes my favorite dish for Thanksgiving-- shrimp and grits. Yummy! While the grits are cooking (the right ones take a few hours), the fam has a football game. It's a lot of fun. After the dinner and dessert (pumpkin and pecan pies), mom and I usually scour the sale papers and plan our attack for the next day's after-Thanksgiving sale specials.

[_Lisa_]

My immediate family usually gets together & watches movies all day. Somehow the food gets cooked somewhere in there-usually my mom makes biscuits & my dad makes everything else.


We stopped getting together with the extended family because it just got too big to get everyone together in one place.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by SapphireSphinx9

side note: carnation, it's good? i saw it last time i went to pick up some amaretto and almost grabbed it, but then thought - nah, i better find someone else who likes it first! haha. have you tried the other ones?? they've got a whole bunch of news ones, it seems. mmm coffee!

I would not kid you...it's heavenly! Ballerina kept raving about it and finally brought some home--mm'mmmmm.

[summer_gphib]

We have our big family dinner then my extended family on my mom's side all rent rooms at a local hotel (about 7 or more rooms) Everyone brings their left overs and pull all of the tables out of their rooms and we play poker all night in the little meeting area. We've been doing this since I was 4 or 5, and it's a lot of fun. We play in the indoor pool all night too. All in all there are about 20 or so people.

But we are staying here this year for Thanksgiving. So we are starting a tradition of our own and going camping. *LOL*

[GeekyPenguin]

Church with my boyfriend's family (apparently most churches have Thanksgiving services, who knew?) and then stuffing our faces at two different houses and playing board games.

[Starofsorrow]

I tend to go out to Marie Callendar's with my mom, brother, and grandmother, and maybe a couple friends.

This year might be a bit different, though. I'm talking with my future roommate about us meeting each other's families for thanksgivings! I bet if that happens, we're gonna be SO FULL.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

in the grand tradition of my procrastinating family, both my mom and aunt have bought turkeys but neither has taken responsibility for hosting thanksgiving.

all the "kids" in my family have grown up, with my youngest cousin being 22 so traditions have changed much since we were kids. if my cousins/brother actually come around, i believe we will have the kids table again. about 2 years ago when my grandmother's alzheimer's started getting bad, we resurrected the kids table. which quickly turned into a drinking game and "i bet you won't" table. longest talked about bet: when i bet my brother he wouldn't drink the gravy boat for a dollar. he did. last year, we welcomed my cousin's husband to the table...but not her. as a child, she shunned us for the adult's table. and now she is stuck there. but bless her heart, she let her husband join the kids tables.

[scbelle]

Originally Posted by DolphinChicaDDD

in the grand tradition of my procrastinating family, both my mom and aunt have bought turkeys but neither has taken responsibility for hosting thanksgiving.

all the "kids" in my family have grown up, with my youngest cousin being 22 so traditions have changed much since we were kids. if my cousins/brother actually come around, i believe we will have the kids table again. about 2 years ago when my grandmother's alzheimer's started getting bad, we resurrected the kids table. which quickly turned into a drinking game and "i bet you won't" table. longest talked about bet: when i bet my brother he wouldn't drink the gravy boat for a dollar. he did. last year, we welcomed my cousin's husband to the table...but not her. as a child, she shunned us for the adult's table. and now she is stuck there. but bless her heart, she let her husband join the kids tables.

you could so make that into a movie... sounds like boatloads of fun!

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by DolphinChicaDDD

all the "kids" in my family have grown up, with my youngest cousin being 22 so traditions have changed much since we were kids. if my cousins/brother actually come around, i believe we will have the kids table again. about 2 years ago when my grandmother's alzheimer's started getting bad, we resurrected the kids table. which quickly turned into a drinking game and "i bet you won't" table. longest talked about bet: when i bet my brother he wouldn't drink the gravy boat for a dollar. he did. last year, we welcomed my cousin's husband to the table...but not her. as a child, she shunned us for the adult's table. and now she is stuck there. but bless her heart, she let her husband join the kids tables.

Your Family sounds like a lot more fun than mine!

We usually alternate years between my husband's family and my family, however this year my parents decided to fly to Seattle to visit my sister for Thanksgiving, so we are going to my in-laws again. My mother-in-law uses Velveeta any time a recipe calls for cheese, Cool-Whip any time it calls for Whipped Cream, Margarine for butter, and a packet of powdered "brown" gravy instead of making gravy from the drippings. I even offered to make gravy last year, but she told me that I was a guest and didn't need to do anything. I think I'll pack snacks and horde them in the guest room for when I get hungry.

[BaylorBean]

Originally Posted by summer_gphib

We have our big family dinner then my extended family on my mom's side all rent rooms at a local hotel (about 7 or more rooms) Everyone brings their left overs and pull all of the tables out of their rooms and we play poker all night in the little meeting area. We've been doing this since I was 4 or 5, and it's a lot of fun. We play in the indoor pool all night too. All in all there are about 20 or so people.

But we are staying here this year for Thanksgiving. So we are starting a tradition of our own and going camping. *LOL*

My Hubby and I did that a few years ago and it was great! We made hens on the fire in a dutch oven with mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and smores for dessert! We had a very nice time and were suprised at how crowded the campground was.

This year his parents are coming in town. Its their first thanksgiving that they don't have to cook for and they are kind of lost in what to do!