Plans For The Turkey Day Holiday?

[Bass Babe]

I'm going to my sister's house today -- for some reason, we never have dinner on the actual holiday. Then the nite before Thanksgiving, I'm going out with alot of my nieces and nephews (we're all the same age) to do the Thanksgiving Crawl. Thanksgiving will be a day of sunglasses and aspirin.

As for traditions, Dad always swoops down on the turkey to eat the skin before anyone else can. Very often a small child throws up. We always run out of gravy. Someone eats the last roll and incurs the wrath of the rest of the family. My sister drinks too much Bacardi and embarrasses herself. All in all, a very eventful family time.

[macojoe]

we are just staying home, and getting ready for the day after sales!! Thats the holiday in this house.
We go thur all the adds and my wife and son go to one store and I and my daughter go to another.

We get some pretty good deals every year!!

[Backbeach Jake]

We'll be in N. Truro for the Holiday Weekend. Starting a new tradition: we'll be remembering the Pilgrims in their first footsteps in the New World, from Provincetown to Corn Hill. Those folks had some real courage to leave home at that time of year with absolutely nothing waiting for them here. They arrived in P-town Harbor on Nov. 11, 1620 and explored to Nauset for 4-5 weeks before moving to Plymouth.

[BasicPatrick]

My house is "laid back" Thanksgiving. I cook the bird all night long. I am oned of those anal people with regard to cooking Turkeys. My birds are famous. One year I did three back to back for a large family gathering. Most years it is cook the bird and go lay down while my honey get the rest in order. I end up waking up and helping or getting in the way as I am the "cook" in the house. This year we already have 10 confirmed for the meal...might be a 2 bird night...or one big 25#bad boy.

As the meal is almost ready it is Open House to all our friends and relatives. We do not go visiting etc. That is for X-mas. Turkey day is for spending time relaxing and sharing food and FOOTBALL. The Tv starts with the parades in the morning and then we watch games and lay around eating all day. Since I have lost 57 lbs since JANUARY 3RD THIS YEAR COULD BE EPIC, or not.

My personal favorite parts of the day are at 12 noon, I stop everything, crank up the stereo and listed to the annual broadcast of "Alice's Restaurant", this must be done.

On thanksgiving night, there is one other thing. Many here know that I am a recovering addict with over 10 years clean. On Thanksgiving night I make sure to be at a "Gratitude" meeting of Narcoitics Anonymous. It is a special time to remember that all I have is only gravy compared to the life I used to lead and could again with one bad decision.

Then back to the house for a bown of leftover meldley (more commonly known as mush), more desert and sleep.

[marky1]

Pull down the shades,unplug the phone,have some turkey,....and PLENTY of BEER! ,watch some football!

[Karl F]

Sunrise, dog and me will head to beaches, back late AM to help out, follow orders mostly, feedbag, then I do all the dishes and pots and pans.. then go for long walk in Nickerson SP with the pup, my back yard
Be Thankfull for everything, mostly... that's what it's all about.

[Thom]

taking that big silver bird to NM than to Kansas for a little hunting. ThomT

[basswipe]

Just my dad,myself and maybe my brother at my dad's house.We may go up to Hampton NH to see my dad's brother and sister-in-law but he hasn't been well and she can't remember her name but I'd still like to see my cousin and her kids.

Its amazing how quickly the time passes.It doesn't seem so long ago that these folks were full of life and now its come to the point where they may not be around much longer.

Thanksgiving is definitely a time of reflection.