What will you be doing this Thanksgiving?

[ColbertWatcher]

I am reminded by this (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4470242&mesg_id=4470242) thread that the only ritual associated with Thanksgiving is the family meal.

Some new rituals have been added, such as:

* volunteering at the local soup kitchen to serve a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to poor people.

* staying home, watching football on TV, getting drunk with a quasi-pre-Festivus with friends (http://www.festivusbook.com/) and (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus).


Certain other people, however, see Thanksgiving as a time for mourning (http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1121-03.htm) or a time to remember one's history (http://www.alternet.org/story/4391/).

What will you be doing on Thanksgiving (November 27, 2008)?

[saltpoint]

1. Community organizing.

[ColbertWatcher]

24. So far, looks like you're the only one. How sad. n/t

[Skittles]

2. working

that should be part of your poll

[ColbertWatcher]

4. Sorry, I added it in. n/t

[Skittles]

6. thanks; actually I volunteered

so a family man could have it off :D

[ColbertWatcher]

9. Before I got married, I used to do that all the time.

That was very cool of you.

[Skittles]

12. his wife will fix me a nice leftover plate

yes INDEED :D

[ColbertWatcher]

20. Sweet! At least you get a home-cooked meal! n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My husband and I will be going to our younger daughter's house

For dinner with her and her husband's family...

And our grandchildren!

:toast:

[ColbertWatcher]

5. We have the grandkids here!

But it will be fun nonetheless!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. Home with my husband

working on fixing up our house so it is livable again.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Abandoning my family and going out of town with my best friend

I will cook a turkey dinner next weekend, then on Tuesday we hit the road. :hi:

[Le Taz Hot]

10. Thanksgiving is always at my house,

though we're going to have a smaller group this year with only 11. Last year it was 30. I also always set an extra place for those loved ones who are no longer with us.

After dinner, we get a campfire going (we have an outdoor firepit) and whatever musicians are present (we have MANY in my family) break out the instruments (usually gitfiddles) and sing the night away.

[kestrel91316]

11. My nearest family (what little remains of it) is 2000 miles away.

Thanksgiving is when I get welcomed as family into my friend's home to dine with their other "orphan" friends. No kids, just adults telling bad jokes and eating and drinking and eating some more.

[tigereye]

43. one of my fave Thanksgiving was with a bunch of grad students on their own -

it was really fun, with lots of interesting pot-luck choices - many of them not typical Thanksgiving fare.

[bigwillq]

13. Football.Family.Food.

:bounce:

[TomInTib]

14. Hanging out on the beach in Cabo, wasted.

I am leaving on Wednesday.

[demodonkey]

15. Crying, because my mother can't get the healthcare she needs. It won't be much of a holiday. nt

[Le Taz Hot]

16. . . .

:cry: :grouphug:

[LeftyMom]

17. Going to Portland to spend the weekend with friends.

[rainbow4321]

18. Having dinner with my girls at my house

With my oldest off at college it isn't often that I get to have both my girls together...she is driving up with a friend on Wednesday and staying til Sunday. Hard to believe one will be graduating from college next semester and the other from high school.

[taterguy]

19. Playing video games

And reading, and walking dogs, and maybe go for a bike ride

Some thing I do on most days I don't have to work

[marmar]

21. Enjoying lots of turkey.....The edible kind, and the Detroit Lions.

n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

29. They gotta win this one! Go Lions! n/t

[OhioChick]

22. Dinner with my immediate family....

And of course working, later on. :eyes:

[givemebackmycountry]

23. I'll be with the peeps I love the most...

I'll be on a plane Tuesday morning flying out of Tampa with my 77 year old mother.
She's never seen my sisters new house, built several years ago.
It's one of those places that as soon as you walk in the door, you know you are at home.
My Mom will love it.
We just lost my step-dad in October, so she needs this.

We are heading to Avoca airport in Scranton Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, where my sister will pick us up.
We will drive to her previously mentioned home in the Endless Mountains, that sits on 13 acres of Pennsylvania goodness a mere three miles away from Elk Mountain.

My brother in law will have a fridge stocked with great beers, there will be much watching of football, I'll get to mess with my nephews who are now grown men and good souls, and there will be a lot of playing around with dog and cat like creatures.

If there is snow on Elk Mountain, I may even be talked into strapping my old ass onto some skis.

We'll venture to Scranton to see a Irish band preform at a place called Banshee's, there will be a lot of beer consumed and hugs delivered and lots and lots of laughing.

We're Irish and we know how to do this kind of thing.
We're professionals if you will.

Thanksgiving Day my sister will cook a fantastic dinner, and she will let my drunk ass help because I think she knows I just like being in the same room with her because she's got such a good heart and I am so happy she is in my life.

I'll be on my best behavior, and my Mom will be happy, and the Detroit Lions will get killed, and all in all it's going to be a great ten days.

I hope all my DU friends have a special Thanksgiving too, because I love you guys.
And if I am so fortunate as to get to deliver a toast?
I'll make sure I figure out a way to say the words...

"Yes We Can"

I love Thanksgiving.

Did I mention that I would be on my best behavior?
I'm bringing like 30 movies with me and 4 or 5 books and my laptop.
My Mom and I like to poke each other with sticks and we argue often.
I'm leaving my sticks behind.
I'm going to be an angel.
I promise.

YES I CAN.


:toast: :toast: :toast: :beer: :beer: :beer: :hi: :hi: :beer: :beer: :beer: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[ColbertWatcher]

30. Sounds like a great way to celebrate! n/t

[dysfunctional press]

25. people who work the soup kitchens ONLY on thanksgiving kinda piss me off...

they're generally doing it more for themselves(to give themselves a hearty and magnanimous pat-on-the-back) than for the people who are being served.
if they genuinely cared- they'd show up at other times, when the kitchens can REALLY USE the help. many times on thanksforgiving and xmas, some of the shelters/kitchens have more help than they can use.

[ColbertWatcher]

28. I would love to see a thread about that! Seriously.

I doubt many would disagree with you, but it would give the freppin' lurkers something to "think" about.

[tigereye]

44. I am willing to be that the kitchens are glad to have the help

whenever it is offered.

[asjr]

26. Thanking the Lord for my peanut

butter and jelly sandwich.

[old mark]

27. Cooking for just the two of us.

I do most of the cooking, and I like to do it for special occasions.
Gonna bake a ham, with the pineapple rings and all that. Baked squash, sweet potatos, apple pie, stewed quince and bean salad with artichoke hearts. Meryl will make that green bean stuff and rice pudding with raisins.

Football and/or nap time, with a ride and walk in the country later.

Try to stay away from the stores Friday.

mark

[Faygo Kid]

31. Watching the Lions lose. As a native Detroiter, that is Thanksgiving tradition.

Used to go every year as a kid to Tiger Stadium with my uncle. Never forget the great 1962 pounding of the Packers, my first real Lions memory.

My brother is a big shot at the Thanksgiving parade every year in Detroit, but won't allow sports in his home at all, so we spend zero Thanksgivings together (screw that!).

I will miss my uncle and aunt, and Mom, all gone now. I will most of all miss my 32 year old daughter, who lives so far away, and dear friends back in Michigan. But, a good meal, a Lions loss, and here comes Christmas, and my favorite movies. A few phone calls, too. All in all, that's a great tradition, and I love Thanksgiving.

[ColbertWatcher]

32. I know it's tradition, but I'm hoping the Lions win just this one. n/t

[Faygo Kid]

34. Me. too!

I don't want to go 0-16, but they have to play the Titans, who are 9-0 right now. What a story that would be! I am actually heartbroken about the Lions; one playoff win in 51 years, even with Barry Sanders for 10 of them.

[ColbertWatcher]

36. Yeah, the Titans are pretty tough this year (even without Young!)

Maybe the Lions can pull a Giants and beat the undefeated team at the right time!?

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[csziggy]

35. Going to have dinner with my elderly parents

It might be the last year with my Dad so I want to spend the weekend with him. And Mom is 88 so I won't have many more visits with her.

[ColbertWatcher]

39. Who will be making dinner?

People are posting their recipes here (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4470976&mesg_id=4470976)

[csziggy]

42. We all contribute - three daughters and a batch of grandkids

Everybody makes their favorites and brings along. Mom still cooks the turkey and maybe ham - but I plan to be there to help her. I will take one or two of the Auburn Southern pecan pies I posted the recipe for in the other thread.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

37. As is traditional in our house...ignoring it.

[blue_onyx]

38. We usually have dinner at our house

It's not as many people as we once had over. The family I like will be going down to Indiana for the holiday. So it will mostly be people I only have to tolerate a few times a year.

[ZombieHorde]

40. Last year I had a nice salmon dinner with my wife and two kids.

This year will be similar.

[Edweird]

41. No family, no SO (at this time), so I'll be chillin' solo.

Nothing new there....

[tigereye]

45. my brother's girlfriend is making a Turducken at their house

It will be my first time not making Thanksgiving dinner for about 5 years.... which will be nice. Then football for the guys, and a local college football showdown the next day.




So it should be interesting. It will be nice to relax and just bring a side-dish and not to have to load the dishwasher 5 times!

[OnionPatch]

46. We're going beach camping.

We can either find a restaurant on the way, or take a turkey dinner with us to heat up in the camper. I hope the weather stays warm.

[MrSlayer]

47. Dinner with tthe in-laws then off to The Linc for Eagles vs. Cardinals.

A banner day.

[ColbertWatcher]

48. Just a heads-up: recipe thread has been moved to the Lounge (link inside) ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8243304&mesg_id=8243304