There is no longer a question about where we go for Thanksgiving Dinner. At one point, we tried to alternated between HIS folks and MY folks, then I relied upon the First To Ask method (whoever asks first, we go to), now we automatically go to HIS folks. We are vegetarians, and my mother-in-law takes great pains to NOT rely upon Turkey as The Whole Meal. She tries new recipes for pasta dishes, and veggie casseroles – she’s always trying a new experimental vegetarian dish for us. She enjoys offering something for everyone. My mother, I’m sorry to say, takes a different approach: she serves what she serves, and it’s the same things she’s always served, and if you can’t get by on mashed potatoes, boiled carrots, and a roll, that’s YOUR problem. So we don’t do Thanksgiving at my folks’ anymore. I have come to the conclusion – despite her complaints that we aren’t interested in spending Thanksgiving with them – that if we were truly welcome at the table, they would include us in the meal.
Also, I’m 37 years old – I think I’m old enough to eat at the Adults Table. I really think it’s a bit much to expect a grown woman and her HUSBAND to eat at a card table in another room with the kids.
Admittedly, the conversation with the kids is better.
Anyway, Thanksgiving Dinner this year was very nice! It also was a belated birthday party for Yours Truly. You wish you had a birthday that lasted all holiday season, too, don’t you?
