https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:25:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1/page/2#post-2632445 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 17:14:03 +0000 MrsRcCar 2632445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will be celebrating with my grandmother and extended family. My mom will host us and my in laws the Sunday following at her house. We actually really like it and the holidays are generally pretty awesome for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1/page/2#post-2632436 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:53:49 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2632436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's family. We decided to skip visiting them in December and do Thanksgiving instead, which we haven't done in years. The food is all wrong! :bummed: </p> <p>Despite what I'm about to say, I really do like his family -- I just really hate visiting at Thanksgiving and for such a long time.....<br /> I'm already bracing myself for a week of awful. We're going for 6 nights, where we will share a room with DS in an NYC apartment and everyone will sleep horribly. Then, DS will wake up stupidly early every morning. DH will work at least 3 if not 4 days that week, so I'll be solo-parenting in a city where we have no friends or activity-memberships. My MIL will absolutely insist that we watch the Macy's parade in person, which will completely overwhelm DS and be a disaster. (She forgets that 2 year olds are not the same as 6 year olds...) And then, when we finally get back home, DH will fly out on a week-long business trip less than 48 hours later. Awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1/page/2#post-2632420 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:05:52 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2632420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>IL's for Thanksgiving this year. We alternate holidays since my family is all out of state. It'll be nice, but I'm looking more forward to seeing my family at Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2632404 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:48:13 +0000 mediagirl 2632404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quite possibly the airport employees and then my husband's family. We have to figure out our travel plans, though. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2632353 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:51:23 +0000 CakeLady 2632353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and her SO are coming! This is the first year I'm hosting and I am really excited. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2632349 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:38:20 +0000 ElbieKay 2632349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since my son was born we have hosted Thanksgiving. My parents, sister and MIL usually come. My MIL just got remarried so her husband may come too. Extended family is TBD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2632320 Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:08:17 +0000 alphagam84 2632320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My IL's and my sister since they are all local. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631855 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:54:51 +0000 catgirl 2631855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just the three of us at home. DH has to work the Wednesday and Friday so it doesn't make sense to drive to visit family. Part of me is always sad to not see family but I also really love an extra day of our little family with no real obligations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631843 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:18:19 +0000 cascademom 2631843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably at my parents this year. I'm having sinus surgery earlier in the month, so staying close to home will help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631836 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:10:08 +0000 anonysquire 2631836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just our little 4, and my parents. All my siblings are on the off year to be with in laws. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631833 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:08:11 +0000 bubblegum 2631833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@newlypregnantlady: the first year we stayed home for Christmas, our families flipped their lids. They were so mad at us but I knew that I had to stay strong because as my LO got older and more kids came along, the desire to stay home was just going to get stronger. It's hard but think about it like this, at some point you'll be in your moms shoes and it'll be the norm to just do holidays at home. But I do feel super bad about "taking away" thanksgiving, just doesn't feeling right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631812 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:09:28 +0000 KT326 2631812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are staying home. I will be 35 weeks pregnant on Thanksgiving and I have already told both sides we will not be traveling (at most it would only be a 90 minute drive, but I'm not budging on this). We are also staying home on Christmas since I will either have a newborn or be extremely pregnant. I'm only 28 weeks now and already grumpy. I can't imagine what I would be like then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631808 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:00:43 +0000 newlypregnantlady 2631808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: I'm pretty jealous that you guys are standing firm. I've been romanticizing staying home for Xmas and Thanksgiving this year but realistically this may be the last year we can "easily" do it because we'll only have one kid (we're only like a 2 hr drive so it's not crazy far). I really want to start doing Xmas with "just" us and I know my parents are going to take it so personally! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631728 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:43:15 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2631728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: ok, ok dressing sounds like the dense stuffing served at church. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631722 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:37:07 +0000 bubblegum 2631722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the first time in 5 years that we will not be traveling to our families homes (not that they're far at all but it is three houses). We did it last year and DS was not happy about the traveling and we were not happy with the complaining of us not staying for long enough. This year we're staying home! We have invited everyone to come over and celebrate with us buttttt that's a long shot. I feel horrible because when DS was born two years ago we stood firm and that we would not travel Christmas day, so that LO may enjoy the day to the fullest and now I feel like I'm stripping them of Thanksgiving too. I really want to bite the bullet and just do it but DH is not having it. He said we are staying home so I'll just go with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631719 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:28:13 +0000 nana87 2631719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MY side, and I am SOOOOO excited! In the 10 years dh and I have been together, we've only been to my hometown twice before for the holiday, it's insanely uneven (though partly this is because we used to live near his parents and traveling for it is a nightmare...). We were supposed to go to my hometown last year but canceled due to fil's health (which was absolutely the right call, he passed away last December), but in any case, it's overdue. I haven't even been back home or seen my brother and his family in over a year!! We haven't broken the news to mil yet though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631693 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:51:41 +0000 newlypregnantlady 2631693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually visit both my family and DH's. I'm a little nervous because I'm going to be 13 weeks so we may tell family I'm pregnant. We may have to because my morning sickness may be in full swing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631598 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:31:29 +0000 Smurfette 2631598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: stuffing is cooked in the turkey. And for me is more loose. When dressing (at least in the south) is a firmer and served in squares. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631594 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:28:16 +0000 looch 2631594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My immediate family. My husband's family doesn't celebrate it (they are not American and do not live in the US), so it's nice to have a holiday we don't have to worry about splitting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631585 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:14:53 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2631585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: what's the difference between stuffing and dressing? We use the term interchangeably and make a cornbread sage sausage stuffing. Well, I guess we use the word stuffing more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631583 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:12:42 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2631583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My aunt, dad and one of their friends who has little girl. I am so looking forward to just bringing the side dish my aunt requested- Mac &amp; cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631579 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:10:49 +0000 snowjewelz 2631579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've done joint Thanksgiving twice with both our families; but since my sister has a boyfriend (I think it'd prob be weird for him to be at a joint thing with people he has no relations to lol), we'll probably celebrate with our own family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631573 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:08:47 +0000 yin 2631573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We usually celebrate with DH's family on Thanksgiving day and we have a special meal at home on Saturday for the kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631557 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:44:33 +0000 psw27 2631557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: That is annoying!! I would be like surprise, you need to get a hotel! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631556 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:43:57 +0000 psw27 2631556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are having my MIL, SFIL and my husband's step brother and his wife. We usually invite our neighbors too! My FIL and SMIL have discussed coming, but I feel like it was too much when we had then all last time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631548 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:29:26 +0000 Smurfette 2631548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: same with mine. Last year was the first year we have spent Thanksgiving Day with DH's side (well one year we made it for dinner and they didn't cook Thanksgiving since they had it earlier in the day, rude) and there was NO mashed potatoes. They had dressing (very south) instead of the stuffing that I love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631547 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:27:07 +0000 yoursilverlining 2631547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents always host and it's them, my family, likely my brother and his gf (unless they go to her place this year), my MIL, my aunt and uncle and my cousin and his wife. </p> <p>My mom is an AMAZING cook, so it's all good!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631530 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:34:23 +0000 Bao 2631530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This year is my side! Can't wait, the food is so much better ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631529 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:33:21 +0000 catlady 2631529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No idea! Usually we do a split day where we visit DH's whole family in the morning and then do my enormous extended family in the evening. I'll be 38 weeks pregnant this year though and I think I'd rather just stay home. So we may see who's willing to come to our house to celebrate. Probably just immediate family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-are-you-celebrating-thanksgiving-with-this-year-1#post-2631526 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:30:33 +0000 arosebyany 2631526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always my IL's and my aunt comes over and hangs with us too. My BIL is an amazing cook, and makes deep fried turkey that is to die for. I can taste it now. This year is going to be weird for me, I've worked in retail for the last 5 years, and I've either had to go to work at 6ish on thanksgiving or 5am the next morning. This will be the first year I don't have to go to work, so I may go do Black Friday shopping with my mother and sister in law! </p>