Anyone else doing nothing tomorrow?

[FergieTCat]

Or is it just me?

I am single, and I have no plans for tomorrow. My family and friends have individual plans. One friend invited me for dinner, but (1) she lives 1 1/2 hours away and (2) I can't stand her mother, so I declined. I just don't feel like travelling 3 hours round trip to have to put up with her mother's b.s.

I bought myself a little turkey breast to roast, and some side dishes. I am actually looking forward to watching the parade in my jammies, and then lounging around all day reading and knitting until turkey time.

Do I sound incredibly antisocial? Should I be worried about a personality flaw?

 

[mickeyboat]

I am cooking dinner for five. But what you are doing sounds much better. I wonder if I could get away with having dinner in my jammies. Maybe I could start a new family tradition.

Denae

 

[Nickunited]

Well - it stinks that you are alone but im sure you will enjoy your day - lying around all day has its plusses!

If you were bored - I am sure you can just walk over to AUSTIN ST. and there will be something to do! Just stay away from Bartini's - Dont like that crowd

 

[newholidayx2]

Im thinking of taking DS to see Yours, Mine and Ours at the movie theatre. DH wants turkey dinner no later than 130 and as he's cooking I'll be sure we're back. DH is planning on having 1 of his friends over too.

 

[Chicago526]

DH will be sleeping all day. He works nights and doesn't get holidays off unless they fall on his normal days off (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday). So I'll be going to Aunt's for dinner with the rest of the family, and he gets to stay home with the dog and sleep.

I'd rather stay home with him, but I don't get to see my Grandma often, and she's pushing 90. Not sure how many T-Day's I'll be able to spend with her, you know?

 

[ckret01]

I'm actually jealous of what you are doing! I guess you can call me anti-social. I love to be alone or by myself. You will have a peaceful day!

 

[monarchsfan16]

Depending on the weather we might be doing nothing tomorrow. Right now we're supposed to go to my aunt and uncle's, but it's an hour each way, over the mountains, so if the snow is bad we'll be at home. If that's the case we'll have about 5 pounds of squash, 10 pounds of fruit salad (the stuff we were supposed to bring) and chicken. Not quite the normal Thanksgiving spread. But we'll see what happens.

 

[LindaR]

Doesn't sound bad to me.........unless you DON'T want to be alone. There's a difference between alone and lonely!

I am a single mom and DD and I just LOVE spending the day together without anyone else! We don't "do" hair or makeup, wear sweats, cook and have loads of fun together in the kitchen, watch a movie, and ignore the dirty dishes. Soon, I WILL be by myself and I look forward to choosing whether to go to a friend's or staying home.

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[MinnieM21]

I'm not doing anything. I refuse to go over to my aunt's house, they'll all crazy and can't cook.

 

[SplshMtn99]

Well, if you get lonely, maybe volunteer at a shelter serving meals??

 

[foolishmortal]

I am doing nothing but watching my beloved Denver Broncos whoop up on some Cowboys!!!!!

Now you asked if I was doing nothing. My wife Mom and MIL will all be busy but not me....lol.


GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Microcell]

Sort of, I isolated us! There were two gropus of people wanting us to have dinner, and with one there are social issues, and the other botuolism issues! Now we are making food for just me, DH and the kids.

What you are doing sounds kind of good to me. I really want a break from the chaos though.

 

[FergieTCat]

I really and truly don't mind being alone ... but other people seem to mind that I'm alone. I was just wondering if I should mind.

I was thinking of volunteering at a shelter, but never made the motions.

I am looking forward to a day of not feeling guilty about doing nothing because everything is closed.

 

[mbw12]

Nope....sort of doing "nothing"...atleast for dinner, anyway. for breakfast, we are going to a football party....the hubbys all play football, and the wives eat food! My DH has to work tomorrow.,....so I really wasn't in the mood to celebrate and have big dinner without him. so the kids and I will just wait until he gets home from work, and than we are going to do dinner very low key with just the 4 of us.

 

[raammartin]

We aren't really doing anything either. DH and I both have to work. My mother is keeping our kids for the day. My parents have no plans for the day either except to bring the kids up and eat hospital Turkey Day food with me. Thank goodness the food is almost always good. This Sunday we'll do Thanksgiving with my Granny per usual. Sounds kinda blah now that I see it in black and white. Oh well, next year we are having Thanksgiving with Mickey and friends.

 

[Imzadi]

Or is it just me?

I am single, and I have no plans for tomorrow. . .I bought myself a little turkey breast to roast, and some side dishes. I am actually looking forward to watching the parade in my jammies, and then lounging around all day reading and knitting until turkey time.

Me too! I come from an abusive family - so I don't really think of them as family anymore. I used to go over to my former best friend's home until her alcoholic hubby went on a drinking binge one year & we had to grab the kids, shoeless & without coats, & ran out of the house, before he took to beating her again & I'd have to intervene & punch the daylights out of HIM!

Other families I've been to have their own particular neroses (sp?) that come out on Thanksgiving. Since I don't sit through it with my own family, I have no wish to sit through it anymore with other families.

Until I am in a relationship again & have to deal with it , I actually like spending the day alone, instead of pretending all the fun we are supposed to be having.

This year, it's me & the kitty. She already had some roast pig tonight I picked up from Chinatown. Tomorrow it's the bird with some fixings. I'll be spending most of the day finishing up the book, "Angels & Demons", catching up on some writing & being thankful to myself for the SANITY I choose to have in my life over abuse.

 

[Jen in MA]

I'm by myself this Thanksgiving too... My first alone. (boyfriend of 14 years left me a few months ago... ughhh). I guess it's not too bad... I'm attempting to cook my first turkey... keep your fingers crossed for me... I'm not exactly a cook!

 

[Planogirl]

It's just the three of us and let's just say that the two adults (?) aren't getting along real well right now. But we're behaving and getting through the day reasonably well.

There is an appeal to some quiet alone time.

 

[Amapola]

I wish we were just staying here! My parents are visiting relatives in the US, and DH and I had decided we didn't want to go to his brother's house. But our nieces practically begged us to go, and we gave in. I made a fabulous looking pumpkin cheesecake, which I won't eat (I don't eat sweets), and they will have horrible food, which I will have to eat. Ah, the joys of family holidays!