Thanksgiving Dinner - what time do you have it?

[Ricola]

Ours will be at 9PM at Artist Point!

 

[Kermit]

We ususally eat around 2 or 3. It mainly depends on when I wake up and how long it takes the turkey to cook. This year it will just be DH and I, and I'll be about 8 months pregnant, so I'm thinking about making reservations somewhere for Thanksgiving dinner. My family will be at my house for Christmas, so I'll be doing that one, but two big dinners is just too much. If I do cook, it will just be cornish game hens or a capon.

 

[helenabear]

We're not having Thanksgiving dinner this year, but when we do my family always has it at about 1-2 pm. Just enough time to get starving for it and early enough you don't go to bed stuffed

 

[Bob NC]

When I was young I thought my parents were crazy for having a big Thanksgiving dinner at 1 pm.

Then after I had my own family and started inviting everyone to MY house, I decided we'd eat at a more civilized time.

6 pm for dinner.

After a year or two of this though, I realized we were missing out on the best part: Cold turkey/dressing/cranberry sandwiches at night.

Thanksgiving dinner is now somewhere around 1 pm at my house.

It's strange how much smarter your parents get the older YOU get.

 

[Goofball]

We eat with one side of the family around noon, then with the other around 5-6. Yeah, it's as nauseating as it sounds.

 

[beachbunny]

Wow, everyone eats so early. Why do we call it Thanksgiving dinner if it's lunch?

We usually sit down for dinner any time between 7:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m., depending on how well the in-laws are getting along during the cocktail hour(s).

 

[Robinrs]

Originally posted by Bob NC
When I was young I thought my parents were crazy for having a big Thanksgiving dinner at 1 pm.

It's strange how much smarter your parents get the older YOU get.

Ain't THAT the truth!!

LOL!

I'm so glad to read that we aren't the only ones with the early dinner. We always eat about 2 or 3.

 

[Lynn CC]

We have reservations for 2pm
I'm not cooking this year! We are all going to a fancy restaurant.

 

[Boots]

Since DH is off this year I will have ours whenever the others don't!

 

[Kitty 34]

We eat next door at my Mom's at 1:00.

 

[cinmell]

Between 2 and 3.