Plot Monkeys

On Tuesday, Leslie posted about the feast and food side of Thanksgiving. Today I’d like to know how everyone plans to spend their Thanksgiving day. Normally, every year Don and I switch from his family, to mine. This year we would have been spending Thanksgiving with my family . . . but instead we’re spending it alone.

This year, my parents and Don’s parents will be a on an European cruise together during Thanksgiving. Lucky them! The four of them get along really well and often take cruises together. So, we won’t be going to our parent’s house for our Turkey dinner. Don’s sister is going to be with a good friend for the day, and my brother is going to be in Texas visiting his son (who goes to Texas A&M) during the long Thanksgiving weekend. This is the first year ever that we’ve spent Thanksgiving without any family!

So, I think we’ll be heading to a restaurant for our Thanksgiving meal. Not sure where yet, but my oldest daughter, Danielle (the non-vegetarian) wants steak instead of turkey, so we’ll try and accomodate her.

Since the four of us will be together for the day, I thought it would be fun for us to catch a movie, too. I’m not sure what we’ll see or even what is out in the theaters right now, but there has got to be some kind of fun holiday movie to see! Like Fred Claus, or maybe Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium - - both of which look like a lot of fun. My girls want to see Saw IV, but I don’t do blood and gore movies, so they’ll have to go and see that one on their own!

So, how are you spending your Thanksgiving? Will you be with family, or are you going to a friend’s house? Or are you hosting the big day? Will you be doing all the cooking, or is your Thanksgiving day a potluck kind of affair? Since I won’t be having a traditional Thanksgiving this year, I’ll have to live vicariously through your plans!