*L* Man, I wish my Turkey day was that stress-free. I like to think I'm pretty laid-back even when hosting things... but I guess any time you host anything at your own place, it becomes a carnival no matter how small it is. This year it was just my sister's family but they have an almost-two-year-old, who is, well, an almost-two-year-old. Who gets into things, runs around, and screams and cries while being cute the whole time. XD In all, there were five people, three dogs, two guinea pigs... and a partridge in a pear tree. Plus my brother-in-law and I do all the cooking. Tried to keep it as simple as possible, but... yeah... simple never ends up being simple. *LOL
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You know...I love the idea of family all coming together. But if one (or two) people have to do ALL the work, it's too stressful. I think if I had a big family, I'd have the meal catered so we could actually enjoy the visit, you know?
As it is, everyone in my family is scattered to the four winds and Mom went to see my sister in Florida this year, so it's only us chickens here and that's just fine. Nice and simple.
Hehe, I love family coming together, too. I just don't think I ever realized how much of an EVENT it is when it's... actually YOUR OWN place that they gather at! XD Last year we had Christmas at our place, and it was my sister's fam, plus my parents, but I think without all the cooking it was a little more sane. *L*
I am totally with you on catering. Or potlucks. We were driving around in Manhattan Beach to find some last-minute stuff for dinner, and there were a lot of folks picking up catered dinners. They were probably the smart ones. XD
Not to say it wasn't successful and a good time, though. Just EXHAUSTING. There were lots of adult drinks being made yesterday. XD Mimosas first thing in the morning. 'Twas awesome!
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As it is, everyone in my family is scattered to the four winds and Mom went to see my sister in Florida this year, so it's only us chickens here and that's just fine. Nice and simple.
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I am totally with you on catering. Or potlucks. We were driving around in Manhattan Beach to find some last-minute stuff for dinner, and there were a lot of folks picking up catered dinners. They were probably the smart ones. XD
Not to say it wasn't successful and a good time, though. Just EXHAUSTING. There were lots of adult drinks being made yesterday. XD Mimosas first thing in the morning. 'Twas awesome!
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