Thanksgiving

[mojosmom]

I'm always happy when my older sister comes in at Thanksgiving, even though she drives me crazy sometimes (well, that's what sisters are for, right?), especially because she has to leave right after my Sunday open house to get back for work on Monday.

We usually have a quiet Thanksgiving, just the two of us (and the cats, naturally). I made veggie lasagna, and after dinner we vegged out ourselves in front of the TV. (No football; it was Ugly Betty and Tim Gunn's Guide to Style.) Then we spent the next couple of days going to bookstores (oh, don't look so shocked), hanging out, and laying in supplies for Sunday.

The party went off quite nicely, and, as always, I'll be eating leftovers for a while (I'd rather have leftovers than run out of food). A sign of the times: a couple of people who work retail, and can usually get the day off, couldn't make it. Lots of places aren't hiring the part-timers for the holiday season this year. A couple of new faces, as I invited some folks from Casa Italiana. As usual, we took the opportunity to make some plans for Christmas week when both my sisters will be here.

Since the open house is from 1-6, everything is cleaned up and put away by 7:00, but I take Monday off anyway to put my feet up. Maybe I'll take my camera, and head out to finish up NoNoNoNo.

Comments

[fancyhorse.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a nice weekend. I'm glad you had some time with your sister. Do you have an Open House every year?

[mojosmom.livejournal.com]

I do. I started doing it the year I moved into my condo. I'd had some old family friends over in the early summer, when I first moved in. We enjoyed it so much that I decided to try to do something regularly. Christmas, New Year's, Fourth of July and Groundhog Day* were taken, and Sunday-after-Thanksgiving seemed to work out well. Everyone is tired of a) cooking and b) turkey leftovers by then, and it's a nice start to the winter holiday season.

* Seriously. I have friends who throw a Groundhog Day party every year.