I want to hear what everybodys plans are for this weekend. Where are you going? who's cooking? but mostly, what are we eating?

This Sunday I will be heading to my Sisters in Toronto for a traditional Thanksgiving Turkey dinner. I will eat Turky and salad and Mashed pototoes all with gravy and maybe a little stuffing but I tend to get blocked if I eat bread so not a lot of stuffing. Oh ya, I will aslo pick up some wine likely a couple of Bottles of Pinot Noir (Goes great with Turkey) and a couple of bottles of Gewurztraminer. I don't often drink Gewurztraminer but it goes exceptionaly well with Turkey.

On Saturday I will be heading up to Collingwood, my cousin is an artist and his show is starting this weekend so I plan to go and purchase a painting of his to put in my house. I do not have enough original art on my walls so I thought I would be nice to put up a piece from a relative.

Other than that I plan to spend as much time relaxing as possible.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canucks Eh!!

TommyO

I want to hear what everybodys plans are for this weekend. Where are you going? who's cooking? but mostly, what are we eating?

Good thread.

Off to the mother-in-laws house. also there will be the step-dad-in-law and the actual father-in-law and step-mom-in-law. Whew. And the brother-in-law and his wife and child. All one big happy family (?). This happy (?) event will occur in Burlington....so we will be arriving Sat and leaving Sun. The M-I-L will do the cooking but will likely nab Mr Yoda to help (the curse of being a chef). What am I eating? Very little!!! It will be tricky ...none of them know about the surgery (nor will they ever know!)....so I will have to do the "move the food around the plate" bit. When I throw some out they will hopefully just think that perhaps that was my second helping and I merely didn't eat it all!!

I'm curious to see is they notice any weight loss.

What about you Cloe? You never said.

Tommy....ur trek to Collingwood will bring you near my place....I'd say wave but we'll be down Burlington way! LOL

Yoda, I live in Oakville so we may be ships that pass in the night (or on the road) on your journey to Burlington

TommyO

Going to my daughter Karen's for traditional Thanksgiving Turkey dinner,:hungry: Yum,Yum,Yum. Her Mother & Father-in-law will be there as well.

Maria.

Tommy....I live in Fenelon Falls but my "Family" cottage is in the Collingwood area...just 6 miles down 26 towards Thornbury....right across from Georgian Peaks Ski hills.

Yoda: I can totally sympathize with your husband....that is why this year hubby and I are doing the Thanksgiving thing at the Delta Pinestone in Haliburton...going to have a quick over-nighter.

Usually we go to the in-laws but my M-I-L and S-I-L do not cook, their idea of dinner at any time is putting on the buffet pants and making a quick trip to the Chinese buffet.......YUK!!!! We have nothing against Chinese buffet...but not for TG!

So, if we want a traditional Thanksgiving, Easter, or Christmas dinner we have to shop for, transport, cook, serve, and clean up after the dinner....which means...since we own a restaurant and Al is the Chef...WE NEVER GET A F****** BREAK!

The past few months have been so stressful for us, I moved the gym to a better location but the new unit took a lot of physical work to get it ready for the move....and at the same time we attempted to keep the restaurant up and running. I put my foot down this year and I said NO WAY to travelling to TO to have TG with the in-laws......so we are treating ourselves to this little getaway.

Carol

Hi I cookin':( as usual. Traditional turkey dinner, plus pasta, antipasto, etc. my mom is making a trifle Yum!!! Most of my family is coming, plus my sister's in laws. probably about 18 to 20 pple. have i ever mentioned that i own 4 high chairs and they all get used every friday night when they all come home for dinner?

Every Fri night Neenagh??!! eeep!

Woodys: that's terrible!!! Well...hey...you guys enjoy yourselves (& each other!!) with your lil' getaway; you both deserve it! But...ummm....just make sure it ain't an actual "quickie"!!! *winka winka*

LOL @ Yoda......I'll take what I can get....quickie, nooner, whatever!

Carol

Whoops, how did I miss this? I was looking for somewhere to brag about my Thanksgiving.

Originally, Dan and I just planned to make ourselves a little dinner..... but that friend of ours doesn't have anyone here, and I didn't think it would be right, leaving her alone for Thanksgiving. So we invited her.

I got a little ham, just enough for the 3 of us. I made my favorites: stove top stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy. She brought over caesar salad and garlic bread. I made a concious effort to drink HOT tea just before... and even a couple sips DURING, cause I wanted to make damn sure I could eat my stuff! Well... I ate ALMOST all of what I took. I didn't get to eat more than 2 bites of my ham, just because everything else was too good, and I left it for last. I was very proud of my ham... it turned out reeeally good. I thought it would be really dry, being in the oven for 3 hours, but it wasn't! WOO! Yay for me, cooking my first real 'dinner'. Well... Thanksgiving dinner.

Then.... maybe an hour minutes later, I even had a small piece of pumpkin pie with whipped cream! Yummy!

A turkey would have been nice... but waaay too much work for me, and probably way too much food. Oh well...

Well i officially ate too much! i had a pain like a cement block in my chest but i still havent slimed. I'm terrified to go to fitday and assess the damage!

Nice to hear your Thanksgiving went really well Mandi, that was a nice thing to do inviting your friend as well, that is what Thanksgiving is all about sharing with friends and family.

I also ate too much Neenagh, my daughter prepared a beautiful dinner, so i had to sample everything.:hungry: Oh well it is just once a year.

Hope everyone else had a good Thanksgiving.

Maria:)

I am still on full liquids and I CHEATED :angry I ate like a piggly wiggly:think

I suck. I felt so shitty afterwards. Gut ache. and guilty. I was so hungry from not being prepared. We drove to my family home 4 hours away. Was starving when arrived. Didn't tell family other than sister about surgery and she wasn't there. So I ate food. boo hoo.

I was so uncomfortable and had to hide it but it didn't even stop me. Bad me bad bad me

OK I am over it now. I will be good from now on.

oooh lila, i'm sorry! it's over now, just don't do it AGAIN!

*smacks Lila upside the head*.

Okay....there.

Seriously, no problem....don't beat yourself up; live and learn!