We’re off to another midwest city tomorrow to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. I always enjoy the Thanksgiving break because it’s a long enough visit that I get to relax with my family; usually our trips there are so rushed. All but two of my six siblings will be there with seven of my thirteen nieces and nephews. Chaotic, but very fun.
I always spend the day after Thanksgiving with one particular sister (I think I will use Profgrrrl’s approach and number them by birth order, so this is S2). My mom always power shops for bargains, so starting when I was around ten years old, S2, who is fourteen years older than me, would take me out for the day. The first few years, we’d just go shopping. She’d take me to all the big malls that my mom wouldn’t typically bother with. Then when S2 became engaged, we’d go with her fiancé to see the Christmas displays and such. Then, when she had kids, we’d do something all together, then her husband would take the kids home and we’d go out shopping for the rest of the day. Sometimes another sister or our mom would join us for a while too. Now that my boyfriend is also there, it’s a different dynamic. It’s difficult to find something that all of us can enjoy, especially because S2 just really want s a break from mom duties, but boyfriend isn’t really much of a kid person so isn’t thrilled by hanging out with S2’s husband and kids all day. This year, S2’s family just moved into a new house so she’s super busy and overwhelmed. I offered to help unpack that day, which she seemed to like. We’ll probably spend the day at their new house, play some cards, order pizza, and maybe do some unpacking/organizing. A big break from our usual tradition, but fun nonetheless.
Addendum: Boyfriend (who will now be called ecogeoman) read this post and got upset that I wrote that he isn't a kid person. He really likes kids and in fact was looking forward to spending the day with S2's family. My bad.
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