Thanksgiving grumbles

Pretty much anyone can tell you how much I've disliked Thanksgiving for a long time. I'm not sure if it's the actual Holiday I've always disliked, or the fact we have always traveled for it and when you only have 4 days of vacation, spending 2 in the car is just not fun. So, when Scott and I met, I started staying back in Howard County for the holiday while my parents made the trek up to Pittsburgh to be with the family. The first three thanksgivings, Scott's mom and dad cooked dinner for all of us and I really began to enjoy the holiday. Last year, they had started house shopping, so they had Thanksgiving in Florida with Scott's brother Josh and his girlfriend. What did this mean? Scott and I were on our own to make our own dinner! 

We had a great time and made an excellent meal. It really was fun. Nice, laid back, and no family crap to deal with. Just the two of us, drinking wine all day, a good meal, and pajamas. At the same time, last year was the first year my brother had dinner at his house (still in PA). My parents enjoyed doing something a little more low key and looked forward to that again this year.  

My sister married a guy from Pittsburgh this summer. She was interested in having the holiday closer to home because they would need to be with his family for Christmas - and this meant they had to travel. Well, my mom really wanted to go to my brothers. It became a mild issue, but I decided to stay home again and spend the day and my vacation with Scott. 

Now all of a sudden, since I don't want to go to PA, and my sister doesn't want to go to PA - everyone wants to come here. WHAT?!? Yeah, everyone wants to come here. Well, I sort of already made my plans and I don't really have intentions of changing them. I like the peace and quite and the option to hide away in his apartment for a few days. I can't wait to see how this continues to unfold...