Being married is a great thing. There are perks galore. Being married also has some downfalls, (though they are few and far between). Perhaps the greatest of these downfalls is the necessary compromise involved during the holiday season.
Though I am sure we all love our in-laws, there is just a natural human proclivity to be biased towards our own family and traditions. For Scott and I, the challenge seemed so insurmountable that we didn't celebrate any holidays together until after we were married.
Up until this point, we've only celebrated Thanksgiving with his side of the family. But due to my unfortunate work schedule, we will be celebrating this year, for the first time, with my family.
This is great for me--normal, comfortable, and expected. Full of good food, even better conversation, an intense game of charades, and a sappy movie melodrama. Scott however, is quite concerned about the whole ordeal. His first question, "Will there be turkey?" Followed by, "How about mashed potatoes, stuffing, and pie?" He should know better. It's not like my family is a bunch of holiday deviants that eat pork and deviled eggs for Thanksgiving.
So, we'll have to see how things turn out. I am confident that Scott will be pleasantly surprised, and maybe even a bit impressed with how much fun he ends of having.
Tune in this weekend for a full report, including food critiques, and activity summarizations.
4 comments:
The bigger question is -- will Scott be able to watch football??
Thanks for the edits on the previous post -- I barely saw them...
We can not wait to find out how the Thanksgiving turned out. Please update the blog or at least let us know that Scott is still alive!
Talk about updating blogs... Braydon's probably about to graduate from high school since your last blog update! ;)
Ok, I just checked it. Nice work.
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