Depends on what you like, lcat! Do you like wine? Spas? Scenery? Outlet shopping?
All my stuff is attempting to stay warm, while waiting for my friend to show up (stuff was ready around 2:45, friend is coming between 3 and 4. Oops)
Jayne: You wanna go, little man? Wash: Only if it's someplace with candlelight.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
meara - Nov 25, 2010 1:15:18 pm PST #7393 of 30001
-t - Nov 25, 2010 1:30:23 pm PST #7394 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Monterey seems far for a day trip to me, but I guess it's doable. You have a lot of options, lcat! I'm partial to Napa and Muir Woods, myself. Er, probably not in the same day.
DavidS - Nov 25, 2010 1:34:17 pm PST #7395 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I concut with -t, Monterey wouldn't be a relaxing day trip.
I'd go to wine country (Sonoma over Napa, for me). Or you could go up the coast to Mendocino. Or if you want to hike, there's Mt. Tam, and a Redwood forest nearby.
DavidS - Nov 25, 2010 1:36:27 pm PST #7396 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Everything's ready. We're just waiting for Nana to arrive now.
Watching Glee eps.
Strix - Nov 25, 2010 1:58:23 pm PST #7397 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Dinner was slated to start at noonish, everyone got her at 11:45 and started helping, and we sat down at 12:30. Perfect.
My family and his family got along great; everyone was talking and laughing, and my FiL's turkey was great, my ham was delish, we had a ton of food. People stayed about 4-5 hours, and then D and I cleaned up (people had helped clear a lot of stuff up earlier, and I put a load in the dishwasher right after dinner.)
Everyone went away stuffed and with leftovers, and our fridge is STILL stuffed with leftovers. WIN!
Also, I put a large turkey carcass in the freezer in a copper bowl, because that's the only place I could fit it, and leaving it out till I figure what to do with it is Not ON with 4 cats. What can I do with it besides make stock?
Allyson - Nov 25, 2010 2:12:52 pm PST #7398 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Yeah. My turkey refuses to cook. It should have been ready by now. It's registering at 140 degrees and should be at 160. Bleh.
I'm ten minutes from just having sides and telling the turkey to fuck itself.
billytea - Nov 25, 2010 2:23:10 pm PST #7399 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I'm ten minutes from just having sides and telling the turkey to fuck itself.
Remarkably, the turkey is one of the few animals that has been found to do just that. [link]
Jesse - Nov 25, 2010 3:01:22 pm PST #7400 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ahhh. So full, after a lovely day. Everything was delicious, I ate almost all of the pies, and I just really like my family.
Jessica - Nov 25, 2010 3:07:10 pm PST #7401 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Speaking of timing issues. JZ's mom isn't getting here until closer to 4pm, and I planned everything for 3:15 to 3:30.
That was us at DH's aunt's house. In our defense, when she said to show up at 3:30, I had no idea she actually meant for us to sit down and eat at 3:30. And normally when we go go their house for dinner, she's still in the middle of cooking when we show up so we're used to a 45-minute cushion.
So we were late. But the onion jam / goat cheese tarts I'd intended as appetizers worked just as well as savouries, so I'm still calling it a win.
(Except that DH gave his aunt ALL OF THE LEFTOVER CREAMED SPINACH which means I can't make a spinach omelet with it tomorrow for breakfast. I knew I should have held some back at home. Damn his impeccable manners!)
Jesse - Nov 25, 2010 3:28:40 pm PST #7402 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I only got the leftovers of what I brought, which is OK, but not ideal. Maybe I'll roast a chicken or something later this weekend.
How soon can I go to bed?