Thanksgiving with just the three of us

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SIL is going to a beach with our BIL's inlaws so we can't snag an invite.

I do want to ask some neighbors but don't want them to feel like they have to ask us to come. Most of our neighbors have local family. And, not everyone wants non-family invited to their family events. Maybe I just have to suck it up and do it but not sure how to do that w/o looking pushy.

Some of the other ideas are good ones. Are there museums and things open on T-giving? I just assumed everything was mostly closed.

Yes the Smithsonian is open normally! I'd double check individual museums before making a plan, but the only day they are normally closed is Christmas. The hours are most likely a bit shorter on Thanksgiving, but they are open.

From the Smithsonian website: Smithsonian museums are open every day of the year except December 25 unless otherwise noted.

[Anonymous]

We generally have small Thanksgivings. Instead of the turkey and all the trimmings, we use it as a chance to either cook or go to a restaurant with ethnic foods we like to eat or try. We don't need a lot of food, and the turkey and trimmings seem so wasteful. After the meal, we'll have a movie marathon. Quiet and low key sounds good because we're usually too busy at other times.