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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of a sudden, DH's mom says she's not into hosting Thanksgiving this year, and would we do it. We're fine with that; in fact, I'm looking forward to it!

Plenty of the work will be done by DH (getting the yard looking nice, setting up tables and chairs, making the pie crust, because that's important to him). But most of the cooking day-of will fall to me.

My concern is: I like to do more formal holiday celebrations, and his family is super casual. I'd like to find some sort of balance, as I recognize that this is "for" his family, but it's in the home I share with DH, and I want to please myself and set a nice tone in my own house.

Help me think of what a "happy medium" celebration will look like that does NOT involve TV trays or sweat pants, but won't make anyone who usually celebrates that way uncomfortable.

TIA![/quote]

OP- do what makes YOU happy. I had family for Thanksgiving one year, and set a gorgeous table, worked for days making everything from scratch, but it wasn't "stuffy"- it was just really nice and the food was delicious. They loved it. Most people will see what the "tone" is for your dinner and will tend to go along, even if it isn't their thing. Someone mentioned having your DH set the stage a bit "Susan is so looking forward to making a nice meal, we've finally been able to use those serving dishes, etc." Beware of doing an amazing job because this might be your new role! [/quote]

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