I'm just your average Thundercats ho' ([info]misplacedmind) wrote,
@ 2008-11-25 17:11:00
Previous Entry  Add to memories!  Tell a Friend  Next Entry
Current mood: sleepy
Current music:Donovan - Fairytale

Here's a question for you all, part etiquette, part brainstorm:


Say you're invited to Thanksgiving dinner, and the enthusiastic and well-meaning host vehemently insists that you bring nothing. However, you're painfully aware that going to an event like this empty-handed will cause your dear-departed mother to roll over in her grave (not an easy feat, given that she was cremated) AND will lead to feelings of inadequacy and embarrassment.

What do you do?

Currently, my plan is to bring a nice flower arrangement for the table, and a bottle of wine. I'll probably do that regardless of the responses here, but I'm looking for something more. Something different. Something a little less obvious than wine and flowers.

C'mon people! Throw some ideas at me!




(Read 11 comments) - (Post a new comment)


[info]stillspastic
2008-11-26 01:38 pm UTC (link)
do you have any photo albums or videos you could share? something to provide entertainment after dinner? or perhaps a nice fall wreath for the door? you can get plain ones and make your own with the fixin's, or you can get one pre-made and doctor it all up... i made some of those for christmas gifts last year and they were very well received.

wine and flowers will be lovely. a dessert is always a good call, but go untraditional and get some plain pretzels and make your own chocolate (or other) dips and do a nice assortment. they look fabulous, and people will gobble 'em up.

i could go on....

(Reply to this) (Thread)


[info]misplacedmind
2008-11-27 12:20 am UTC (link)
I thought about doing up the chocolate-covered pretzel rods that I bought fixin's for at Halloween but never made. I doubt I'll have time, though, as I've not made them before! I think I'm going with a breakfast basket...

(Reply to this) (Parent)


(Read 11 comments) - (Post a new comment)

Create an Account
Forgot your login or password?
Login w/ OpenID
English • Español • Deutsch • Русский…