My sister invited us down to her place for thanksgiving but MIL already invited us to her place. Now I usually make my own thanksgiving at home and we have thanksgiving lunch at MIL's and dinner at ours. I can't stand going over there but it is DH's family tradition so I always drag myself along but it’s my turn. My sister just had a baby and I haven't even gotten to see him yet plus my mom is feeling good. And my aunts and cousins are coming over and my mom hasn't been experiencing any lupus symptoms for a month now no telling the next time she will be up and full of energy ready to cook. It’s been so long since we have all been in the kitchen dancing and cooking thanksgiving dinner together. If you have ever been over an Italian person’s home for a meal you know the atmosphere. The music turned up a notch everyone dancing and singing along the food out of this world and the laughter and joy can be felt miles away. Bonus I won't be looked at sideways if I lick my fingers.

I can't stand another dinner with MIL looking at me sideways trying to correct the way I speak and I know half that stuff she bought already made its not even close to the way my mom could make it. My mom throws down like you never tasted. But the delima is if I go with my family and DH goes with his then my mom is going to be pissed that he couldn't take one thanksgiving to spend with my side and his mom is going to be pissed that I broke tradition. If DH comes with me which he doesn't want to because apparently my family is to loud then his mom is going to be pissed with him. The last time he had thanksgiving with my family his mom called him crying and never let him live it down. I'm going with my family. I'm not passing up the chance for a real Italian thanksgiving with my love ones to sit around bored out of my damn mind trying to act all fancy for MIL. Ugggggggggh. I think DH might end up going with me because he dies for my mom's cooking and my sister's pie can't be beat. But I know he doesn't want to let his mom down because he is a mama's boy at heart.