Thread of Love v6.9

Post by **dodint** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:24 am

That sounds nice.

My parents are divorced and remarried, so those holidays are usually a circuit course to make sure everyone gets their face time. Have to hit at least three 'dinners' between Latrobe and Beallsville. We've started just doing Christmas/Thanksgiving on our own and visiting in the summer.

Post by **ExPatriatePen** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 8:59 am

Troy Loney wrote:
King Colby wrote:I don't think one person said they'd hit a woman for throwing their iphone in the toilet though.

I'd probably just emotionally torture her.
I guess I'm just in the wrong to think it's completely inappropriate to try and establish the line where it is justifiable to hit a woman for damage to an inanimate object.

Who's doing that? Is it possible you may be over reacting?

Post by **count2infinity** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:00 am

dodint wrote:That sounds nice.

My parents are divorced and remarried, so those holidays are usually a circuit course to make sure everyone gets their face time. Have to hit at least three 'dinners' between Latrobe and Beallsville. We've started just doing Christmas/Thanksgiving on our own and visiting in the summer.

We tried hitting up both families for both holidays once. Never again. It's just one of those things that they're going to have to get used to. We still go to my parent's and visit a few days after Christmas, but it's typically just popping in to say hi and hang out for a while.

Post by **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:02 am

ExPatriatePen wrote:
Troy Loney wrote:
King Colby wrote:I don't think one person said they'd hit a woman for throwing their iphone in the toilet though.

I'd probably just emotionally torture her.
I guess I'm just in the wrong to think it's completely inappropriate to try and establish the line where it is justifiable to hit a woman for damage to an inanimate object.
Who's doing that? Is it possible you may be over reacting?

I may be misunderstanding the intention of your post. But I think you lack some perspective if you make a post congratulating an acquaintance for not hitting a woman for throwing his iphone in the toilet.

Post by **dodint** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:03 am

My birthday is Christmas week (thanks Jesus) so it ends up just being stressful. In a perfect world it'd be Thanksgiving at my Dad's, and Christmas with my Mom and the in-laws. Now that we live 11hrs away it just doesn't work. At least we don't have kids, that would ratchet it up 10-fold.

Post by **NAN** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:04 am

We typically spend a long weekend right around the Christmas at my inlaws to celebrate with them since they are out of town.

Then we spend X-mas Eve with my family and then X-mas day with my wife and the kids. Works pretty well.

Post by **Beveridge** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:05 am

dodint wrote:My birthday is Christmas week (thanks Jesus) so it ends up just being stressful. In a perfect world it'd be Thanksgiving at my Dad's, and Christmas with my Mom and the in-laws. Now that we live 11hrs away it just doesn't work. At least we don't have kids, that would ratchet it up 10-fold.

They'd all have to come to you. That would be a painful drive since you wouldn't be flying.

Post by **dodint** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:07 am

Ah hah! I see what you did there.

Post by **PFiDC** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:13 am

Now that we are the "out of town" family I am hoping that means Thanksgiving and Christmas on our own without visiting family.

Post by **meow** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:16 am

I think it is a crime to have kids wake up Christmas morning somewhere other than their own house.

Post by **Beveridge** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:28 am

meow wrote:I think it is a crime to have kids wake up Christmas morning somewhere other than their own house.

Post by **eddy** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:05 pm

meow wrote:I think it is a crime to have kids wake up Christmas morning somewhere other than their own house.

We usually move them to the neighbors house while they sleep so when they wake up, they are really confused. Our neighbors are a family of ostriches.

Post by **count2infinity** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:22 pm

NAN wrote:We typically spend a long weekend right around the Christmas at my inlaws to celebrate with them since they are out of town.

Then we spend X-mas Eve with my family and then X-mas day with my wife and the kids. Works pretty well.

I'd like to see you say that kind of stuff to my face.

Post by **meow** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:23 pm

count2infinity wrote:
NAN wrote:We typically spend a long weekend right around the Christmas at my inlaws to celebrate with them since they are out of town.

Then we spend X-mas Eve with my family and then X-mas day with my wife and the kids. Works pretty well.
I'd like to see you say that kind of stuff to my face.

Show him your abs

Post by **count2infinity** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:24 pm

Meet me IRL.

Post by **NAN** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:24 pm

count2infinity wrote:
NAN wrote:We typically spend a long weekend right around the Christmas at my inlaws to celebrate with them since they are out of town.

Then we spend X-mas Eve with my family and then X-mas day with my wife and the kids. Works pretty well.
I'd like to see you say that kind of stuff to my face.

I think you live by my inlaws. I'll stop by and do it then.

Post by **count2infinity** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:25 pm

NAN wrote:
count2infinity wrote:
NAN wrote:We typically spend a long weekend right around the Christmas at my inlaws to celebrate with them since they are out of town.

Then we spend X-mas Eve with my family and then X-mas day with my wife and the kids. Works pretty well.
I'd like to see you say that kind of stuff to my face.
I think you live by my inlaws. I'll stop by and do it then.

OHHHHHHHHHH IT'S GOING DOWN! NAN VS C2I.

I am going to pour you such a heady beer when you show up.

Post by **Rylan** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:27 pm

Post by **Craig** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:47 pm

count2infinity wrote: I am going to pour you such a heady beer when you show up.

Yep, no abs in this exchange.

Post by **count2infinity** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:49 pm

Craig wrote:
count2infinity wrote: I am going to pour you such a heady beer when you show up.
Yep, no abs in this exchange.

do you even keg, brah?

Post by **Craig** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:55 pm

Post by **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:55 pm

Tag team. NAN & TIF vs. C2I & Godric

Post by **ExPatriatePen** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:46 pm

Lemon Berry Lobster wrote:Tag team. NAN & TIF vs. C2I & Godric

I'm betting the house on Trombone/Shorty

Post by **Reveutopique** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:27 pm

count2infinity wrote:Do you mean as far as gifts are concerned or just in general?

We typically spend Thanksgiving with my family which involves shooting guns, splitting wood, and enjoying mom's way overcooked turkey and soggy green bean casserole. We play cards, drink lots of beer, and then all fall asleep at about 8 o'clock.

We spend Christmas with her family. Christmas eve, her brother-in-law and I cook up a meal fit for a king. Usually involves prime rib and some sort of poultry (last year it was a fried duck). We open presents, also play cards and drink lots of beer, and then fall asleep around 8 o'clock.

Omg that sounds awesome!
Yeah, I meant traditions and such.
I've been thinking about it lately.

Post by **Reveutopique** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:32 pm

Kaiser's mum is moving closer to us. About ten minutes away. I'm hoping she comes over a lot.
Idk what Christmas will be like now. It's going to be my first Christmas with her. I've been saving up coffee for her. But I really want to get her something special.

Kaiser's family is amazing. His parents are divorced but his mother visits her ex mother in law and is going to be living with her for a bit. His father still visits Kaiser's mother.

Part of me wishes they would get back together, but I'm not sure. It might be too soon to think that. I feel guilty but still, they kid around and talk to each other. Sometimes all of us "kids" leave them be and they just go on talking. It's so adorable!

Thanksgiving and Christmas are exactly the same at my family's except one has decorations and presents.

But everything else is basically the same. We wake up we start cooking. If it's Thanksgiving we decorate for Christmas. If it's Christmas we bask in the glory of holiday lighting.

Then it's just eating and drinking into a coma. Usually we watch a movie when we are tired and then fall asleep.

On Christmas Eve we only eat sea food (They live in a super Roman Catholic area) and watch pbs Christmas specials likethe black and white A Christmas Carol and my mother and I go to either the chapel or midnight mass. And then we come home and lie in bed until 4-6 am until my brother stomps downstairs.

Those are the best three days of every year.
Everyone is together happy, safe, and healthy (until food)