thanksgiving eve plans

decides2dream

it's said (tho i dunno how true it is, or not, anymore) that thanksgiving eve is THE biggest night for going out. makes sense, all those college-age kids returning home, hooking up with old friends...even amongst those who are adults and travel back home, etc.

i live close by my family and most of my friends, so tonight really isn't a *big* night for us in that sense, but both having tomorrow off is...and thus, we always go out, this year is no exception. hitting up our fave italian place for dinner, and plan on lingering a few hours over good food, good drinks, and good company. we're having a three-some. haha. well, we'll be three in our party. me, my hubby and a good/newish single friend joining us. hubby will love being out with 2 women. and it'll be great conversation!


not hitting the road for my sister's house tomorrow until 12:30, so plenty of time to stay out late!

what are your plans?

81

tonight is the biggest drinking day of the year.

watch out for idiots on the road

meme

Going out for pizza with my son's soccer team

decides2dream

81 wrote:

tonight is the biggest drinking day of the year.

watch out for idiots on the road

oh is that the correct stat?
well, i guess going out and drinking, they both would go hand in hand.
we'll be quite local - so that helps...but sure, be safe!




meme!
doing so in florence tho...bit different than thanksgiving here.
hope all is well!

81

decides2dream wrote:

81 wrote:

tonight is the biggest drinking day of the year.

watch out for idiots on the road

oh is that the correct stat?
well, i guess going out and drinking, they both would go hand in hand.
we'll be quite local - so that helps...but sure, be safe!




meme!
doing so in florence tho...bit different than thanksgiving here.
hope all is well!

i've read before that today is the biggest drinking day of the year, but can't find a definitive stat on the net.

i did see a study that showed july 4th was the event for highest sales in grocery stores. I guess it would be subjective, because you have to measure grocery sales as well as bar sales for both events. tough to measure actual consumption.

Jearlpam0925

The correct statement is the night before Thanksgiving is the busiest night for bars, and other establishments of the like, in the US. With nearly 80% of employed people being off tomorrow, it makes sense. That's more than the 4th of July or Christmas.

I will be at either O'Neal's or Con Murphy's in Philly.

decides2dream

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

The correct statement is the night before Thanksgiving is the busiest night for bars, and other establishments of the like, in the US.

I will be at either O'Neal's or Con Murphy's in Philly.

:thumbup:
gotcha!
thanks!
close enough eh?



i'll be in a restaurant with a really nice bar inside of it.
if any of our friends have a local gig going on, may stop by....but i think that happened last saturday, and we had fun! hubby has no gigs tonight....so just dinner and drinks out. fun!

81

just saw this study

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/ar ... love_money

Lauri

they were talking about this on my favorite morning radio show. People were calling in with stories about their hometown-throwdowns. It was pretty hilarious.

I haven't gone in years, but it is huge in my hometown. There are four high schools in town, and the alumni from ALL of them converge on one local bar. There's a huge line to get in. Once my dad said to my brother, who graduated in 2001, "people from your class still go to that?" and I said, "dad, people from YOUR class still go to it."

I'm running a turkey trot type road race tomorrow morning, just a fun run but nonetheless probably not a good idea to go out drinking tonight.

decides2dream

81 wrote:

just saw this study

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/ar ... love_money

ouch.
also why i alwsys prefer styaing local for holidays.
this year however, heading to jersey. hope we're safe! :shock:
tho, can get in accidents close to home too....dunno if it's still true, but i think in the past it was stated that most accidents occur within a 5 mile radius of your home?


and man...this thread turned fun....;)

JaneNY

I will be teaching my fitness class tonight, and then maybe a little preparation in the kitchen to make it easier to cook tomorrow.

Get_Right

making cranberries and drinking -not sure what-wine, beer, sake, or scotch

chilling with the family

gobble gobble

Ms. Haiku

working, working, working through Thanksgiving and beyond. I was just given a new project, and my boss doesn't want stuff to fall through the cracks, so she gives it to me.

decides2dream

Ms. Haiku wrote:

working, working, working through Thanksgiving and beyond. I was just given a new project, and my boss doesn't want stuff to fall through the cracks, so she gives it to me.

:( :( :(
well i hope SOMEwhere in there...there is time for some FUN!

rival.

meh, not a fan of tonight, but i seem to get dragged out year after year.

over crowded bars, lines, long waits to get a beer, drunk assholes, drunk drivers, $200 bar tabs ( :oops: ).

SPEEDY MCCREADY

I am going to go to work....

For 10-12 hours....

Then I am going to bed....


ITS A BIG NIGHT FOR SPEEDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

decides2dream

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

I am going to go to work....

For 10-12 hours....

Then I am going to bed....


ITS A BIG NIGHT FOR SPEEDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but you're off friday, so it all evens out....;)
the weather i grey and yet i am in such a HAPPY mood!
i have been since saturday really.....gotta love the natural highs....and soon, vacation!
tonight i get to eat the food i really love!

norm

nothing :eh:

decides2dream

norm wrote:

nothing :eh:

hmmmm...hop on a plane!

you can join us for dinner and drinks.
then our threesome will become a foursome.

norm

decides2dream wrote:

norm wrote:

nothing :eh:

hmmmm...hop on a plane!

you can join us for dinner and drinks.
then our threesome will become a foursome.

i'm THERE!!!!

decides2dream

norm wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

norm wrote:

nothing :eh:

hmmmm...hop on a plane!

you can join us for dinner and drinks.
then our threesome will become a foursome.

i'm THERE!!!!

YAY!
we're meeting at 7. seeya there.

Lizard

Cleaning??!?! woo-hoo.

Most likely pizza

and stressing till my "baby" is home from a 6-hour car drive!

soulsinging

i'm going out with a girl i've been seeing. we're hitting a bar to see her friend's band, though we might bail if it's really overwhelmingly crowded.

mca47

Yeah, I've never really been a big fan of going out on Turkey-eve.

If I do, I'm going to take it pretty easy. Def. don't want to feel like crap tomorrow!

soulsinging

mca47 wrote:

Yeah, I've never really been a big fan of going out on Turkey-eve.

If I do, I'm going to take it pretty easy. Def. don't want to feel like crap tomorrow!

I need to remember this. last time i went home was the day after a party and i was so hungover i couldnt even got on the toad until 4pm... cant let that happen tomorrow or ill miss dinner!

Lizard

soulsinging wrote:

mca47 wrote:

Yeah, I've never really been a big fan of going out on Turkey-eve.

If I do, I'm going to take it pretty easy. Def. don't want to feel like crap tomorrow!

I need to remember this. last time i went home was the day after a party and i was so hungover i couldnt even got on the toad until 4pm... cant let that happen tomorrow or ill miss dinner!

Yes! you definitely want to get on the toad before 4:00!!!

QuarterToTen

cleaning
baking
salivating in anticipation of tomorrow's feast

decides2dream

Lizard wrote:

Cleaning??!?! woo-hoo.

Most likely pizza

and stressing till my "baby" is home from a 6-hour car drive!

awwwwwww......
one more hour!
wooohoooo!

InHerOwnWorld

Dinner then drinks. Lots and lots of drinks. I'm gonna start this 4 day weekend off right.

pearljgirl2010

dinner with my Auntie at PF Chang's, then lots of wine and ACL viewing with my friend :-)

chiquimonkey

none except heading home after work, i'm tired! maybe have some wine and draw, or pass out lol