How is your family going to handle Thanksgiving?

[stevestojan]

My wife and I will be flying into Buffalo this week, as we do every year for thanksgiving. 

I texted my dad, who is 74, asking how he’s brought up the subject of a Bills game happening while my mom  is preparing dinner for 20 people. We normally eat dinner around 4:00. 
 

He said “She knows. Dinner normally takes 11 minutes. We eat at halftime.” 
 

 

 

 

[YoloinOhio]

We will likely eat before the game. Usually a mid day meal around 3. Need time to be able to break out the turkey sammiches around 7. 

[RiotAct]

My wife has to go to work at 5:00 so we’re eating around 2... no problems here!

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Very tricky. Not hosting this year for first time in a long time, so I am at the mercy of the in-laws (not football fans). The start time for eating is ambiguous “afternoon.”

[F.W. Cyclone]

My wife has to work the whole day so I will be watching the game at home by myself.?

[BillsFanSD]

We live 13 hours away from family, so Thanksgiving is always a just-us affair.  We're eschewing turkey and doing super nachos instead in honor of gameday.  I plan on consuming some beer with my just-of-age son and enjoying a Bills win. 

[MAJBobby]

Likely will be eating at 3 as long as the smoker doesn’t take longer. 
 

Day starts at 3am for me 

[BuffaloBillies]

TV volume will be on max and my old dad will still ask, "what happened?" about 10 times throughout the game. It's OK though, glad he's coming. 

[LDD]

We will eat at 3.  Majority of family are football fans but not Bills fans.  The core is Bills mafia though. It should get chippy.  

Edited November 24, 2019 by LDD

[rochester rob]

Cooking the turkey on Wed so Thursday is all snacks and then turkey sandwiches. My sons team the Bears play at noon followed by the Bills. Should be a great day all around.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Eating  at  3 or maybe even 2, so should be no issue

 

[Steptide]

Eating before the game. 

[oldmanfan]

We’ll do our normal service work in the AM,  come home and start cooking, and eat before the game.

 

Just a quick word on the greatness of Bills fans.  My older daughter moved to Orlando a few weeks ago and was immediately embraced by fellow crazies at Kitty O’Shea’s.  Today when she asked who would be there on Thursday she was inundated with invitations for Thanksgiving.  Her first holiday away but she’ll be with her new Bills family!.  

Edited November 24, 2019 by oldmanfan

[Saxum]

I am working on Thanksgiving but only partial day so will be able to see most of game.  It is just three of us for Thanksgiving so my wife usually makes a duck but this year we got a 18 pound turkey free at BJs with purchase of three items so we probably will be eating turkey.  She is already defrosting it now to marinate it.

[jkeerie]

1 hour ago, Blackkat19 said:

My wife has to work the whole day so I will be watching the game at home by myself.?

Hope it's an enjoyable game and Bills win.  You have a Happy Thanksgiving,  knowing Bills fans are never alone.

[HOUSE]

Badly

[chaccof]

Heading to Raleigh for dinner at my sister's house.  Neither she nor her husband are Bills fans.  Thankfully they have a big house and lots of TV's and we will have eaten by then so my son and I can sneak off and watch the game.  She was smart, she married for money the first time!  

[H2o]

Everyone comes to our house on Thanksgiving. I'm a Bills fan and my gf is a Cowboys fan. One of us will be having humble pie for dessert.  

[YoloinOhio]

1 hour ago, Blackkat19 said:

My wife has to work the whole day so I will be watching the game at home by myself.?

By yourself? No such thing. The Game Day Thread is your family! And we are just as dysfunctional and annoying! 

Edited November 25, 2019 by YoloinOhio

[Formerly Allan in MD]

When you're invited to dinner at 4:00 by people who hate football, you have a major problem.