Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Thanksgiving plans? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter belljr
- Start date
Senor Schmutzig
Footballguy
Yes, many years we have done it just with our immediate family, myself, the wife and son. We were thinking about going camping somewhere this year but looking at all of the So Fla campgrounds, they look pretty full.
As much as I would like to spend it with family, mine are all over the US and it's tough to coordinate them to be altogether.
As much as I would like to spend it with family, mine are all over the US and it's tough to coordinate them to be altogether.
James Daulton
Footballguy
comfortably numb
Footballguy
Gonna have about 6-14 family members over...depending who says yes.
Best holiday evah
My family would always have a huge get together but since a cousin of mine passed away things never were exactly the same. All the families kinda do their own thing. Now all the cousins have in laws and kids and pretty hard to host something so big.
Will probably also extend invitation to other family to come for evening coffee/food/booze get together
Best holiday evah
My family would always have a huge get together but since a cousin of mine passed away things never were exactly the same. All the families kinda do their own thing. Now all the cousins have in laws and kids and pretty hard to host something so big.
Will probably also extend invitation to other family to come for evening coffee/food/booze get together
Last edited by a moderator:
PIK95
Footballguy
We are. We usually head up to New Hampshire but we lost all motivation to do anything this year. We probably won't even make a Turkey.
E-Z Glider
Footballguy
We've done a family vacation the past couple years. Don't get many opportunities where the whole family can escape for a full week. Last year we did Tulum, MX, this year we're doing the carrib side of Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo, where the jungle meets the beach. Riding horses on the beach, surfing lessons, canopy zip-line, SUP tour, fishing ,snorkeling, lobstering, etc. Place is dirt cheap too. Two bedroom beach side cabana with pool and full breakfast for about $100/nt.
We'll eat a turkey dinner the weekend after we get back with my in-laws.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Ever since I was a kid we've done a big extended family gathering (sometimes we host)
This year planning to just have dinner with just us and the kids and my MIL I guess
Kinda looking forward to just doing our own thing...well see everyone at Xmas
This year planning to just have dinner with just us and the kids and my MIL I guess
Kinda looking forward to just doing our own thing...well see everyone at Xmas
Jaysus
Good times!
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
SIL and her husband live about a block away. We'll walk over there, I'll have a bottle of scotch in hand, my wife a bottle of wine. thank you gifts for having us over. I'll then proceed to drink about 1/2 of that bottle of scotch and stumble back home.
NutterButter
Footballguy
Parents house. Thanksgiving >>>>>>> Christmas. Football is on and there's no presents involved. I'll do that any week.
Ned
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
whoa! I spent a week there in college in the 80s... one of my favorite vacations ever- just beautiful. didn't have any of the things you're mentioning... just gorgeous, empty beaches and the jungle. bought weed by the fistful for peanunts and was asked to buy a plot of land near the beach for 10k.E-Z Glider said:
oddly enough, the wife was talking about CR just last night and I brought puerta viejo up- she's researching now for feb break. how are you getting there? fly to san jose and car rental your way over there?
can't wait to hear about your trip!
E-Z Glider
Footballguy
Wow, you were ahead the times! Sounds like its still a pretty remote/uncrowded vacation destination due to the difficulties of getting there and a somewhat unsavory reputation (though its supposedly gotten much better over the last couple of years). There are so many awesome things/activites/tours to do in that area, I dont even know where to start. I was "thisclose" to pulling the trigger on an overnight tour to stay with an indigenous tribe in the mountains where you take an hour-long ride up some river in a canoe made out of a tree and they do tribal dances/rituals at night around a fire. My family finally stepped in and made me stop planning things.
We are flying into San Jose and taking a 4-5 hour bus ride to Puerto Viejo ($10 one way). They offer a shuttle service for $245, but I kinda like the adventure of public transportation in foreign countries. Ive been told there is no need for a car once in PV. Walking and biking are the primary means of transportation.
Fistfuls, you say?
Jaysus
Good times!
El Floppo
Footballguy
one of my buddies was a surfer- his friends had found a surf break near punta uva, IIRC. just googling it now.... we stayed in a spot on playa negra, just outside puerta viejo. rooms with bunks, bathrooms down the "hall" (outdoors)... basically outhouses. if we payed $20/night, I'd be surprised. the guy who owned the place was awesome- took us on a couple of excursions- jungle hike, and river raft where we just swam into panama for s&gs. they also had a bit of a wildlife/monkey refuge there too (mostly just random animals they had saved along the way). also provided that weed... ended up with so much of it, I unknowingly brought some back with me onto the plane in my pocket!... got busted at customs not for that, but for bringing a ziplock bag of the black sand from playa negra. I didn't find the weed in my pocket until I got back home. *phew*!Wow, you were ahead the times! Sounds like its still a pretty remote/uncrowded vacation destination due to the difficulties of getting there and a somewhat unsavory reputation (though its supposedly gotten much better over the last couple of years). There are so many awesome things/activites/tours to do in that area, I dont even know where to start. I was "thisclose" to pulling the trigger on an overnight tour to stay with an indigenous tribe in the mountains where you take an hour-long ride up some river in a canoe made out of a tree and they do tribal dances/rituals at night around a fire. My family finally stepped in and made me stop planning things.
We are flying into San Jose and taking a 4-5 hour bus ride to Puerto Viejo ($10 one way). They offer a shuttle service for $245, but I kinda like the adventure of public transportation in foreign countries. Ive been told there is no need for a car once in PV. Walking and biking are the primary means of transportation.
Fistfuls, you say?
IIRC- the beach at punta uva was incredible. bath-temp water, nobody there, palm-trees overhanging the white powdery beach- maybe monkeys and parrots (I was high for pretty much the entire trip, so could be making that part up). I do remember that either that beach or the beach next to it had a horrific under-tow by the point, so much so that even my surfer friend (and other guy was a lifeguard, swim-team guy) all got caught and freaked out. I've never been so scared in the water before- pretty good sized waves and it took us figuring out what was going on before not fighting it. turned out a body-surfer had died there the month before. it's basically 30 years later, so no idea about hotels, restaurants, etc.
Phil Elliott
Footballguy
We always host Thanksgiving. Traditional turkey dinner with stuffing from scratch. This year one of my sister's family and two daughter's families are coming over. Week after its surgery for knee replacement.
Last edited by a moderator:
B Maverick
Footballguy
Usually we do a quiet day with the wifes parents and sometimes one of her cousin's family. Usually 5-9 people. This year my mom, sister and husband and his parents are joining in. so 10-14 people Im sure it will lead to the 4x F's
Food, Football, Family and F-Bombs
Food, Football, Family and F-Bombs
=Smackdown=
Footballguy
This will be the first year I'll be deep frying a turkey - hoping to avoid the emergency room.
10 adults and 6 kids. 18lb turkey which should be done in about an hour.
10 adults and 6 kids. 18lb turkey which should be done in about an hour.
