I've skipped family Thanksgiving a few times in favor of a quiet day at home. But I still get a smile about Thanksgiving about 10 years ago. My father had just had surgery & wasn't able to attend at my sister's, so I offered to go over there, hang out with the sister & her in-laws for a bit, then put together plates for Mom & Dad and I'd bring them over. After an hour and a half with the sister's in-laws, I headed over to my parents and my mother asked if she should open a bottle of wine; I said I thought I was going to need a martini. :-)