Something Different

  When i last posted, i shared about our upcoming Thanksgiving plans.  i suppose ya'll might want to know how they worked out.
  It was. . . .interesting.

  Max was not pleased.  But then, while he always likes going to restaurants, and enjoys going to Ponderosa, he doesn't really like family gatherings. 
  And Ponderosa was very crowded on Thanksgiving.
  The employee i'd talked to on the phone hadn't seemed to know much about it.  He'd quoted me a different price than was in the email (the correct one), and, while i can't say for sure that i mentioned there would be 8 of us, i do know that reservations were not mentioned.
  They were a bit nonplussed.
  First they told us we needed to sin in the special room at the front of the restaurant.  Max and i got the word when we were in the middle, by the buffet.  When we had started back toward the front, they decided no, they wanted us in the banquet room in the back.  But we needed to be out in two hours. 
  Max does not do back and forth well.
  Actually, i think he did ok, considering.  He wasn't as polite as i would've liked going to & from the buffet, but i've seen adults much worse, even when trying to be polite, and there were no collisions or rushing.  Max is irritated by his cousin, who is loud and always wants to wrestle with Boom, but they managed to sort of coexist for the duration of dinner.  Drink refills are never as prompt as desired, but Max was okay with that.  And the food was good.
  After dinner, we split.  Boom and i enjoy playing games with my sister's family.  MyGuy doesn't enjoy games, and Max definitely prefers home, so there were about 4 hours where we were a split family.  (Actually more, since Max went to bed shortly after we got home ca 5:30, and Boom reported to work - until 6:30am!)
  The gametime with my sister & her family was great.  It was nice not to need to be concerned about Max getting agitated and wanting to leave or going to stand by the van.  But really strange to not be together.
  My sister and i are planning a double date with our husbands.  That will be fun, and something new too.

  Times change.  It was nice to meet at Grandma's house and all be together, but new times require new ways of doing things.