We pretty much host every year. DH does the cooking and doesn't mind. My parents are separated (have been for decades) so neither will host and even if my mom would, she can't because she's a hoarder and can't have people at her house. ILs live in a retirement community condo so don't have the space to host. Plus MIL has her own mental health issues and is never consistently well enough to make a commitment to hosting. My DB lives 2hrs away and is basically estranged from my mom, so while he'd love nothing more than to host my family and my dad, he knows he can't do that and not invite our mom without putting me and dad in a bad position. So DB gets to have his Thanksgiving with just his wife and 2 DDs and enjoy life. SIL and BIL don't have kids but BIL's bro has 4 small kids so they traveled out of town to visit them.
So, this year was just going to be ILs and my parents and my kids were anticipating it being miserable because what teenagers want to be stuck talking to grandparents all day and have no cousins or anyone "fun" to hang out with. Well then DD1 came down with a cold or flu the week before and was still coughing a bit leading up to Thanksgiving but felt completely fine. Given MILs issues, DH feels compelled to give them a heads up that DD1 isn't 100% well. That causes MIL to decide she isn't coming. FIL won't leave her alone. So, Thanksgiving ended up being just my parents because neither of them care that DD1 was getting over a cold/flu. After dinner DH ran "to go" containers with dinner over to his folks (they live 15mins away). DH could only spend about 45mins with them because MIL had the heat cranked up to 80 in their condo and DH was stripping off layers lol.
Every year DH and I talk about going to WDW for Thanksgiving...like for 24 or 48 hrs...using our DVC points. We totally should have done it this year.
Mom to two amazing DDs ('07 & '09) and a fur baby.
Gluten free since Nov '11 after non-celiac gluten sensitive diagnosis. Have had great improvement or total elimination of: migraines, bloating/distention, heartburn, cystic acne, canker sores, bleeding gums, eczema on elbows, dry skin and scalp, muscle cramps, PMS, hair loss, heart palpitations, fatigue. I'm amazed.