Main course being jambalaya and crab legs with gluten free hushpuppies, deviled eggs w/ smoked fish, a lemon poached shrimp dip, French bread and baked corn pudding. My wife did the heavy lifting in the kitchen and I made hurricanes/kept the wine flowing
I feel that a ton. I don't talk to extended family much because, yeah. Last time I had a meal for my birthday it was a disaster because my grandparents went full boomer and got super angry over nothing. Really not looking forward to Christmas
Every holiday is anxiety inducing wondering whether meemaw will praise the third reich and start a huge fight while I try to load everyone up with the booziest eggnog available so we all just go straight to bed as soon as possible