7 Hilarious Things That Will Probably Happen at Thanksgiving With Your Family
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Thanksgiving is the beginning of the holiday season and also of some of the best family reunions and parties of the year! While Sundays at abuela's are most likely a thing if you live close to your relatives, there's a special atmosphere that official holidays add into the mix. The great thing is that, even though other things change — boyfriends come and go — certain traditions stay the same, like the pernil next to the turkey, and the guarantee that there will be an abundance of cocktails (pisco sours if you're Peruvian, coquitos if you're Puerto Rican, margaritas if you're Mexican). All these great elements and a fair share of comedic encounters make up the seven stages of Thanksgiving with your Latin family.
Being Ready by 3 p.m. Means Different Things to Different People.
If there's one thing you can count on is that no one will be ready to leave for your abuela's house at the same time. Even though everyone made a big deal about being ready at 3 p.m., 3 p.m. is subjective, let's be real.
Figuring Out Who’s Going With Who Is an Art Form.
Or a big complicated and annoying puzzle. There will come a point, after four people call shotgun for the same car, when your mom will have to step in and say: "Hasta aquí, tu vas ahi y tu alla," and her word is both final and the biggest reminder that you'll always act like a 5-year-old around family.
The Smell Is Like a Yellow Brick Road to the Most Delicious Thanksgiving Dinner.
You know you’re getting close to the right location when the smell of pernil or the sweet aroma of tamales is the only thing in the air.
When All You Want is a Drink, but You Have to Say Hi to the ENTIRE Family First.
Your mom/abuela/tía/distant third cousin will give you the evil eyes if you don't say hi to your fifth cousin/uncle/tía/abuela, before heading for a refreshment. You already know the drill.
Dinner Is Had in Like 4 Different Rooms in the House.
The kids are eating next to the XBox, while sitting on the floor. All the tíos have formed a U around the iPod that's playing their old-school tunes and eating standing up. Your aunts are alternating between the dining room and making sure your abuela sits down to actually enjoy the food she's made.
You Know the Night Has Hit Its Peak When the One Tío Starts Singing.
When your uncle starts singing like he's Juan Luis Guerra and deserves all the Grammys, the only question you can ask is: "So, how many coquitos was that and why was no one keeping count before we got to five?" You'll all start harmonizing with him and dancing anyway.
Leaving Takes Another Hour Because Leftovers and Goodbyes.
After hours spent together, no one is leaving the house without enough leftovers to feed them through the weekend — or until Christmas. Plus, you know you have to ask for bendiciones and say goodbye to the entire family before you can call it a night. This could take a while.