Thanksgiving dinner: relaxing or stressful?

Thanksgiving dinner: relaxing or stressful?
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Both! This is the first year I am joining my boyfriend’s family for their Thanksgiving, but our big family dinners are usually something along the lines of stressful until everything is on the table, the magically peaceful, relaxing, and wonderful.
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