Thanksgiving for 2?

I see there are mixed feelings about this, which is what I suspected.  I suppose I still have a while to make up my mind.

June

Do what makes you happy.   

Yes, do what makes you happy June! 

FWIW, my advice is to go for it.  For one, even if you cook a big meal, you won't have to cook for a week afterwards with just the left overs and then you can make yummy soup with the rest of the meat.  when i bought my turkey last week, there were some quite small ones.  You don't have to cook a 20 lb turkey.  They had some as small as 9 pounds.   For my family of four, a 12 lb turkey is perfect. 

And more importantly I agree with pkessler.  It is important to establish your own traditions.  I have always done a Thanksgiving dinner - in the States we had ours in October when it's Canadian Thanksgiving and here, I just had it (can't always get Turkeys here for the first mon of October!)  We have special things that we only have for Thanksgiving which differentiates that meal from our typical sunday roast.

My kids depend on those special meals, they insist on them and really look forward to them.  This is your family and you need to have your very own traditions.  And who knows, maybe you'll be starting something really great amongst your own extended friends and family community!

Agree with Mindy - do what makes you happy!

It makes me very happy to make Thanksgiving dinner even if it is just the two of us.  Thanksgiving is a very special holiday to me - for one, it's always very close to my birthday, but more importantly, it's always been a big deal in my family.  Making a special dinner (even just for DH and me) reminds me how lucky I am to have my family and how fortunate I am to have such happy memories.

I'm going all out this year!  Just like last year.  We might even have one of our British friends over to share the experience!

Like said above, do what you feel comfy with.  I've had one overseas before, but I thought it was a one off, so I'm in the position of having to start my own traditions too.  It's your decision, but make sure it's right, and that you have fun.  I love Thanksgiving, it's probably my favorite holiday, so I'm struggling finding a way to make it work here.  This week, I'm trying something this year, and see how I feel about it.  Good luck to you!  I hope you enjoy the holiday! 

I'm doing Thanksgiving this year for my friends. We're having it on Saturday so that all can come and I have time to cook. There will probably be around 20 or so people. The actual day of Thanksgiving I'll be working but I'll be baking loads of cakes and breads to bring to work and share with my colleagues. They love it, free cake.

It's really important to me that I keep some American traditions alive for me and this is one of them. I've done it all but one year (I was much too stressed at the time) and everyone has always loved it. They look foward to it and see it as a cultural exchange.

I know you've been a bit homesick, June and that's why I think you should do it. It won't be totally the same but I think it'd be worth it, even if it's only for you two.

This will be my SEVENTH consecutive Thanksgiving outside the US.  Always observed it, always will.

Even if it´s just the two of us!

Where I work I always take Thanksgiving off.  It is one of my most favorite holidays.  I loved  to eat the big meal then the next day shop it all off!  So I want to keep my tradition.  Yes I live here but I am still an American.  If other cultures can keep their traditions why must I morph into something I am not to please who?  H loves to take the time off to.  It is just a perfect time to relax and have some family time before all the huge Christmas parties start to come around. 

If you don't want to do a whole turkey, you could always do a chicken instead. We always did that for Christmas since it was usually just me and my mother -- besides which chicken is often moister and nicer than turkey. But, I agree. You should definitely do a special meal! 

another good idea, if you're veg--or even if you're not--is a quorn family roast. it's perfect for two people. we have it for sunday dinner every once in awhile. 

I always do Thanksgiving... the last two years we have had a mix of US folks and UK folks over.  It's an excuse for a party and a gethering for giving thanks for friends.   We do it on a Saturday and have had 18 to 24 people each year. My fellow US folks helped out with some of the dishes and we did a turkey and a ham.

Do what makes you happy in the end. In my family there were only the three of us and we always made a Thanksgiving meal to feed  an army. 

Sometimes we had friends or servicemen away from home that worked with my dad...

I can take or leave some holidays, but I am very into Thanksgiving and Christmas because of the great memories and how each time I cook the dishes it brings me close to my mom and dad.

Still working on figuring out this year as I will be within two weeks of giving birth!  I might make some things early and freeze or who knows!

I think the most important thing is to do what makes you happy... Thanksgiving or not.