Katy, I do hope you can have a very nice Thanksgiving on your own. I lived alone for many years, and spent a lot of Christmasses on my own. I managed to get along by treating 'it' as just another day. The sun comes up, the sun goes down, and it's no different. Actually, I suspect that for quite a few families, it isn't as warm and cosy as singletons may think. There are tensions and problems, people get bored stuck on a sofa being polite to eachother. I'm sure you'll get in some nice food (not necess. trad stuff) that you enjoy, some books or DVDs, have a walk outside and tick off the TV progs you may want to watch. (I used to hate being condemned to watch ghastly rubbish with other people!) I often turned down kindly meant invitations, as I truly preferred to treat it as a quiet day. Hope you 'find yourself' as I did, and end up quite happy. Alone is not necess. lonely.