We've already got Thanksgiving planned out

You knew I was a planner but REALLY!

These plans are only in place now because of the Hubs. He found out that his alma mater was going to have their long Thanksgiving weekend game on Thanksgiving night instead of on Friday this year. And since we're spending Thanksgiving here in AZ, the Hubs plans on attending the game (he's been a season ticket holding for about 6 years now). He doesn't plan on missing it. So since the game is in Phoenix, the Hubs volunteered his Mom host Thanksigiving this year. And he told her yesterday. What's funny about him having this discussion with his Mom was that she protested having to host Thanksgiving. I mean, we hosted Thanksgiving LAST year (2005). But everyone had to drive down to our house (1.5 hour drive to and 1.5 hour back). I didn't mind hosting. It was a fun day. But it put everyone else out because of the long drive. The thing is we are NOT planning on spending the night at my ILs house. We've already got our sights set on the Hilton up in Scottsdale.

Now do you think we're crazy? We just want to avoid any confusion later on in the year as the time approaches. Do you make your holiday plans early each year? Or do you 'fly by the seat of your pants' each year?