At my mother in laws, food is usually spread on the stove, counters, kitchen table. Everyone grabs a plate, helps themselves, and sits wherever they can find a place - some in the dining room, some in the living room, some even sit out on the front porch.
At my grandmother's house its a different story. She always has a fancy sit-down-and-be-on-your-very-best-behavior-or-you-will-damn-sure-hear-about-it-until-next-year type of dinner. There is one big dining room table (seats 10) and then she rents two smaller ones.
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