Oh dear. I forsee trouble ahead, on holiday with inlaws.
DP never really wanted it to happen, as spending extended periods of time with his family brings him out in a grump. They are lovely, but he's kind of moved on - first in the family to get a degree, now works in the city (not banker), shops at Waitrose, prefers artisan seedy bread to sliced white, etc. Maybe he thinks they think he thinks he's gone all posh, or something.
Anyway, MiL really wanted us all to get together for a holiday, 'just once'. Initially an all-inclusive was suggested, to prevent the sort of catering etc problems that could arise in self-catering. Somehow a self-catering, large Devon house got booked. Yesterday DP phoned the owner to find out what food would be there, towel arrangements, etc, and emailed his sister with jolly suggestions for meals out, including one on the Saturday evening when we get there, rather than having too lug lots of food there and someone having to cook a meal for 12 people, some of whom fussy children, etc... Met with a 'no, don't want to do that'. DP now all miffed that his suggestions and helpfulness 'thrown back in his face'. I rather hope this isn't the shape of things to come.
I think we'll just eat at lunchtimes, eat 'naice' ham and salad stuff in the evenings, and let the rest of them fight it out.