:: if you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun ::
My Thanksgiving Table. I used clementimes and cranberries as my centerpiece. Adding greens from the garden. WIth a few starfish thrown in for good effect.
For the napkin rings, I made tags with everyone's names on them. Tied them up with a chautreuse ribbon and greenery. Every year we pull names out of hat to determine who we buy for. So the tags came in handy. We used the tags and dropped them into a hat. Tada.
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. We had a terrific day. Neal totally outdid himself. He cooked a fabulous bird. Tender + delicious. His stuffing {which I normally don't eat} was to die for. He added maple, apple sausage to it. Y U M. Everyone brought wonderful appetizers, side dishes + desserts. Not a lot of leftovers, so that's good. {not a fan of leftovers} We just found the pecan pie in the pantry today!
I am so grateful that my family enjoys getting together and spending time together. Can't ask for more than that, can you?
Anyway, I woke up early and finishing cleaning. I ran the washer last night with the linens and this morning I ironed + folded everything. They are now ready for the next party. Then I put away all the china + crystal and started to take out the Christmas decorations. You heard me... decorations. It's started!
Now, this is a first for me. I normally don't decorate till the first week of December or later. The kids got so excited. They think Santa is coming tonight. I have a lot on my work plate and figured if I don't take advantage of this time to decorate now, I'll just feel rushed and crazed later on. {Something I'm hoping to avoid feeling this season.}
I'm downloading Christmas music to my IPod. I love holiday music – just makes me happy. We're debating on where to put the Christmas Tree. We have a week or so to decide on that. :)
Neal's making hot turkey sandwiches for dinner. yummy...that's the best part of hosting, having turkey + gravy leftover. Kinda makes me forget all the work involved in hosting :)