Absolutely Fabulous Thanksgiving At Last
November 24, 2012
Two days ago you were left wondering if we would ever get to our Thanksgiving dinner. Both my friend and I decided to go home and take naps to wait on the bird to roast.
By 5:30 we got the call that all was prepared, and we were expected to arrive right away. I'm not going to rave on and on about the fabulous decorations, the banquet-sized dining room table, laden with Martha Stewart-worthy decor and dinnerware.
I will include just a small corner of the table here in one photo. The food had not been set on the table yet.
I will tell you that the center tray, loaded with lit candles, lit the entire dining room. The dishes full of food and condiments covered every other square inch of this table. At the other end of the table was yet another huge glass vase full of more Christmas ornaments! The theme was red and white, with simple red snowflake graphics on the placemats and runner. The linen napkins were tastefully embossed with a deer, rustic style, and wrapped with silver bells napkin holders. Totally Southern Living magazine quality.
The turkey was done to perfection and the few dishes of food we brought were squeezed onto the table somehow. The chef was our guest's good friend, and outdid the finest restaurant chef. Our host was impeccable in his catering to our every need.
All in all (until I get more photos to prove it) this was the most beautiful and delicious Thanksgiving meal I've ever had. But wait, there's more.
The four of us spent hours at the table having the best time just enjoying funny conversations and appreciating our blessings. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, too.
As for Black Friday, had to mention that, I used part of the day to remove my fall wreath and replace it with the Christmas wreath. Then my neighbor and friend supervised me while I made a pinterest-inspired Christmas tree for the front porch. However, I had to go borrow my neighbor across the street to plug in the extension cord which is at the peak of the roof of my 1950s porch. It all happened within 30 minutes.
How did I do that? With a very well-used tomato cage and a string of Christmas lights wrapped around it. Of course the cage was upside down and the four wires that would normally go in the ground were wrapped with clear tape to make the pointed top to the tree. So last night, Christmas officially started to crank up at my house. It was beautiful to see just the lights shining last night.
Here is the photo from pinterest.com. It is so beautiful at night because the cage seems to disappear and you only see the lights.
So, as the video says, "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!" (I'll try to post more photos tonight, when I edit this.) Now go bake some sugar cookies.
