It was such a joyous occasion to celebrate Thanksgiving with our friends and family. I'm finally getting to share my fall wreath which welcomed our guests.
I also printed up a Keep Calm and Gobble On sign to encourage our guests to eat up!
Josh and I had a solid plan Turkey Game plan and were headed up to bed after making all the pies, stuffing, ironing on linens, and prep chopping on Wednesday night when our dishwasher starting dinging 15 minutes after we started running it. A few hours of using our wet vac and dissembling and reassembling our not quite year and a half year old dishwasher, we decided to hand wash all the dished that had been loaded in it and finally hit the hay just before 2 am and call a repairman next week.
Josh got up at 7 to stuff and put the bird in the roaster. His parents had gone to bed early and were already having breakfast. Since Molly didn't like being left behind while everyone else was having a party downstairs, she and I headed down. Since I have been suffering from pregnancy insomnia for the past few weeks, I didn't really think having just five hours of sleep would phase me, plus I wanted to get my hands on all the Black Friday ads in the paper.
We watched the parade and I set the table while Josh did all the cooking. Around noon I left to pick up some of our friends, and we had a great time visiting with all our guests while everything finished up!
Last year the turkey took two less hours to reach 180 than we planned and this year it took two more hours to reach 180 than we planned. It worked out well because everyone enjoyed appetizers, sweet tea and wine while we waited.
We slimmed down our appetizer offerings to deviled eggs and cranberry salsa served over cream cheese - as to not fill up before the big meal.
Dinner included:
Roast Turkey
Cornbread Dressing & Stuffing
Cranberry Wild Rice
Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Wild Mushrooms and Cream Sauce
Pineapple Casserole
Tomato Aspic
Sweet Potato Casserole
Mashed Rutabaga
Honey Glazed Carrots
Turkey Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Yeast Rolls
For Dessert:
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Apple Pie
Pecan Pie
Served with Whipped Cream and French Vanilla Ice Cream
Coffee and Tea
It's really a shame that I didn't snap a picture of the desserts because they were truly the BEST I've ever had. Actually everything was amazing. Spending time with friends and family, the great food-it's what Thanksgiving is all about.
Unfortunately, I ate too much and ended up getting really sick. So sick in fact we had to abort all Black Friday shopping. I ended up in the hospital getting an IV and anti-nausea medicine. Needless to say I did not finishing my Christmas shopping or do all our decorating as planned.
I was also going to host the Game Viewing Party for the DC Gator Club today, which isn't happening either since I can't even walk down the stairs. I am taking it easy, eating saltines, and getting rest so I can get back on my feet. Lesson learned, there is no such thing as pushing through when 8 months pregnant. It's so hard for me to sit back and take it easy, when there are so many things I want to do.
I also printed up a Keep Calm and Gobble On sign to encourage our guests to eat up!
Josh and I had a solid plan Turkey Game plan and were headed up to bed after making all the pies, stuffing, ironing on linens, and prep chopping on Wednesday night when our dishwasher starting dinging 15 minutes after we started running it. A few hours of using our wet vac and dissembling and reassembling our not quite year and a half year old dishwasher, we decided to hand wash all the dished that had been loaded in it and finally hit the hay just before 2 am and call a repairman next week.
Josh got up at 7 to stuff and put the bird in the roaster. His parents had gone to bed early and were already having breakfast. Since Molly didn't like being left behind while everyone else was having a party downstairs, she and I headed down. Since I have been suffering from pregnancy insomnia for the past few weeks, I didn't really think having just five hours of sleep would phase me, plus I wanted to get my hands on all the Black Friday ads in the paper.
We watched the parade and I set the table while Josh did all the cooking. Around noon I left to pick up some of our friends, and we had a great time visiting with all our guests while everything finished up!
Last year the turkey took two less hours to reach 180 than we planned and this year it took two more hours to reach 180 than we planned. It worked out well because everyone enjoyed appetizers, sweet tea and wine while we waited.
We slimmed down our appetizer offerings to deviled eggs and cranberry salsa served over cream cheese - as to not fill up before the big meal.
Dinner included:
Roast Turkey
Cornbread Dressing & Stuffing
Cranberry Wild Rice
Mashed Potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Wild Mushrooms and Cream Sauce
Pineapple Casserole
Tomato Aspic
Sweet Potato Casserole
Mashed Rutabaga
Honey Glazed Carrots
Turkey Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Yeast Rolls
For Dessert:
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Apple Pie
Pecan Pie
Served with Whipped Cream and French Vanilla Ice Cream
Coffee and Tea
It's really a shame that I didn't snap a picture of the desserts because they were truly the BEST I've ever had. Actually everything was amazing. Spending time with friends and family, the great food-it's what Thanksgiving is all about.
Unfortunately, I ate too much and ended up getting really sick. So sick in fact we had to abort all Black Friday shopping. I ended up in the hospital getting an IV and anti-nausea medicine. Needless to say I did not finishing my Christmas shopping or do all our decorating as planned.
I was also going to host the Game Viewing Party for the DC Gator Club today, which isn't happening either since I can't even walk down the stairs. I am taking it easy, eating saltines, and getting rest so I can get back on my feet. Lesson learned, there is no such thing as pushing through when 8 months pregnant. It's so hard for me to sit back and take it easy, when there are so many things I want to do.
Sounds like a wonderful Thanksgiving....until the getting sick part anyway. Hope you're feeling great soon.
ReplyDeleteYou had better take it easy lady & rest now because when your little guy shows up there will be plenty to do! Sorry to hear you were sick but your table & mantle are gorgeous! Are those Chinese lanterns in the vases?
ReplyDeleteEverything looks perfect! We hosted last year and while it was fun it was great to let someone else do all the work this year!! Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better soon! Take it easy mama! Enjoy this time to rest and relax while you can... everything else can wait :)
ReplyDeleteDon't push yourself to hard! I know how hard it is to force yourself to sit back when you have so many fun things to do, but it's a must. Stay healthy!
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