Thanksgiving Recap in Bullet Points

• I took exactly TWO pictures of Thanksgiving, and those are they. Naturally, I failed to take pictures of any of the PEOPLE or FOOD. Grandma's china and silver looked rather lovely. And the children's table was sweet - they enjoyed their special silver cups.
• Aunt Grace, the most over-qualified scullery maid around, polished all the silver and ironed all the linens. Hurray Grace!
• I do believe that that was the best turkey I've ever eaten. And do you know why? No really, I'm asking you. Do you know? Because I don't. Not a clue. I brined it just like I always do. I cooked it in the same oven and the same pan just the same way as I always do. But...yummy. Moist. Don't know why.
• Ate too damned much.
• As always, was left disappointed by Thanksgiving. So much work and worry and then all the stinking cleaning and then...done. I just don't know what to do to fix this problem. Does everybody feel this way? Does anybody have ideas?
• The weekend was LLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZYYYYYYYYYYY. Just like I like it. Jude and I made poor Aunt Grace go to TWO kids movies (and I should add...and she insisted on paying for them) - Arthur Christmas and The Muppet Movie. I ADORED them both. As did Jude. Grace? Not so sure. I think she nodded off.
• Since Arthur Christmas got me in a super Christmasy mood, my big plan for today is to put up the Christmas tree. Pretty excited. Will surprise Jude/Jimmy when they get home from school/work.
• Don't expect to hear much from me this week. That damned Christmas boutique I run for Jude's school is this Friday, and it's pretty much all I can think about. Please send good thoughts and prayers that it DOESN'T RAIN.
• Okay, this was boring, wasn't it? Sorry. Hopefully, the next time I get it together it will be more enlightening. I think I need more caffeine.
• Hope you all had a fabulous holiday.

Comments

[Jan]

Boring? No. All I can think of is, when I saw your photos, my stabbing envy of your lovely table setting, and the fact that all of your plates, linens, crystal and flatware matches.

We ate at the kitchen table. While I cried in a menopausal meltdown because the turkey wasn't done when the side-dishes were ready (although it was quite delicious - an hour later). I think Beloved and The Young One were *relieved* when Thanksgiving was over this year.

[Sprite's Keeper]

The tables look lovely!
My holiday was full of family, sales, and food. I really wish the food took last place literally, but if we are looking in terms of volume, it took first.

[VandyJ]

Our holiday was wonderful. And since we cooked the turkey on the grill, I feel like Thursday was a fun and interesting day.

[MamaBadger]

That table is beautiful. My thanksgiving involved paper napkins, so I'm more than a little jealous...

Good luck with your boutique! May it earn lots of money and cause little stress.

[Elizabeth]

Your tables look lovely - especially the cornucopia. It somehow cracks me up and makes me more in awe of you that you had one.

I know what you mean about Thanksgiving. I think I want it to go away as a holiday. I'm not sure why I felt this way this year -- so forced, really --

Good luck this Friday -- I'm sure it will go beautifully no matter what happens because you are in charge and look skinny and beautiful with a clipboard.