Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

From our house to yours, we hope you have a most wonderful day!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Table 2015

Hi, everyone! Wouldn't you just know it! I came down with a doozy of a cold, and I'm stuck in front of the TV with a box of Kleenex in my lap for a few days. The good news is I shopped for Thanksgiving groceries before I got sick, and I should be feeling better in time to prepare and enjoy our Thanksgiving feast with our family. If I had to have a cold just now, 
this was very good timing. 

I still have a couple of things I finished last week to share before Thanksgiving, so I'm setting aside my box of Kleenex for my laptop for just a few minutes this morning.    

First, is my simple and casual table for Thanksgiving. 

I found this soft cotton plaid tablecloth at my favorite thrift store last week for five dollars and thought the colors would be great for our Thanksgiving table.

I also found a set of these tiny amber glass cups for fifty cents each that I thought would make cute fall place card holders. I got the idea from this wonderful Thanksgiving Table On A Budget YouTube video made by Anita of Far Above Rubies.  (Anita designs the most breathtaking tablescapes.) 

For my simple table I just tucked in some faux leaves, a small ratan ball, and a place card I downloaded and printed from Place of my Taste. Everything else in my place setting I already had, including my "working" water glasses and amber goblets from World Market along with my clear embossed salad plates and gold dinner plates from Fred Meyer and cloth napkins from Pier One Imports.

The second thing I have to share today is my Thanksgiving chalkboard sitting on the ledge above our sideboard. I hadn't changed it since I drew the American Flag for the 4th of July, and it needed a quick update for Thanksgiving. I just found a bunch of doodle ideas on Pinterest and made them really big!

And that's it! Everything's ready for Thanksgiving except for stuffing and roasting our big turkey. I'm so excited to soon be over my cold and enjoying all the food and good company that comes with the day! But, for now, I'll be closing my laptop and snuggling up with my box of kleenex to watch a bunch of The Good Wife on Amazon Prime. (ahh-ahh-ahh-choo!)

I'll leave you today with my chalkboard's sentiments. I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving!  

{Note: I'm happy to report that on this Wednesday morning I'm feeling much better and about to start cooking up a storm for our feast tomorrow. Ain't life grand?! Thank you for your get well wishes, and Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!}

I'm sharing this week at 

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Our Thanksgiving Table and Hutch

Hello, everyone!

I finished setting my table early for Thanksgiving and took some photos to share. This just may be the most organized I've ever been for Thanksgiving! 

The first thing I did before setting the table was to put this potted rosemary on a bench by the window where everyone can enjoy its wonderful fragrance. It smells so good!

If you notice pumpkins seem to be the theme for my Thanksgiving decor, you'd be absolutely correct.

Pumpkins everywhere!

My Thanksgiving table is casual and colorful this year.

Wooden candlesticks

Pumpkins

Pine cones

And leaves.

Prickly pods for place cards.

Towle Old Master flatware handed down from my mom.

The hutch peeking over the table.

I'm not sure what I'd do without my hutch to decorate for  holidays.

I snuck in an early Christmas present to myself. Can you find it?

Sunny sunflowers.

A bird and nest snuggled into a stoneware creamer.

A pretty wine cork moss ball from my sister in-law, Caroline.

My first ever dried hydrangeas.

And a few of my mother's china plates that say "Thanksgiving" perfectly. 

And now it's time for me to wish you all a very

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I hope you have a most warm and special day with your families, loved ones, and friends.

Take a Thanksgiving break with me, and let's go to a party!

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