Thanksgiving Re-cap

Thanksgiving was so great here! It does crack me up though no matter how much you plan ahead, that you always are running around like crazy the day of, and there are some things you just cant control. For instance, running to the grocery store right before people got there to get flowers and few other little things..well turns out everyone else thought the same idea and there were basically no flowers left, and the only ones that were there were ugly. Bummer #1. An even bigger bummer, we got the table completely set up {and it looked beautiful} and then right as my parents walked in the door, it started lightly raining. People- WE LIVE IN AZ. IT DOESNT RAIN HERE! And yet, on Thanksgiving day it did for about 30 minutes. We quickly ran outside, grabbed everything off the tables and put it inside and waited for the rain to stop. We also moved the tables to underneath our grapefruit trees, that way we would have some coverage incase it sprinkled again later. Luckily both J and I loved the way it looked under the trees even more than in the original spot.

The food was all incredible! I did a 24lb. turkey, candied coconut sweet potatoes, stuffing {only using one can of chicken broth instead}, gravy, whipped cream, and the butter moulds. Everyone else brought a million and one dishes, and I was in food coma heaven! We loved hosting it so much, and every else enjoyed it too, so much so that we are going to be the official hosts of Thanksgiving every year.

This was the original spot where the tables were going to go:

The drink station before people got there:

The drink station all broken in:

The table and how it ended up:

 Everyone wanting to steal their wine glasses, but I was 'that' girl that had to take photos of the table first! Whoops!

Cooking up a storm with my mom, and so proud that J carved the turkey this year. I know that may be totally cheesy of me, but I definitely think the man of the house should do the honor..agree?!

 The butter in the shapes of a turkey, leaf, and acorn:)

My love and I:

This is what I looked down and saw throughout the meal. It makes my heart so full seeing both of our families together laughing and sharing stories. Gosh, this is the good stuff. Seriously.

Honey during the day, still full of energy, then Honey and Boomer at night..done for!

Overall, the day was perfect. The next day... felt like I was hit by a bus! Haha, who knew hosting could take so much out of you?! I'll be back with a post of more of the table decor details! Hope you guys like how it all turned out. And I want to give a HUGE thanks to our best friends over at Modern Manor for supplying us with those beautiful orange Eames chairs. I feel like they totally made the table!

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