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So, here we are over a week later and I'm finally getting to my basically picture-less post about our Thanksgiving. Here's the quick rundown.
On Thanksgiving day we went to my grandma's house for one heck of a good meal with my extended family on my mom's side. Oh man. I got full. It was great! =) We had the usual Thanksgiving feast suspects (yum!) and had a nice time visiting.
Then, Saturday, Dac and I hosted our very first big family meal. We had been busting our hineys (along with our families) to get our dining room complete enough to have Thanksgiving. We had started painting it several weeks ago (without going in to the long story, it had to have 2 coats of primer and like 3 or 4 coats of paint (orange paint...Georgian Leather to be exact.) We also put wainscoting and chair rail up and there ware some electrical issues that needed fixed too. Oh, and we needed a table and chairs. =) Everything got done except we didn't find a new light for over the table or new wall sconces and we still need to get a rug and decorations. Anyway, it was touch and go there for a while but thanks to a LOT of help (thanks guys) we had most everything done and the dinner was on. We invited my parents and Dac's parents, brother, sister and Grandma Jo over for supper Saturday night. I decided I wanted it to "taste" like Thanksgiving but also be laid back and fun and not quite so traditional and formal.
Here's what was on the menu:
Pre-Meal Snackages:
Cranberry-BBQ Meatballs (thanks Terese)
Parmesan Cheesy Breadsticks (thanks Mom)
Veggie Tray (thanks Val)
Oh, and of course, our edible centerpieces:
On Thanksgiving day we went to my grandma's house for one heck of a good meal with my extended family on my mom's side. Oh man. I got full. It was great! =) We had the usual Thanksgiving feast suspects (yum!) and had a nice time visiting.
Then, Saturday, Dac and I hosted our very first big family meal. We had been busting our hineys (along with our families) to get our dining room complete enough to have Thanksgiving. We had started painting it several weeks ago (without going in to the long story, it had to have 2 coats of primer and like 3 or 4 coats of paint (orange paint...Georgian Leather to be exact.) We also put wainscoting and chair rail up and there ware some electrical issues that needed fixed too. Oh, and we needed a table and chairs. =) Everything got done except we didn't find a new light for over the table or new wall sconces and we still need to get a rug and decorations. Anyway, it was touch and go there for a while but thanks to a LOT of help (thanks guys) we had most everything done and the dinner was on. We invited my parents and Dac's parents, brother, sister and Grandma Jo over for supper Saturday night. I decided I wanted it to "taste" like Thanksgiving but also be laid back and fun and not quite so traditional and formal.
Here's what was on the menu:
Pre-Meal Snackages:
Cranberry-BBQ Meatballs (thanks Terese)
Parmesan Cheesy Breadsticks (thanks Mom)
Veggie Tray (thanks Val)
Oh, and of course, our edible centerpieces:
Meal:
Cranky Turkey Sandwiches (roasted turkey, cream cheese, cranberry sauce on homemade bread - of course, most people didn't want this so I had all the usual turkey sandwich condiments too.)
Fried Macaroni and Cheese
Sweet Potato Casserole (with oh so delicious cinnamon and sugar pecans on top)
Leftover veggies, meatballs, and breadsticks from earlier
Desserts:
Pecan Pie Bars (thanks mom)
Mini Pumpkin Pie Bites drizzled with chocolate
All in all, everything turned out pretty scrumptious and we all had a good time. Thanksgiving #1 at our place....VICTORY! =) I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving too. We sure do have a ton to be thankful for don't we?
Cranky Turkey Sandwiches (roasted turkey, cream cheese, cranberry sauce on homemade bread - of course, most people didn't want this so I had all the usual turkey sandwich condiments too.)
Fried Macaroni and Cheese
Sweet Potato Casserole (with oh so delicious cinnamon and sugar pecans on top)
Leftover veggies, meatballs, and breadsticks from earlier
Desserts:
Pecan Pie Bars (thanks mom)
Mini Pumpkin Pie Bites drizzled with chocolate
All in all, everything turned out pretty scrumptious and we all had a good time. Thanksgiving #1 at our place....VICTORY! =) I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving too. We sure do have a ton to be thankful for don't we?
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