Well, Thanksgiving is over and I don’t know about you, but I ate way too much!
The menu was simple~turkey, dressing, and all the traditional fare. We also have ham every year, because most of us like ham better than turkey. Really, we serve turkey WITH our ham, but only because you’re supposed to have turkey. It’s not a law, just a “rule”, but we follow it anyway.
I’m content with the familiar traditions, and often reflect on the changes. We had a couple of new family members this year. My son was here with his new wife, and one of my sisters recently got married, so she and her new husband came over after their noon meal with his family. Some of my nieces and nephews were away at their in-laws. So, some changes are good and some are a little bittersweet. It’s nice to see our children grow up and have new and exciting things going on in their lives, but it still seems like they should all be with us.
I hadn’t given much thought to all the controversy about Black Friday being moved up to Thursday evening, at least not until my son and his wife left to do some shopping. Then I understood. It cut the family time short.
It’s funny, when my 75-year-old Dad calls me at 10:15 pm from Wal-Mart, with my mother along for the ride, I’m amazed that they could be at my house all day, eating, playing Ping-Pong, and staying until after 9:00 pm to help clean up, then manage to get a second wind and go shopping. How is that the younger ones couldn’t hold up as long?
Could it be that this whole Gray Thursday thing was a plot forced upon retailers by people who need exit plans?
Oh well, it was a wonderful time while it lasted and every year my sense of being blessed grows, as does my thankfulness.
The collage above is of my fireplace mantle. It’s kind of hard to decorate, because it is short and wide, but I like the way it turned out.
For my table, I used a tarnished silver tray with painted pumpkins and a candle. Well, one is a spaghetti squash, but it added a little height, so I went with it.
This was simple, but it takes a little while for Puffy-Paint (easily found at Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby ) to dry. It’s always worth the wait, though. It gives the best 3-dimensional aspect, and is also the most effective, and least messy, way to incorporate glitter into projects.
As you may be able to tell, I always go for the simple. I don’t have anything against the overstated, I just typically don’t have time for it. So, simple, with perhaps a bit of elegance, is usually my style.
I hope your Thanksgiving Day was enjoyable and that your feelings of “Home” are ones of peace, love, and contentment.
I can’t end without mentioning the best part of my Thanksgiving Day. Daisy was here and she spent the night with me and Pawpaw! We were exhausted by the end of the day, but the happiness I feel when she sweetly tells me she loves me and that she loves being at my house, or when I see her running around and playing with her little cousins and giving hugs and kisses to everyone, is worth every bit of exhaustion. To the last drop. Or until I drop.
I’m feeling abundantly blessed.
~Gigi
