Happy to be Thankful

Today is Friday folks!

Can't complain there

AND

next week is Thanksgiving!

I'm kinda secretly pumped about this because my husband and I are having his family over to OUR house

Turkey Day at OUR house

This is a first!!

We luckily just bought a nice sit.down.let's.eat type table

which was (and still is for that matter) extremely HEAVY.

It's got a marble top and is about 6 ft long

and stunning!

My husband and I are in charge of all the side dishes

his parents will bring the ham and dessert

(no turkey here this year folks!)

I am headed to shop for most of the stuff today

and am excited about what I plan to prepare

Yummy sides include:

green bean casserole

crock pot mashed potatoes (and side bar of cheese, bacon and chives)

cranberry sauce

crock pot mac n cheese (thanks to a recipe from my friend Kelly)

sausage and sage stuffing (from a farmer's market)

and fresh chicken gravy (from farmer's market)

I'm drooling thinking about all this food

and I am kinda happy to not have to travel this year

Normally we would go to one set of parents

then the other

be super stuffed

and pass out

lights.out.gone.

food coma

(and beer coma too)

So, I am thankful and happy this year for being able to have my family over and share with them

Any of you have family traditions you do?

We typically go around the table and say what we are thankful for...

which always gets me emotional (especially when the kiddos say something super sweet!)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!