Thanksgiving Favorites

I thought I would go back through the archives and share some of my favorite Thanksgiving appropriate dishes.  There are several side dishes and also my gramma's pecan pie recipe listed below with links to the original recipe posts.  I hope you try some and enjoy!

Pecan Pie

Sweet Potato Casserole

Macaroni & Cheese

Oven Roasted Butternut Squash

Loaded Mashed Potatoes

 

Thankful!

  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Eric & I have so many things to be thankful for this year - our families, our friends, our new home, our jobs, our sweet girl Layla Jane, and so much more!  We will be celebrating with my family early on today & then I have to work tonight - oh the joys of working as an RN in a hospital, but that means I'm off Christmas for the first time in 3 years!  Thank you all so much for your love & support!  Enjoy your day with your family and friends and an extra special thank you to all those who are serving our country today in the military, law enforcement, medical profession & emergency/fire departments and can't be home to celebrate with their loved ones.

   

Fall Mantle

Well it's a rainy gross day here and so I decided to finally decorate my mantle for fall.  I've had my fall decorations box sitting out for a couple of weeks but hadn't gotten around to putting anything out yet.  Now I will say that I don't claim to be a good decorator (or photographer) but I just pieced together what I've got.  Every year I add a new piece or two.  This year I picked up the little orange & black glass owl all the way on the right.  I also made the leaf garland today.  The lighting in our living room leaves a lot to be desired so the pictures are kind of dark but that's as good as it gets.  For those who aren't from around here that's an old map of Culpeper above the mantle in a frame made by my grandfather that I got from his house after he passed away.  I love maps and this one is extra special for that reason.

And just for reference what it looks like on a normal non holiday decor day.

The leaf garland was really easy to make.  I just took a long piece of thread and stitched through the fabric leaves I bought online to make the garland.  It's not perfect by any means but I think it's a nice seasonal touch.