Made the place settings.
Made the candle for the centerpiece.
These beautiful flowers were delivered from Ryan's mom and Scott.
Katie arrived (just in time to save my sanity I think as Ryan was still at work during all this Thanksgiving Eve preparing). And we started baking... beginning with "Apple Slump" a recipe Grace had picked out from her favorite Thanksgiving book.
Thanksgiving morning- just out of bed- Grace and I started to make the pies (I know it's a blurring picture but I had to post it since it's a memory I don't want to forget).
The day seemed to be filled with kitchen food preparations- luckily, I love this.
There also seemed to be a lot of trips to the store. The very last trip Katie made, just hours before everyone else arrived, in pursuit of a table cloth. Mission accomplished.
I do love the getting ready part, although I have to admit, I had my stressful moments. When I was growing up "getting ready" for things, even fun things, and especially big things, was usually very exciting, but also very stressful. I'm trying to work on that about myself- nixing that stressful part. Especially if the getting ready is for something fun, like a holiday. So I practiced letting go... and was successful at times, and unsuccessful at others. Baby steps I guess. But I am happy to say that regardless of that, I do have many happy memories of the preparations to look back on. And for that I am very thankful.
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