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The Friday Five: thanksgiving edition

The Friday Five: Thanksgiving edition.  Let’s be honest…I will NOT be posting next Friday…as this year we will be getting ready to have a throw down to celebrate my awesome daddy’s SIXTIETH birthday!!!  So, today’s edition of The Friday Five will focus on one of my favorite holidays. 

 

1.       I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving.  For me, it is just so relaxing and “warm.”  *I obviously LOVE Christmas too, but Thanksgiving is just so easy.*  No holiday stress, no worry about getting all the gifts bought ( I do LOVE buying gifts for others, but you know what I mean…)…just a laid back holiday to enjoy your loved ones and take some time to be THANKFUL.  We all could use some more of that in our life, right?

 

2.       Thanksgiving to me includes the following foods:  turkey, giblet gravy, dressing, sweet potato soufflé, rice and butter beans, mac and cheese, and maybe some green beans or a green bean casserole sometimes, squash casserole, strawberry “salad.”  SO LOTS OF CARBS.  YUMMM.  Everyone eats a variation of this I am sure and has that meal that really feels like “home.”  This is mine.  I could eat leftovers for days.  And probably will…….

 

3.       We have been switching off doing Thanksgiving with my family on theWednesday night before and Mikey’s family on Thanksgiving day.  I would prefer to do theWednesday night before than eat TWO meals in one day.  And plus, I LOVE doing it in the evening as opposed to lunch. It just feels so warm and cozy to me.  We will be hosting Mikey’s family at our house on Thanksgiving day this year…so excited!  My momma is hosting our family…LOVE being with family during the holidays, nothing beats it!

 

4.       Black Friday?  I’ve never been a wake up at 2 am or go out at midnight type of black Friday shopper…just isn’t my style.  A lot of times my mom and I will drive up to SouthPark in Charlotte that day or go to the outlets somewhere….more to be festive than anything.  My mom and I both enjoy shopping just to shop.  We enjoy the hustle and bustle of the season…even if we don’t buy much we love to be out in the madness.  But, this year we will definitely be staying home because we will be spending the day working/cooking to get ready for my daddy’s PARTAY.

 

5.       The reason of Thanksgiving?  Giving THANKS.  We have SO, SO much to be thankful for.  God has blessed my family tremendously and I am thankful for that every single day.  I get a little sappy when I think about ….

 

Happy weekend, everyone!

 

xoxo

 

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  1. Elise @ Her Heart and HomeNovember 22, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    hey cutie...just started following your presh blog!! i'm a carolina girl myself...NC though :) just wanted to say hiii thanks to the linkup! looking forward to following along! xx

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