Then there was Thanksgiving!

This year for Thanksgiving, we kept most of last years decor packed and went with a more natural, "woodland" theme of varying textures and textiles (Emily, that was for you :)). Felt, burlap, canvas, even sequins made the cut. The best part: most of the items we used were purchased at 70% off + sales before Thanksgiving!

It was fun to decorate the upstairs living room, with the new mantle installed. We also added a white trunk to the corner of the room to store blankets, hide cords, and hold some recently thrifted finds.

This was also the 2nd year that we hosted Thanksgiving! We were, sadly, missing a few of our main wing{wo}men, but we were still SO thankful at all of our family who were able to attend.

The food was DELISH. On the menu was:

Grandma Martha's oatmeal rolls

Grammy's sweet potatoes and fruit salad

Mom-in-law's sweet potato souffle 

{you really cant have too many sweet potatoes in this family}

Mom's green bean casserole and Corny Mac'n'cheese

Chelsey's (180) deviled eggs {next year, Chels, you're in charge of napkins or something fool-proof}

My mushroom and sage dressing, & garlicky red mashed potatoes

For appetizers, we did: 

Buffalo wing cheese and crackers

Cilantro lime dip

Parmesan pepper dip

Pepperjack salami

& Ginger snaps

After dinner, we packed into the car and headed out for a little Black Friday shopping. Husband's mission was allll TV.....Wife's was sparkly slippers.

Both missions: Accomplished!!

Stay tuned for a post in the very near future on creatively concealing wiring/cords, and the 1000 electrical boxes it seems to take to power internet and satellite. I've been pinning like a mad-woman!

*sigh*