THANKSgiving Festivities!

     My mom loves (and I mean, loves) to decorate for the holidays. As a matter of fact, it has been a "running joke" in our family that I have followed in her footsteps in the holiday decoration department. When I was working, I rarely had time to FIND the box of holiday decor much less, decorate the house. My mom would always ask me: "Do you have your house decorated yet?!?" I would always reply, "Of course I do!" Her next question would always be, "Really? Great. When can I come by to see it?" I would always reply, "You know Mom, I am *really* busy. Maybe next week. I'll give you a call!" Then we would both crack up. 
     Well, this year was no exception. When I arrived at my mom's house (after a very long United flight complete with "mechanical issues") everything was decorated to the nines. As you can see from above, the fireplace mantle was SCREAMING Thanksgiving! She even decorated the bathroom! :-D 

     We had Thanksgiving Day at my mom's and our Day After Thanksgiving celebration at my sister's house. My mom made "egg boats" and they were waiting for me when I arrived in Cali. It was a yummy treat at 2:45AM! Oh, and my mom was awake and happy to chat until almost 4AM! LOL. Needless to say I slept-in the next day.
     My mom also made a batch of her famous wheat free/gluten free cereal mix since there are quite a few of us who are gluten intolerant. We scarfed down that appetizer like we hadn't eaten food for days! 

     I had to borrow a sweatshirt from my daughter Angie while I was in Cali because I was so stinkin' cold! I just brought a lightweight jacket which is really all I have needed in Texas (up until recently). Brrrrr. I even turned on the electric blanket when I went to bed at my mom's. Brrrrr! It was c-c-c-old!

     One thing my mom and I both love to do is arrange flowers. While I was there, I made a few Thanksgiving arrangements and I loved the colors! I am a big fan of purple these days, even though it is not a traditional Thanksgiving color. I think it's the contrast I appreciate! 
     I didn't take many pics at my sister's house but here is one of my mom, my son Josh and my great niece, Samara. We had great time with our fondue-type dinner (we call it a pot party); it's one of those meals that lasts a long time because you cook your food and chat, cook more food and chat ... well, you get the idea. We enjoyed steak, shrimp & chicken at our pot party. Everyone helped clean up or played with Dylan and Samara which was AWESOME! I hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration as well! TTFN.