Not quite what I had in mind, but seems like it was a success for the family.
The kids ended up going with my mom out of town to visit my grandfather, so the house was surprisingly quiet. It's funny how as a parent you sometimes pray for peace and quiet, but when you do get it- you don't know what to do with it!!
I found some pretty neat fall-themed tabletop items for my Thanksgiving centerpiece, though I still don't have a proper servingware set and my table which seemed size appropriate for my apartment wasn't quite suited for our large extended family. I ended up having to use our poker table and it was impossible to find a nice tablecloth to cover a 72" round table AND the metal legs. =P
..Aside from the fact that everyone ended up in the living room watching the football game during dinner, so my table setting went totally unnoticed. :-X
Luckily the food was delicious! Mom and Pops did the Turkey, which took alot of stress off of me considering I've never basted and cooked a turkey before.
I found a cookbook from The Blue Willow Inn, a former plantation that was converted into a buffet restaurant. I figured it's IMPOSSIBLE to go wrong with southern comfort food recipes from a plantation! lol (And I was right!)
My collard greens and mac & cheese turned out QUITE Scrumptious!
Idea for Potential Thanksgiving Table Setting
-Cookie Jars as a table centerpiece filled with Fall Flavored Cookies
(Oatmeal Raisin, Peanut & Toffee, Dark Chocolate & Walnut)
-Modern shaped simple serving plates
-Candles in fall scents
Credits: Jars from Swoozies [swoozies.com]
pear shaped/scented candle- pier 1 [pier1.com]
