I am Thankful for...

A lot things this year (in no particular order)
1. My mom's quick recovery
2. Wonderful boyfriend
3. Our beautiful home
4. Loving family
5. I actually have a job
6. School is going great
The list goes on and on...

We hosted some of Chris' family for Thanksgiving this year. It went really well for our first Holiday in our new house. By the looks of this mess I thought I would be in trouble but everything finished on time and everything was delicious!

We had enough food for an army! I cooked wayyyy too much food but I had no idea how to cook for 10 people so I just kept adding to my recipes. This will give you a hint at how I overcooked, I bought an EIGHTEEN pound ham for 10 people. I told my Nana on the phone and she said, "Well you really only get a 1/2 pound per person, so I bought 13 extra pounds. Oh well it was soooo delicious I froze the leftovers for later.

I made the ham, deviled eggs, whipped sweet potatoes with bananas and honey, green bean casserole, corn casserole (my new favorite dish), cranberry sauce from scratch, rolls, Pumpkin Cheesecake bars, Chris made the mashed potatoes from scratch which were extra fluffy and delicious and I loved every second of it.

                                      

Here is our feast!

The "Kid" Table

I can't wait to do it all again for Christmas.

I'm back-

So the semester is almost over [I have to take finals nest week] and I think I can finally breath. At least until January 12th (that's when class starts again).

So for those of you that haven't seen it- I would like to introduce you to our living room:

I'm really happy with how the gray walls turned out.

The TV is opposite the sofa. The black cat is from halloween  I have had these pictures uploaded for a long time and never got around to posting them. Everytime I would walk past the cast I would catch a glimpse of it out of the corner of my eye or in the mirrors on that table and think it was real. Literally- every time. You would think over the one thousandth time I would remember that it was there.

The sofa table is my favorite piece in this room.

I saw on Etsy that moss terrariums were all the rage this summer and I decided I wanted for about one second. Then I realized that I didn't want to keep up with it, clean the vase, etc so I found these fake moss rocks and tossed them into this birdcage. I think a lot of people don't "get it" because everyone has to get a closer look at what's in there. It's kind of funny- but I like it so that's what counts I guess. :)

I love my owl lamp. Enough said.

Our huge dining room table that we have squeezed into both apartments finally has a real home. We upgraded our chairs when we upgraded our living space. The chairs that came with the table literally fell apart. It was embarrassing when guests came over and we had to point out 4 of the 6 chairs NOT to sit in.

Finally our picture collage in the entry. My Nana and Grampy had a picture collage in the hallway in their house when I was growing up and I always wanted to have one too. Mine is a little different spin on theirs (they never had a dress form hanging on the wall) but it's exactly what I wanted.

Our house is perfect for hosting. There is plenty of room for everyone to sit. I love it.