As I write this blog tonight there are only 13 days until Thanksgiving!\u00a0 I LOVE Thanksgiving!\u00a0 The turkey, the gravy, the pies\u2026.mmmm\u2026pies\u2026Can you tell I have been dieting for the last month?\u00a0 I figured I better diet before the big day so I can be ready to take advantage of eating all the goodies with the upcoming holidays :).\u00a0 It\u2019s advance planning on my part, eh?\u00a0 Lose it so I can gain it right back again :).\u00a0Hey, no judging me…this blog is a judgment free zone \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Seriously though, I do love Thanksgiving.\u00a0 And I know some people complain about the Christmas music and decorations coming up too soon and overtaking Thanksgiving, but I actually love having the Christmas music and d\u00e9cor compliment my Thanksgiving holiday.\u00a0 I think Thanksgiving is the perfect kickoff reminder to get us in the thankful Christmas holiday mood.\u00a0 So blend the two together and let the extra d\u00e9cor compliment your Thanksgiving celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I thought today I would share a few get ready tips and reminders for your upcoming Thanksgiving celebration:<\/p>\n
A little secret I will share with you is my \u201cfaux china\u201d that I use for Thanksgiving dinner.\u00a0 That\u2019s right, I said faux.\u00a0 There is a little online store that sells plastic disposable plates that look just like real china plates and I am not kidding, they look amazing.\u00a0 Not only that but they have faux silverware that is really plastic forks, knives, and spoons but they look just like real metal silverware.\u00a0 And wait, it gets even better; they have faux crystal plastic cups that look like real crystal.\u00a0 They even have faux linen napkins that look just like linen fabric.\u00a0 Does it getter any better than all that??\u00a0 I think not!\u00a0 I use these every year for the holidays and they look absolutely fantastic and the best part is that you don\u2019t have to wash dishes after dinner!\u00a0 Instead you get to lie around and play games with your guests instead of slaving away washing dirty plates and cups.\u00a0 The website I order mine from is http:\/\/www.partyatlewis.com\/<\/a> and I order their Masterpiece line.\u00a0 If you want to get it I suggest ordering it immediately as it takes a few days to ship out to you and you want it in time for your big day!\u00a0 Trust me, it is absolutely gorgeous!\u00a0<\/p>\n Make sure you have invited everyone that you want to participate in the big dinner.<\/p>\n Make your shopping list of everything you need to buy, remembering that turkey\u2019s go fast and you might want to get your turkey early.\u00a0 Not only that but remember that frozen turkey\u2019s take time to thaw out so put it in the fridge early to let it start thawing.<\/p>\n If you want great pies you might want to order them from a pie shop early, unless you are a great pie baker, in which case you can feel free to drop any homemade pies off at my house this year!<\/p>\n One secret I use every year is my faux homemade stuffing. I\u00a0 take Stove Top Stuffing and I make it as per the instructions on the box, but right when you get to the step of mixing in the bread crumbs, I chop up fresh celery and some onions and I add those into the pan with my bread crumbs.\u00a0 By doing this it gives your stuffing a crunch to it and what\u2019s better is that everyone will assume it is homemade because of the fresh celery and onions \u2013 plus it tastes fabulous!<\/p>\n Always make a little extra turkey and then buy soft potato rolls and mayo so you can make yummy turkey rolls for dinner later that night when you start getting hungry again. \u00a0Oh, and don\u2019t forget chips and dips to go with them.\u00a0 Turkey rolls are the best!<\/p>\n One last thing that I thought of that I am going to do with my family this year is the 12 Days of Thanksgiving.\u00a0 I know, I know, you are thinking I am confused with the 12 Days of Christmas, but I am not.\u00a0 Yes we do the 12 Days of Christmas, but why shouldn\u2019t we also do the 12 Days of Thanksgiving?\u00a0 Here is what I propose\u2026 we all do the 12 Days of Thanksgiving starting this Saturday.\u00a0 For every day between this Saturday and Thanksgiving Day we find a way to give Thanks by doing some sort of an act of kindness for someone that shows them how thankful we are to have them in our lives.\u00a0 It can be something simple like writing them a cute note, or it can be baking them a homemade pie (pick me, pick me!), or it can be helping them with a project they have been trying to finish, or just anything.\u00a0 Find someone to do that for every day for the 12 day period and keep a little journal each night of the 12 day experience.\u00a0 You can start it this year as a new annual Thanksgiving Day Tradition for your family to do.\u00a0 I am going to start it with my family and I am really excited about it.\u00a0 I can\u2019t think of a better way to get into the spirit of this season, can you?\u00a0<\/p>\n Happy Countdown to Thanksgiving everyone!\u00a0 And share your experiences in the comments this month as you do your countdown!\u00a0 I would love to hear all the great things that happen to you this month and any great Thanksgiving ideas you can share with all of us!\u00a0 Please share!<\/p>\n Love ya,<\/p>\n Amy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As I write this blog tonight there are only 13 days until Thanksgiving!\u00a0 I LOVE Thanksgiving!\u00a0 The turkey, the gravy, the pies\u2026.mmmm\u2026pies\u2026Can you tell I have been dieting for the last month?\u00a0 I figured I better diet before the big day so I can be ready to take advantage of eating all the goodies with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[239,237,238,236,25],"class_list":["post-1800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-countdown","tag-holiday","tag-thankful","tag-thanksgiving","tag-tradition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1800"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1805,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1800\/revisions\/1805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}