Thanksgiving ~ The Preamble

This is the first Thanksgiving I have participated in the preparations.  I was somewhat blase' about it.  I had the receipes and an idea of how I wanted it to be.

Totally incorrect.

First of all, it takes longer than I thought.  And grocery stores are INSANE!!!!! And where do you put the stuff if your refridgerator is small and you don't have alot of storage?

Hmmmmmm.

So yesterday I decided to start the process - not the grocery shopping, I did that on Sunday. I decided to make the cranberry relish, ambrosia and carrot cake.

Making the carrot cake.  And hand grating 3 cups of carrots.  The cake better be worth it.

A small sampling of the dishes.  OMG!!!

So, got everything made.  And of course, the cake won't fit under the cake dome.  Oh well. Everything else looks great.  

The house is ready, just doing some wash (the quilts on the sofas and the new tablecloths for the tables).  

Ultimately, everyone will have a great time and the mess just won't matter.

You are all my blessings.
~Love, Leslie