Thanksgiving Day = 3 weeks and counting!

So, the big day is officially three weeks away. I have just cracked my cookbooks and started preparing for the big day. We usually celebrate Thanksgiving at our house because Christmas is reserved for my mother in law. I am really wanting some good yummy food to last us all weekend so I really want to start planning today.

Planning for a big event such as Thanksgiving can be really helpful in allowing you to ensure everything is done and you can enjoy your day of gratitude!

Here are my preparation ideas for assuring that the day is a complete success (along with some yummy leftovers):

1. Meal Preparation
   1. pick menu items assuring that we have lots of everything and won’t be too much work on the big day
   2. talk to my guests about what they are wanting to bring
2. Shopping
   1. make my shopping lists for the meal and centerpiece items needed
   2. try and pick up the dry items on my next grocery trip
   3. plan a day this coming week to get to the craft store
3. Table Centerpieces
   1. pick a project for the kids to do for the table
   2. plan something that is simple from my saved project idea books
4. Entertainment
   1. find a good holiday movie to watch (get it in the Netflix queue)
5. House Cleaning
   1. self explanatory

The nice thing about starting the process today… just means less to do at the last minute! Happy holdiays!