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Thanksgiving Vacation

Nov. 20, 2018

Thanksgiving is this Thursday and I don’t know about y’all but this gal is ready for it. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year and actually the one that I am the most busy on. Why, you ask? Because it is the one that I don’t do a lot of prep for. With Christmas I can get all the presents pre-wrapped and that just leaves the food. With Thanksgiving we have to get up super early and get everything ready that day.

I am hoping to get ahead of the game a little by taking a quick vacation, like two days.  After today I will NOT be online for the next two days. I am not checking emails or anything. I will be back super early on Friday and rest assured I will be answering emails and posting up storm after that. I hope that you all understand my need to take a couple of days off.

I thought about taking Friday as well but there is actually a big post on that day and there may even be a giveaway or two that I will be sharing with y’all. My plan for tomorrow is to sleep late! Then I have to get the housed cleaned and I am going to try to get some of the dinner for Thursday done early if I can. At least get the desserts done and ready. Not to mention most of the prep work.

That is one ting about being the cook, I can prep (when I can) and not have to wait for someone else to bring anything. I love when others bring food but I love knowing I have all of this ready too. This year it is going to be a small affair with the kids and , Ma and my uncle, and a few other people. In years past we have had thirty or more people. I want peace and quiet for this year. 

I want to take the time now to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope that your day is as peaceful (and full of turkey) as ours will be. Well, lets keep our fingers crossed for that. 

Category: Porch Notes Tags: Holidays, News

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  1. Rust says

    November 20, 2018 at 7:00 pm

    The kids are grown and far away so for the first year in many I am not getting up super early. I miss it already!

  2. Dianna says

    November 22, 2018 at 7:44 pm

    I hope you had a great Thanksgiving with your family! Ours was a quiet evening, because we went to my sister in law’s house this afternoon for a big lunch. I love quiet evenings at home.

  3. Mary Gardner says

    November 24, 2018 at 9:11 pm

    I hope your little vacation and your Thanksgivng was nice. I always have wanted to go to the beach for Thanksgiving and Christmas but it is hard for all of my children to get off at work and I won’t leave a celebrate without them. But a little mini vacation before hand might be nice!

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