All Things Fall

6 months ago, my husband and I packed up all of our belongings in Orlando, Florida and drove 12 hours to the beautiful, tiny town of Mebane, North Carolina. Since we are now right in the middle of fall, I am happier than ever about this decision. It is such a big change from what we are used to, I can sit and look out the window of my office and watch the trees change on a daily basis. The cool, crisp air is amazing... you feel like you can finally breathe outside.

Today I am thinking about the coming events--Thanksgiving, Black Friday (my favorite day of the year) and preparing for Christmas. In just two weeks, it will be time to get all of the supplies and ingredients together for Thanksgiving dinner--and this one is extra special for me. It is my first Thanksgiving with my mom since 2007, and boy have I missed her cooking. The only difference this year is that I will be helping her with everything and hopefully learning a bit more about preparing the huge meals that my mom does every year.

I'm starting to think of decorating, one of my favorite parts. My mom normally focuses on the food, but I'm the one to make a nice centerpiece for the table and create a nice environment for the special event. This year I'm gonna make everyone get all dressed up just to eat dinner (lol) and I'm gonna make sure we aren't eating at 2pm. (My mom has a habit of making everything early and it being ready early-afternoon. That's not dinner, that's lunch!)

Typically after eating Thanksgiving dinner, sitting around groaning from full tummies, and eventually cleaning up, me and the hubby will leave Little Miss Brooklyn with someone (my mom this year) and go home to plan our attack and get some sleep before the big event - Black Friday. We will be up by about 11pm and off to Wally World to score some sweet deals on stuff for ourselves and the princess, and think about going to some other stores if there is anything else we want.

Then, that weekend we will probably be heading up to the mountains in NC or VA to cut down a fresh Christmas tree, and bring it all the way back down to our apartment to decorate. And yes, in case you were wondering-- we are too good for the pre-cut ones that they sell on every corner.

My mind is rattling with ideas of how to decorate for the coming occasions, and what to get my loved ones for holiday gifts. I can't wait to see how everything turns out :)