Friday Favorites~November 19, 2021

What a week it has been at our house! We have been enjoying this view inside...

...and this view outside...

Why, yes, that is our pool that we purchased LAST JANUARY finally making its way home. Bless. They will backfill the dirt, fill the pool, and pop a temporary cover over it for the winter. All the finishing work, concrete, and landscaping will be completed next March. You can bet that the first warm day this spring will find the Zehrs swimming with the pool heater cranked. 

Oh yeah, and our outdoor lights get hung this Sunday. We are officially the Griswolds!

So, with all this crazy Christmas activity inside and summer activity outside, I thought it would be more than appropriate to talk about Thanksgiving today. Makes sense, right? :)

 I am linking up with Andrea and Erika today to share my Friday Thanksgiving Favorites! 

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ONE

Food and Games

It would not be Thanksgiving without all of the yummy food. Our family definitely has our favorites and I begin preparing everything on Wednesday. We are fortunate to have that day off of school. Dan, my dad, and Mason go to the local turkey farm to pick up the turkey I preorder in early October. I then prep the sides and get everything ready to pop into the oven on Thursday morning. This year we are hosting dinner for seventeen people! We eat our Thanksgiving meal as a late lunch so we can sleep, snack, and shop online for the rest of the day/night.

Because I'm cooking and prepping all day on Wednesday, the last thing I want to do on Wednesday night is make dinner. Years ago, we declared this pizza and game night. We order pizzas, cousins and friends come over and we play games. This year, you can bet we will be playing our favorites like 

this one...

this one...

this one...

and this one...

TWO

Hostess Gifts

I thought it would be helpful to share a few hostess gifts that are fun to bring along if you are headed to someone else's house. I love to pair a bottle of wine with one of these...

or a package of coffee beans with one of these...

You also cannot go wrong by gifting a fun holiday book like this one...

or this one...

Of course, you can check out all of my hostess gift ideas on my gift guide.  There is just enough time for these to arrive!

Wine Cutters | Wine Glasses | Lotion | Diffuser Oil | Candle

THREE

Comfy Clothes

While hostess gifts are optional, comfy clothes on Thanksgiving are a must! I do not think you can go wrong with this combo...

...a tunic sweater..

...Leggings...

...and a pair of booties.

Pop on a necklace and you are cute and comfy!

FOUR

Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday

On Thursday night/Friday you can find me on the couch with my laptop hitting up the sales. I used to love going Black Friday shopping, but now no amount of savings could get me to leave my house on this day. On Saturday, our family shops the local square and spends the day shopping small. I only participate in Cyber Monday if I have a snow day (it happened one glorious year), or over my lunch if the deals are great.

I have my eye on a few Black Friday deals that I will share on Instagram stories throughout the next week if you are interested!

FIVE

Gratitude

Finally, Thanksgiving would not be complete without giving thanks for the blessings in our lives. One Thanksgiving, many years ago, I had to make some very tough decisions to get myself and my then two little boys out of a very scary situation. It is not lost on me that I now look around me on this holiday and truly thank God for not only bringing me through than time, but for graciously giving me the things I once prayed for.

I am also grateful that you choose to stop by my little corner of the internet and I thank you for showing up for me in this way! Each visit, click, and comment truly makes my day.

Wishing you and yours a beautiful Thanksgiving Day!

xo,

Deanna