So, for those of you that know my mother at all you know that "froo froo" isn´t really her thing... so that makes this post even better!
As most of you know it has now become my job to have Thanksgiving each year here in Spain...this is my BIG family event of the year, so of course I want to make it GREAT (I have a tendency to go overboard sometimes!). So, while I was home this summer mom and I were trying to think of ways to make my BIG even more special and I told her I´d like a nice "fallish" tableclothe - so the big mistake of the year...we went to KOHLS (moms favorite store...and starting to be one of mine too!) Not only did we find a tableclothe, but of course we bought 2 because I would have to set up two tables. And if I have a tableclothe I need napkins to match...right?! And then of course you have to have a centerpiece. OH and who could forget the cute hand towell to hang in the bathroom and the cute kitchen towells. And last but not least you HAVE to have a turkey pillow on the couch!!!
It was SOOOO much fun to be able to pick all this stuff out with mom...she was actually kind of "froo froo" for a minute...and enjoying it!! We were excited about finding a tableclothe, but what mom REALLY got excited about were the cute towells! They are cute!
Below is the centerpiece and candles I brought from California. Mom thought I was a bit crazy...couldn´t I find a centerpiece in Spain? Yes, but it wouldn´t have been as much fun as picking it out with her...and Spain doesn´t have candles that smell like this! They smell like sugar and spice, sooo yummy!!!!
I needed something to put on the second table (and we only bought one centerpiece in CA - thank goodness because my luggage already weighed too much!!)...I already had these candles so I just bought some decor stuff and put them on a plate I have....it worked.
My mother-in-law was shocked when she came over and saw the table set and all the little decorations (and the fact that the table was set and ready the night before also caught her off guard!!) The whole day she was making sure that everyone saw all the little details. She´s so cute, she makes such a fuss over everything. But really she was very pleased with her daughter-in-law! I think it´s so funny how excited she was about everything...it´s not like it´s out of this world to decorate a little.
David was so cute about it too...he said I´ve raised the bar for the family, now everyone is going to have to/want to decorate and make things pretty when they put on a family dinner!
Thanks mom for taking the time to shop with me and be a bit froo froo (I know you don´t like to do either of those things!!). It was lots of fun and made Thanksgiving way more special for me and everyone else. LOVE YOU MOM!
