Elliott and I had discussed our Thanksgiving plans about a month ago and I asked if we could “fill up the table.” Our huge farmhouse table is wonderful for craft projects, collecting odds and ends, and feeding the three of us at one little end, but it comes into its fullness of purpose when filled up with friends. Elliott said, “Sure!” and we extended invitations to our community group and a favorite Italian family to join us for Thanksgiving Day.
I spent much of Wednesday and Thursday preparing: baking apple pie, prepping the turkey, cleaning the house (with Elliott’s patient assistance to my insistence), and setting the table. This was my first time to host Thanksgiving and the first Thanksgiving I had ever spent away from my parents and siblings. I was anxious that everything would go right!
But then, as I was rolling pie crust on Wednesday afternoon, Elliott and I were treated to a magnificent rainbow. It turned into a full-bowed triple rainbow with a half-rainbow beside it! Such a beautiful reminder of God’s covenant faithfulness as I move away from being a daughter and fully embody my new life as a wife, mother, hostess, and friend.
hot spiced cider in Polish pottery mugs
Cute boys before our meal with baked Brie and crackers… and wine too, apparently.
Some people we love very much.
Almond cookies from our Italian guests (and they brought espresso for afterwards too!)
Dessert :: apple pie, vanilla ice cream, and pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting
Who doesn’t love some dessert?!
I love the citrus in this apple pie… mmm…
Lena was fascinated by Baby Benjamin, which is a good sign for when our baby arrives soon!
Our sweet kitty, who found a quiet corner of the dining room where she wouldn’t miss a thing… or not.
Thanksgiving Menu 2012
Your pie looks amazing, and it looks like the meal was enjoyed by all!
Thank you, Shannon… and it definitely was!
The food looks so delicious! It looks like your Thanksgiving was super successful. The photo of the rainbow and your view is beyond perfect as well. :)
❤stephanie
Thank you, Stephanie! Your blog is so lovely, by the way; thanks for linking to it!
Everything looks so wonderful! That pumpkin cake looks especially fabulous – I love anything with cream cheese icing! Congrats to a successful first time thanksgiving.
Thank you… I think I feel fortified enough to say it won’t be the last?!
Your menu is making me hungry!
Me too now…
I’m not sure what the “bach” is translating too!?
It’s a quote from “You’ve Got Mail,” quite possibly my favorite movie of all time. ;-)
Looks like it was a beautiful (and tasty) meal!
It was… now I want it all again!
Love so much about this. The farmtable filled with friends, the polish pottery mugs, the rainbow (by the way, is that the view from your home?), the apple pie, the wine. So much to be thankful for!
YES, that is a view from our house! Isn’t it amazing? I love that view and that farmhouse table most about our Sicilian home.