Thanksgiving Weekend -- A Whirl of a Weekend

Thanksgiving really begins on Wednesday

When the house is tidied

And the guest room cleaned

For company is expected --

Daughter Sarah and her Andy

Fresh linens on the bed, fresh towels and a basket of toiletries

For sometimes things are forgot.

And always a vase of fresh flowers

on the night stand.

It's a tradition.

We were up early the next morning -- heading an hour south

for three of us participated in

A turkey trot

Not after turkeys

But a 5K run on Thanksgiving morning

Burn calories so you can eat more turkey!

Thanksgiving at Casa Punch in Neosho 

Many guests and several tables

This being the "if you remember Bonanza and Ed Sullivan" table

Guess where we sat?

A turkey dinner with all the trimmings, of course!

Friday, Daughter Sarah became chef in what is now a Thanksgiving tradition

The Friday after meal to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

This year it was Italian . . .

With an antipasta tray

And

A chicken bundle, bucatini (daughter Sarah's favorite pasta shape) and roasted cauliflower with bread crumbs, garlic and Parmesan cheese.

There were 16 who helped celebrate our anniversary

That was nice.

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We said goodbye to our company this morning after breakfast.

They're headed back to Minnesota.

But they'll be back this way at Christmas.

We've got a turkey breast in the oven for our Sunday lunch

with most of the trimmings -- dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy and cranberry sauce

Sheets and towels are in the washer

So they'll be clean for that Christmas visit!

And we may poke around in the basement

And bring up some Christmas.

It's Sunday and I'm joining The Tablescaper  for Seasonal Sundays.