Gather Together With Thankful Hearts

HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING....

Here is what I wore on Thursday:

I picked an outfit that was comfy to wear and eat and since it is warm here it had to be a light outfit...

ANd the flat boots allowed me to help mom clean up without hurting...

 Dress - SheIn

Vest - Forever 21

Boots - Shoedazzle

Necklace - Bazaar

Sunglasses - Karen Walker

THANKSGIVING 2016

We gathered at my parents' house early afternoon and had an early meal so we can still hang out have dessert and clean up and change and hit the mall! :)

My mom and lil sis and I love to shop and we have so much fun doing it especially on black friday!

My daughter and I put this together to take to the party....

BLACK THURSDAY HERE WE COME....

Oh So Thankful

 Wow, how behind I am… This was what I wore to Thanksgiving…

I had to have a comfy outfit with comfy shoes as I was hosting and running around but luckily it was a semi chilly day in San Diego so I could still do a fall sweater…

 Sweater - From Turkey
Jeans - Closet
Boots - Shoedazzle
Earrings - Cookie Lee
Necklace - Ann Taylor LOFT

THANKSGIVING DAY:
We cooked all morning with my little girl helping me the whole time…

The table for 12 was set the day before with the help of my sis and daughter… Collected all these pine cones and twigs and dried leaves from the parks we went throughout the week…
Pumpkins and squashes were bought…

The corn/split peas and black bean idea was from Pinterest….

With my Mom and little sister….

AND THAT NIGHT THE ELVES WERE BACK….

They made little indian hats for themselves from the kids art…

(Yes this is what I did after hosting 12 people and cleaning up…. AND THEN went black friday shopping at 8 PM Thursday Night)….

Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving outfit was inspired by a look from ThreadSence site:

It is really just the concept of a silky dress topped with a cozy cardi. Although here in souther Cal it is summer hot so the cardi only went on for the shoot!

Dress - BCBG

Cardigan - from a Beach Boutique

Boots - Via Spaga

Sunglasses - Karen Walker

Having a lovely Thanksgiving with my in-laws north of LA enjoying the 80+ temps...

IF YOU CELEBRATED…

 HOPE YOU HAVE HAD AN AMAZING THANKSGIVING!

Giving Thanks

 Thanksgiving Day Outfit!

Inspired by Shop Ruche's (may be Fall 2013?) lookbook:

I loved this combo of sequin skirt with a tucked in striped top and black collar and sleeves… I needed comfy shoes though for an all day of cooking so decided to go with flats and I was too cold to go bare legged.

 I barely had time to get dressed and do a little make-up so didn't really get to polish up my hair.  Oh well...

Sweater, Skirt, Belt, Tights - Forever 21

Blouse - Newport News

Flats - Tilly's

Necklace - J Crew

TODAY:

Woke up early since our schedule is all off from our 3:45 AM wake-up the morning before. Had a nice pancake breakfast with family and started to get going on one of my dishes but a sudden decision was made to go down to the beach to launch this rocket my husband bought for the kids. Which would have been fine as I would have just thrown on some leggings and a sweater BUT it was also decided we would do a family photo while we are there! 

My in-law's bought matching T-shirts for everyone for this photo (not my favorite idea, but I went with the flow) but I didn't even have time to do any hair and make-up so not sure how it all came out. 

Then the rocket launch had issues so after fiddling with it for 20 minutes had to come back home to trim the rocket at which point I just decided to stay and continue cooking while they went back out. I heard two rockets were successfully launched and the kids loved it!

We all cooked together while snacking on appetizers and sipping wine so it was fun. Although no one is really that adventurous eater except my son and I so I feel my ratatouille dish could have been somewhat of a wasted effort. 

But the meal was great and my brother in law made this amazing turducken turkey which involves duck breasts inside a de-boned chicken which is stuffed inside a de-boned turkey with stuffing in between these layers. He had to literally sew the bird shut. It was very entertaining to watch last night and it tasted great today.

YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT OCEANO BEACH (by Pismo Beach, CA)

 Sand dunes galore….

The Four cousins… Don't they look so alike? 

The Rental Beach House

Turducken all layered before it is sewn shut:

Today after cut in half out of the oven….

THIS MORNING AT THE BEACH in the Family Tee's….

 She has been finding sand dollars which she calls 'mermaid money' and says they are the proof that mermaids are real!

The men trying to get this rocket going...

Obviously not the best shot of everyone but here it is…. 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!