My First Thanksgiving

Okay, so not my first Thanksgiving, but this year is the first year to have Thanksgiving at my house. I must say, I do feel quite grown up. Even though I ordered the Smoked Turkey from Whole Foods to be picked up tomorrow morning, that still leaves plenty of learning experiences for me! For the sides I am planning, mashed potatoes, the BEST focaccia stuffing recipe from WilliamsSonoma and I am trying a new recipe for Chestnut and Bacon Brussels Sprouts. I think this pregnancy nesting has kicked this into full gear. I'm even doing pear place card settings, idea courtesy of martha stewart (photo above). I have also included the recipes for the sides if anyone is interested. Have you seen that commercial for Target's holiday decor where the girl is practicing serving her husband and does a mock opening of the door while stirring an imaginary bowl? Well every time Ben sees it he says that's me. What can I say, I'm feeling quite domestic these days!!

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/roasted-brussels-sprouts-with-bacon-and-chestnuts.html

Blasted shipping

SO I ordered the first item for the nursery, a rug that was on sale at ballard designs. I started with this rug because it's truly the centerpiece of the decor for the nursery (and it should be since it cost more than the crib or any other piece of furniture going in there!) I just pulled in from the airport to discover it had been delivered, wrapped in thin plastic that had torn open and one whole end is heavily soiled. My heart immediately sank as I dialed Ben to vent while walking up the steps. I called Ballard only to find out that was the last one!! Now, I can either change the motif or try to have it cleaned at their expense. I'm going with the latter now to see if I can salvage this design scheme. Woe is me.

Another baby pic...

His arm :)

Am I the only one?

Am I the only one that has felt the void of Domino? When they cancelled the magazine they replaced it with Lucky... I like clothing and all, but it's not nearly as good as Domino. I then subscribed to Elle Decor which is nice, but who can afford to decorate with anything in it! Well, I recently stumbled on this... Lonny! They have the same format as Domino and so far, the same great decorating ideas. If you are in the hunt for home decor shopping magazines this may be for you!

So, I've started all over on nursery ideas. Turns out, my previous ideas for a little boy's nursery were actually very girly, they just had a bit of blue thrown in so I called it "boy". I'm not planning to do anything over the top... I'm just not ready for the themes of hunting, fishing, racecars, trains, planes, sports, etc. I figure I have the next 10-15 years to have really boyish decor, I might as well go as "baby" as possible. I'll let you guys know what I come up with. Meanwhile, I have found some paint colors I like... that's a start!