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My Thanksgiving Table

Last year for Thanksgiving my husband and I stayed local in NYC and hosted a few family members for the big dinner. It was my first time being responsible for the ennnntire meal—and if I'm honest, if was the first time I've ever been responsible for more than one simple side dish. But....despite our small New York City apartment with its obvious spatial challenges and despite our oven breaking mid-way through the meal being prepared (yes, that actually happened...), I still considered it a success!

As much as I loved all the cooking and prepping and whisking and baking, my favorite part was preparing the table decor (no surprise there!) and getting all my dishes, little trinkets, and miniature turkeys in perfect position. I may have even done a few trial runs of setting up the table before Thanksgiving day...but, it was worth every minute of agonizing preparation.

And all that background info leads me here: Since Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and since I'm always looking for an excuse to put together a holiday table scheme (and since there is soooo much adorable holiday decor out there) I decided to put together a fresh table scheme for your table!

We'll be traveling for Thanksgiving this year, so I hope someone can enjoy this for me...all links below. Happy Thanksgiving! 

Thanksgiving_Table

History's Biggest Scam

"If you received an official letter in the mail on company letterhead saying that a relative you never knew about had died and left you several million dollars inheritance, you would be skeptical. You would probably think it was a scam. Especially if you're a New Yorker, there are more scams in New York than anywhere else. But, at the end of the day, I bet you'd probably still call the number on the letter... just to be sure.

The Resurrection sounds a lot like a scam. In fact most New Yorkers believe it is a scam. But the offer is simply too great not to at least look into it... just to be sure."

-Tim Keller, today's Easter sermon

a throwback

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But, not a throwback because it's Thursday. (It's thanks to my Timehop app.)

My nephew Tate is almost 7 now. This picture was taken 4 years ago when I was home for the 4th of July, and it seems that even back then he held the same sentiment for my picture-taking craze: annoyance!

The first thing he says to me these days when he see me is, "Aunt Perryn, are you going to take another picture of me?!" I guess I've made my mark.

For better or worse.

what to wear on the 4th

If you're anything like me, you've been asking yourself this question for a while: "What should I wear this year on the 4th of July?"

i get excited about any holiday, but especially those with a well-known color theme involved. I'm always thinking about how I can color coordinate myself with the upcoming festivity without feeling overly cheesy. Although sometimes—most times?—there's definitely a lot of overlap, it's fun to be a little predictable and cheesy sometimes, amiright?

Here's what I picked out for the 4th of July this year—on my imaginary wish list:

white ruffle tee / blue & white striped shorts / essie clambake / essie marshmallow / essie butler please / red sunnies / red & white scarf / blue tie dye dress / red saltwater sandals / america the beautiful tee / denim shorts / red & blue kate spade keds