We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends! I am so thankful for a loving family and especially for such loving and caring parents. My parents are wonderful role models, and I am beyond blessed to call them Mom and Dad.
Charlie and I enjoyed a date night, just the two of us on Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving at Tazza Kitchen. We had a great check-up at the doctor earlier that day, and I wanted to celebrate with another "date night" because we are on serious baby watch. :)
Thanksgiving morning I was up early making a pecan pie, chesse pie, and an appetizer for the Mimms/Couch Thanksgiving, which was held in Bishopville at Mrs. Polly's house. My parents drove down for the festivities and stayed with us on Thursday PM.
Early Friday morning my Mama and I enjoyed a nice long walk around the neighborhood, as she prepared me in detail for labor. She was a labor & delivery nurse for 15+ years, so I'm blessed to have her as a resource. Friday afternoon we went back to Bishopville and spent the day with Sloan and the Mimms' side of the family. What a great Thanksgiving with both families!
We ended the nice long weekend at the Clemson/Carolina game on Saturday and finally decorated our house for Christmas Sunday evening.
The Bakers, Weathers, and Mimms host a monthly supper club together, rotating houses every month. For our November supper club, we decided to do a potluck Thanksgiving feast and all bring a traditional thanksgiving dish. I asked Charlie to smoke a ham (as it is so delicious). I will get him to give me the recipe, so I can share with you on here. I made a Pecan Cheesecake Pie, but had a hard time deciding between the pie and this - Creole Bread Pudding. If my week wasn't so hectic with commitments, I would have tried the Creole Pudding. Maybe I can make it for the Holiday's when we are home in Mooresville.
Kathleen, the Barefoot Contessa Diva, made Mac & Cheese, and DEFINITELY not your every day mac & cheese. It was DEVINE. It's Tupleo Honey's recipe... you will want to try and may not ever go back to the traditional mac & cheese. (Thanks for sharing some of the leftovers with me, Kat!) She also made a traditional twice baked potato dish. Ejoye made her grandmothers sweet potato pie, not sure she will want me to share, but oh my, its like eating dessert. We also had a very southern style green bean dish with soy sauce, brown sugar, and bacon.
We are looking forward to spending Thanksgiving in Bishopville this year on Thursday and Friday, that is, if the doctor will let me. Its a 40 minute drive... so close enough if baby comes calling. Also, looking forward to having my parents and Adam here as well to celebrate with the Mimms family.
I think we have finally finished the nursery! After she is here, we may hang a few more photos on the wall, but for now, I think we are finished. Our 3rd bedroom is very very small, hence the reason we chose it to be the nursery. Having most of our family out of town, we wanted to keep our 2nd bedroom as the guest bedroom for our parents and friends, so they are able to still stay the night.
When we started with the nursery back in June, the only thing I knew I wanted was pink silk drapes. Everything else, I wanted to be white. I went back and forth about having her crib skirt made out of the same pink silk fabric, but I decided to be a little bit more practical for future babies down the road, and ordered a custom skirt off Etsy. I ordered the silk from JRB Silk, a family owned company out of Georgia. They were superb to work with, and if I have drapes made again, I will order from them. The fabric I chose was titled "pink." It does not look like this on their site, so I encourage you to order samples before you buy. I ordered 12 samples before we chose the "pink."
The chest, end table, and wall shelf are from pottery barn kids. I am very satisfied with the quality and look of the set.
The Angel Giclee is from Anne Neilson Fine Art out of Charlotte. I ABSOLUTELY love love love her art work, but until I can afford a true painting one day, a print will have to do. Her story is truly amazing, she paints Angels, and if I could buy one of her paintings to hang in my living room I would.
The beautiful Moses Basket is from my sister-in-law, Jennifer. It is on loan for Baby Mimms and is a family heirloom. Sweet Anna Hamilton slept in it the first several weeks of her life. I'm not quite sure where Baby Mimms will be sleeping the first few weeks, its up for debate, but I imagine the precious Moses Basket will get used a lot! :)
