Fall Birthday Table for Megan

Morning Sweet  Friends,

So how was your Thanksgiving??

Hope it was everything you hoped

for and more................

Our's was......it was quite different but we had a

 wonderful day just being together.  Dee and Jerry

 got in late Wed. night,  then we went to Scott and 

Megans early Thurs.morning for nice brunch, of
orange and cinnamon rolls and Scott made a 
special french toast recipe that way really good,
 we also had a breakfast casserole and fruit salad,
so it was all yummy!!

 it was a gloriously beautiful day with just perfect

 weather, so we got to sit out on their pretty porch
 most of the time, talking, drinking coffee, and
 watching the baby play ball with different ones,
 and exploring in their beautiful yard and we also
 rode her around in a lil car she has, that is like
 a stroller............ so cute! 

 So it was all very refreshing and fun for us,
 since we live in Florida and we don't get a lot

 of those type of Fall days.  Our lil darling loved

it too, since she is an outdoor girl like her da da.

When we left there we went to see Susan at the

 rehab center and she had a nice Turkey dinner

there, which was good.  She was celebrating
her Thanksgiving by being grateful that the Dr.
said her hip has healed completely and that
she would be released to come home soon, and 
she did come home this past Sunday, and is
 doing well............we are all very happy 
about that.

Later the 4 of us, Dee, Jerry and us, went to 

Cracker Barrel and looked around the gift shop 

while we were waiting on a table,  then we had

a nice dinner, getting whatever we wanted,

hubby and I got the traditional Thanksgiving

dinner and it was very good, and the kids loved

there not so traditional Thanksgving dinner as

well....  then went by to feed Susan's pets, then

 went home and had our dessert we brought

home with us and coffee.  My fav part of the

meal....chocolate pecan pie........Yummo!

So it was about as close to a perfect day as it

 could be.............considering how different it
 was,  that just goes to show that different
doesn't mean it's a bad thing!

Now the table I am showing you today is
 Megan's birthday table, since her birthday
 comes right after Thanksgiving, so since I still

had all the Fall decor up decided I would make
 it a Fall table too.  We also had a dinner menu
 like what I would typically  make for
 Thanksgiving..... which is not Turkey.........

but a lovely chicken dish called party

chicken, with rice and 24 hr. salad,

 since we didn't get to have Thanksgiving 

dinner together, and then her favorite

dessert strawberry shortcake.

If you would like the Party Chicken recipe,
which is awesome and easy, and a great
make ahead dish that helps keep you out of 
the kitchen more on the big day and it is
 perfect for any holiday.
Just click here!

Here is a look down the table. Early in

Fall I had bought some new fall napkins

from bed bath and beyond, 2 brown, 2 

green, 2 rust, and 2 gold, they were a set

 for $8.00,  and I got them for what I would

have paid for shipping when I was buying

something else, figured might as well pay

a lil more and get free shipping and have

something to show for it........lol

I had these pretty fall paper napkins so

I just wrapped them around the cloth

napkins for color and beauty.

The Birthday girls place at the end of the table,

the place of honor for the special persons day.

A lil bouquet for her at her place setting!

Decided to use fresh flowers for her table and was so 

happy I was able to find some Fall flowers still cause

 was a bit concerned everything might have

already turned to Christmas colors.

  I love chrysanthemums especially this time of the year

but they are hard to work with for me, when doing a floral

arrangement cause of their thick stems.

 Already had this copper and green ribbon,  so just ran

that down the center of the table to highlight the copper

candleholders.  I used the large one as a vase, and

love these gold pumpkins with it too.

I tell you it was fun to be creating a tablescape again

cause it seems like it has been forever since I did any

thing creative............so really enjoyed putting this

together. Creating beauty just makes me happy!

Here is a close up of the smaller

candle holder.  I really love mercuy

glass and had never seen any in the

copper color, so hubby and I were

both very taken with it...........and

the price was great,  all 3 of them

for less than $10.00.

You can see they all have the same shape

just one is much larger than the others.

Used my brown glasses I got last year in Asheville.

they were a nice compliment. 

Here's an overview

Well, that's all folks.............

hope you enjoyed your visit.

Can hardly believe it is Dec 2nd

already............

My plan today was to take down

 all my Fall decorations but just

 realized...... I need to get all our

gifts to Dee and Jerry wrapped,

and get some things together

that they left here, so Scott and

 Megan can take them to Dee and

 Jerry this Friday when they go meet

 in Ga.for the weekend.  Also have

 a few things I need to order online

 as well,  so there you have it.

Since we have our lil darling

 tomorrow it will make it more fun

 for her and us to look at Fall stuff

 rather than a bare house.........lol

I am itching to get started tho,

so Thursday's the day or maybe

even Wed. night......depends 

on my energy levels.

Well,  you have an awesome

week............I am sure you will 

be doing some Christmas 

decorating, so be sure to put on

some traditional Christmas music

 so it cheers you on, with the real

meaning of Christmas!!

Am sharing over at:

Cindy's for Amaze Me Monday

Marty's for Inspire Me Tuesday

Karin for Centerpiece Wednesday

Patti and Paula for What's it
Wednesday

If you are in need of decorating
or cooking inspiration just check
 out a few of the above blog
 parties, you want be disappointed
 I assure you!!

Love ,  Hugs, and Fun

 Christmas Decorating Blessings,

Nellie