Thankful Thursday November 26, 2015, Fall in Asheville part 2

Came across this gorgeous and free Printable

below from Lucy over at Craftberry Bush this

 morning so needed a verse for my Thankful

 Post so decided to use this lovely pic below.

Thanks Lucy!

for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Morning Sweet Friends,

Hope you all had a really wonderful 

Thanksgiving Day...........with

 Thankful Hearts, Great Fellowship

with Family/and or Friends, Yummy

 Food and Goodies, with Lots of Love

 poured on top of it all!

Have to say we really had a wonderful day,

that included all of that...........

It lasted all day, from 9:00 A.M. - 8: P.M.

Started off with breakfast/brunch at Scott

and Megan's, and spent the morning and 

part of the afternoon there, and the weather

was really glorious, so we got to sit out on

the porch some and visit and enjoy their

 beautiful breezy back yard, then we came

back to our house to start getting ready

 for dinner,  minus Scott, Megan and lil 

darling as they, of course, needed to 

spend time with her family as well.

Had a nice dinner around 5:00, and 

spent some more time yakking and then

sent Dee and Jerry on their way to see

his family. They are celebrating Thanks-

giving today, so that their whole family

can be together............ 

I am thankful

#1

for a make ahead gravy recipe I found 

about 10 years ago.  The most stressful part

 of making Thanksgiving dinner to me, used to
be doing the gravy once the Turkey was out of 

the oven, and since I don't make gravy often
I am not the best gravy maker, but thanks to
 this great tasting recipe I can make the gravy
 ahead and freeze it, then just thaw it in the
 fridge and warm it up on Thanksgiving Day.
 Love it!!!  

Delicious and No Stress for Me!  

Whoo Hoo!!

Love the header pic and this one, that I caught in the late afternoon

as the sun was going down.  So Pretty I think!

#2

for take out Mexican food from Chili's 

while I am doing all the prep for

 Thanksgiving company and dinner.

See the green tree right behind the first pink tree........



#3

for my sweet understanding hubby who has

 no problem with getting take out or eating 

sandwiches at times like this.

He is just so easy and helpful...............
such a blessing!

 After we were there a week this is what

it looked like..............such a quick and

amazing transformation,  and it was almost

bare by the time we left............lol

#4

that the house is all spic and spam
and ready for Dee and Jerry, and
the rest of the family.  Don't you
just love it when you have just
cleaned your house and it looks
so great!  I sure do!!

See how sparse the trees are now,  that happened

by our 2nd week there.  Now you can see the

houses across the street more...........lol

#5

that the gravy and stuffing is all made.

Have to say that the stuffing and gravy

are two of my fav parts of 

Thanksgiving dinner.

#6

that Dee and Jerry arrived safe and sound,

a few hours later than they were suppose

to, but just happy they made!

#7

for the fun evening we had on Wed. nite

after Dee and Jerry arrived, celebrating

 Megans Birthday.  We were a little early

on her birthday this year, but her twin

brother is here for her actual birthday

 on Sunday, and of course, she would

like to spend it with him, as she doesn't

 get that opportunity often, so we figured 

we would surprise her and do it while

the whole family was together on

Wednesday.  Due to Thanksgiving

and so much going on at once we

just got some great Take out from

an Italian Restaurant, and think we

all really enjoyed it.

These yellow trees look amazing when they are in full leaf.,

As you can see they have already lost a lot of leaves.

#8

for a really fun and relaxing Thanksgiving.

Scott and Megan did an awesome job on

the brunch, and it was so nice that the whole

 family could be together again this year.  

We didn't really expect that to happen, 

 so it was a extra special blessing...............

Now you can see this lil garden area at the top of their 

street now that the trees are all bare.

#9

that all my food came out well, cause we

changed up a few things this year, we made

a fried Turkey Breast hubby found at Sam's

and it was already cooked and we only had

to warm it, and they all liked that.  Then I 

changed up my brocoli casserole, and instead

 of using cream of mushroom soup, I used 

cheesy brocoli soup, as Jerry does not like

 mushroom soup, and neither do I really, and

 it was a great change we all liked it better,

 then I used scallions in my 24 hr. salad, since

 the last few times I have made it the onions

 have been so strong it sort of permeated the

 salad,  so we liked that change too............

so it was such an enjoyable dinner, and we

 can't wait to do it over again as leftovers! lol

Looking more like Winter now.............

#10

that Dee will be back on Saturday some-

time and will get to stay until Monday......

Unfortunately, Jerry has to be back for 

work before then, so he is graciously kind

 to share her with us for a few more days.

even with all the bare trees there are still some full of Fall

leaves...................

#11

for my family, my friends in everyday life 

and online, my home and yard, that my 

hubby loves his job, for all the trips we

have gotten to take to Asheville over the

last few years, for our church home and

church family, and for so many wonder-

ful gifts that Lord has blessed us with

that as my Dad used to say,  that you

can' tack a dollar bill too!  and they are

many and varied,  even in trials,  God is

good...........which leads me to my next

and last Thankful..........

These  pic and the one below I took for

the Holly Trees,  thought they were just 

so pretty!  would love to have one of these.

#12

First and Foremost, and maybe last but certainly 

no where near least on my list is for Jesus,  and 

that he was willing to go to the cross to save me

 and everyone from our sin debt that we are all

 born with..............and to bring us into newness

of life and to give us the great gifts of His

spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,

Goodness, Gentleness and Self Control.

He never leaves us or forsakes us, and is

always there for us, He is the best friend

we could ever have!

These 2 pictures (the one above and below)

I took because they  reminded me so much

 of Germany when we lived there, 40+ years

 ago. Dismal overcast skies and misting rain

were a norm, and in our area houses were

 built on hills and mountains like this, and 

even the houses look the same from the

distance, and of course, the bare trees in

winter....lol

These were taken for old times sake!  lol

Thought this one below looks so funny  cause you

see all these bare trees and then here is the yellow

one just full of leaves.

Well, there you have it our ............

Thanksgiving Edition!  lol

Wonderful that you could stop by for a visit.

If you missed Part 1 of Fall in Asheville
and would like to view it, Click here.

Hope all is well in your next of the woods.

Love, Hugs,

and Last of November Blessings,

Nellie

Can you believe next Tuesday is

December 1st??   Think we might put

up our tree today,  as we are not black

Friday shoppers!!  lol



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