Our Third Annual Friendsgiving
I remember days I used to daydream about what I have today. A husband. A house. A baby on the way. A group of friends that love to a greater measure than I could have ever imagined.
Friendsgiving is my favorite time to kick off the holiday season & celebrate friendship. It may sound like a cliche, trendy, made-up holiday, but for us- its actually a sacred day. Life gets crazy and we rarely ever get to see each other as much as we’d like. But Friendsgiving is a day we put on the calendar and we make time for it, to simply gather together around the table, share a meal, and make more memories that I’m sure we will cherish forever.
I love the saying, healthy things grow. It has been amazing to see the growth in our friend group from year to year. The growth in our hearts, the depth of our relationships, and our bellies with babies.
We’ve grown in numbers, grown as people, we’ve added little Sawyer as the first official member of our “kids table” with Baby G and Baby DuBois on the way to join him. I can’t wait to see them added to the crew next year. I think we are going to need a new house soon 🙂
It is so crazy to me to think back to the first Friendsgiving in our apartment when only Wil and I were married and now we’ve grown through life stages, been in each others’ weddings, seen couples become families. Growing through this life with friends that love you like family is truly the best blessing. I’m feeling especially grateful for this group of people (we were still missing a few).
Going and growing through stages of life is truly a beautiful thing. Step into your current stage with all you got. Don’t wish it away looking forward to the next or reminiscing on the past.
THE MENU
So the deal is, I host the meal and cook the turkey (with the exception of the first year we did a brunch). I put together a menu and then people call dibs on what they want to bring. This year the menu was: (I didn’t get any pictures of the food because we dug in too fast!) Ps.. One the the reasons my friends are incredible.. they literally are the best cooks. Annnnnd without even being asked they made me gluten-free dairy-free food!! I had an entire Thanksgiving meal that was allergen friendly.. they love me <3
Turkey
Stuffing
Sweet Potato Casserole
Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Vegetables
Cranberry
Green Bean Casserole
Bread rolls
Dessert- Pie & Pumpkin Spice Cake
Appetizers- Meatballs, Bake Brie and Crackers, Meats and Cheeses
THE DECOR- (Super easy centerpiece to put together)
Runner- West Elm
Plates- Crate & Barrel
Goblets- These are such a steal. They’re Dollar Tree, actually nice quality and over the years my mom and I have accumulated over 40 of them and they are the best for parties and events.
The Eucalyptus was from IKEA last season, I can’t find it online right now but hopefully this Christmas season they restock it. The napkins and wood pumpkins are from TJ MAXX. Fairytale pumpkin is from Sprouts.
XO,
The sun was setting so we had to do the photo-op in the middle of the street.Classy, we know. 
Baby Bumps! 
Selfies 
