Rookie Thanksgiving
As I sat down on my sister-in-law’s couch, my husband says to me, “Great news! I volunteered you to host Thanksgiving this
year!” My first reaction was, “great”! I love cooking and
hosting! This will be awesome. But as the days went on, I felt a twinge of
anxiety setting in. What are you
thinking? You have never hosted a huge
family holiday? What are you going to
make? Where is everyone going to sit? What fun activities could I have for the
kids? What have I gotten myself into? So as the days approach faster and faster, I
am trying to get organized and make a master plan of what I will create for my
first Thanksgiving dinner. Do I stay
traditional or go untraditional? Do I
put the turkey gizzards in the dressing like Mom or rely on Stove Top to make
my stuffing? Do I attempt to make a
homemade pie or just stick to the freezer section at Hy-Vee? I pride myself on always making my kid’s birthday cakes from scratch, so why am I freaking out
over a little Thanksgiving dinne…