A few of my favorite things.

Obviously food is my favorite thing for special events and gatherings, but next to food is coming up with unique (and sometimes not so unique) ways of decorating for the event or season. We usually spend these holidays and events with our family and "extended" family so decorating always has a few challenges. The building is rather utilitarian as well as the tables and chairs, and we are usually serving anywhere from 40 people to 100. So it's always fun to figure out how we're going to set the tables up and make the room more festive and homey from the everyday look. This year we're planning on around 75 people for our Thanksgiving dinner and I've been trying to come up with the centerpieces for that many tables, color scheme, etc... all while trying not to spend very much money.
Last year was once of my favorite looks as far as Thanksgiving, Ken and I really outdid ourselves. ;-) So I'm hoping this year is as fun and looks half as good.

The best part of all, of course, is the pie table! Happy planning to everyone.