Thanksgiving will always be one of my very favorite holidays. It’s the one holiday that there isn’t a huge let down after the celebration is over. You eat all day, spend time with family and then roll right into the Christmas season, it’s just such a happy time. For the last eleven years (as long as I’ve been married) we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving pretty much the same. With the exception of a few years in between, we have hosted dinner at our house. We start out the morning watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade on TV. In between, I spend the morning cooking and texting my friends about the Black Friday deals. We’ll get to that tradition in a minute. Although all of the family comes over in the afternoon, my mom and dad try to come over a little early and spend the day with us. The longer we can spend time together, the better! When we moved into our new house, I chose a big kitchen table with Thanksgiving in mind!
Jacket | Shirt (similar) | Jeans | Flats
Thanksgiving Traditions
I typically leave the turkey cooking to my hubby and I will cook your traditional casseroles; green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole and corn casserole. LOTS of casseroles, it’s filthy and I love it! After we eat, late in the day, I may squeeze in a quick nap before heading out with my girlfriends. Black Friday shopping has been a tradition of ours for as long as I can remember. I didn’t shop it as a kid, but my best friend and her sister and mom were avid shoppers. She passed that love down to me and we created our own tradition. We used to go out right before midnight, but now with some stores opening earlier, we go out around 8 or 9pm. We literally shop the entire night, most of the time not going home until the next morning around 9am. I always bow out about then at least, but my friends have shopped straight through until 2pm. They’re crazy. We get deliriously tired, hopped up on too much Starbucks and just have so much fun.
Thanksgiving Outfit
Since my day is spent cooking, possibly napping and then shopping – I’m going to keep my attire casual. Jeans or leggings are always my go-to, with a cute pair of flats and a little gingham! I recently bought a J. Crew Downtown Field Jacket, when J. Crew ran a 40% off sale for cardholders. I have a quilted version that I love and wanted to add the lighter version to my closet. It then turned frigid of course, but the field jacket is a classic for fall and into spring, so I don’t regret the purchase one bit.
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My Kitty, respectfully named “Bush” was stalking the whole time I took the pictures, so of course she had to join in. Her name is Bush because she’s a bushy girl, lol. She’s there for Thanksgiving too of course.
After I sleep off my shopping binge, we load up the boys and go on a tree hunt, then spend the weekend decorating the house for Christmas. It’s such an exciting and fun time of year! What holiday traditions do you have?
-Brooke
Perfect layers on the “purr-fect” girl!! Bush is so cute and so are you!
Perfect thanksgiving outfit, love this jacket.
xo
Pinksole
It sounds like the perfect Thanksgiving Day plan to me! Love this classic jacket. I have one too! 🙂
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This is the perfect look for Thanksgiving! I love the plaid and your jacket! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
Loving this look for Thanksgiving, especially that scarf! Thanksgiving is my favorite too as it’s just such a cozy holiday leading right into the Christmas season <3
Green Fashionista
This is the perfect Thanksgiving look in my opinion. You look so cute and warm at the same time! Have a great week!
xo, Whitney and Blaire
Peaches In A Pod
How sweet that Bush got a cameo on the blog!!!
I love Thanksgiving too, and it’s such a fabulous time to be grateful for everything we have!!
XOXO
Jodie
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Sounds like you have such a wonderful Thanksgiving with your friends and family! We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Hungary, but this is my favourite time of the year too! The few weeks before Christmas are such an exciting, joyful, (and a little nerve racking haha) time and I just love it! And you look so pretty in this outfit, it’s perfect for Thanksgiving! Thank you for sharing your traditions, and I hope you have an amazing time with your loved ones this year, and have lots of fun shopping!
xo, Eszter
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Aww sweet kitten! I’m so glad you picked up that field jacket because it is THE best. I wear mine so much to the point that it has replaced my jean jacket. *gasp* I know.
I love to watch the Macy’s parade with my family over Thanksgiving! My favorite parts are the musical acts and seeing what all the celebrities wear on the floats. Did you ever notice their stylists put them in the most gorgeous coats, hats, scarves!? It is a style blogger’s heaven.
–Roxanne
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I have been wanting to watch the Macy’s parade this year! We usually forget to turn it on! We have a few Thanksgiving celebrations this year. That jacket is so cute on you and I love that your kitty wanted in the pictures. Enjoy your Black Friday shopping! I’ll be doing it from home, but I’ve gone out before!
Carrie
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Thank you Carrie! It’s much easier at home! Hope you have a great Thanksgiving. 🙂
That’s my favorite part too! I will definitely pay more attention to their style this year, I haven’t noticed before!
Thank you so much Eszter! It’s so fun celebrating the season!
My bush baby! lol, shes so sweet. It is such a fun time, I love the time to reflect and be thankful!
Thank you Blaire! I hope you have a great week too!
It’s the best! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving 🙂
Thank you Biana!
Thanks girl! I’m glad I finally got one, totally a new favorite!
Thanks Rachelle, and thanks even more for putting up with my scatter brained self this morning, haha!
Perfect play on words 😀 Thank you Andrea!
You are obviously younger than me. The thought of shopping through the night just about kills me. LOL. You will darling on turkey day. We love all things casserole too. YUMMMM!! These pictures are great. The trees make a gorgeous backdrop. (are you using a remote? I’m thinking I need one) Happy Monday cutie!
It gets harder every year! Haha, but hopefully I can hang in there this year. 😀 My husband took these pics, but I have used a remote!
Always such great things about Thanksgiving and the traditions! Must be a very awaited time of the year for many. Love your outfit <3
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Such a perfect look for Thanksgiving! Glad to hear you had an azaming time with your family! Vivian x
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Here we don’t really celebrate but as the years go by and Christmas has become such a hassle, Thanksgiving is becoming the best time to get together before the whirlwind holiday and new year’s comes through. I have two dinner to attend tonight so I am just wondering how I am going to make that happen.