Payne Family Thanksgiving 2013

Happy Thanksgiving from the great state of North Carolina! I hope you all and your loved ones are having a lovely day. I know I am, and I'm overflowing with thankfulness. Let's get the utterly obvious out of the way: I am crazy grateful for my B and the fact we are going to get married. I am so thankful that no matter where we wind up celebrating next year, I will be celebrating Thanksgiving as Mrs. Stevenson. I am thankful for my crazy and loving family of birth and my incredibly kind future in-laws. I'm thankful for my sweet furry girl and that she and her furry cousin Eva are (kind of) getting along. I am thankful for a warm house and good food and all the blessings I enjoy that so many don't. Like I said, I'm overflowing. Here's a little peek into the Payne family Thanksgiving...

(This is the first time I've done a blog post from my phone, so forgive any autocorrect disasters and formatting issues...)

Fennel for the fennel, potato and Gruyere gratin (recipe to come later!)

Furry girls following grandma around

Ready for the oven!

Dining room

Dining room table

Making honey glazed carrots.

The remnants of cranberry sauce-making.

My puppy niece, Eva the Diva, enjoying her Thanksgiving Day nap.

Afternoon relaxing.

Family