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Friendsgiving.

My family is unlike most when it comes to major holidays. We're usually pretty low key and spend Thanksgiving with just the four of us, though mom usually has to work (casinos never close after all), so it's usually just my sister, step-dad, and me. This year, Jon joined the three of us, and we had a Thanksgiving lunch before my step-dad took a nap, and Bre, Jon, and I played a few games of Heads Up before Jon taught my sister and I to play Rummy. 

Then we all did some Black Friday shopping, but really, it wasn't Black Friday because it was still Thursday. We went to Best Buy and Jon bought me an early birthday/Christmas gift - a new camera! I'm so excited about it. I've taken a lot of pictures of my puppy. I bought a crap ton of movies as I always do, my sister bought some scarves at Target, and my step-dad got a new phone. I'd say it was pretty successful.

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I guess one Thanksgiving isn't enough though, because Jon and I hosted our first Friendsgiving on Saturday too. I've always said I would love to be a housewife and host a bunch of parties, so I was reliving a future dream a bit. I loved finding printables and recipes on Pinterest and bringing out all the fall decor. 



It was a potluck, but Jon and I went a little overboard with food. Jon made a turkey and ham. I made some stuffing, bacon guacamole deviled eggs, and a veggie/meat/cheese tray that was shaped like a turkey and served with ranch a cheese ball (a freaking delicious cheese ball). We also served some mac and cheese that was leftover from Thanksgiving and some potato salad freshly bought from Sam's Club. 

These bacon guacamole devilled eggs were so freaking delish!

A lot more food was added after this picture was taken. 
It's always fun getting together with my girls, and everything was so delicious! I was even a dork and bought to go boxes so every could bring some food home. We had some leftovers too and we enjoyed Friendsgiving leftovers for Sunday brunch. (Mainly the bacon cheese ball with crackers. That thing was so delicious!)



How was your Thanksgiving weekend?

36 comments :

  1. Those thankful note cards were a great idea!

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  2. Such a sweet post! I spent Thanksgiving last year with a friend and co-workers, who were 1st year Teach for America teachers, and we had an awesome time. I loved how you decorated by the way. There's a special place in my heart for spreading the holidays with friends. :-)
    Lovely post!

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  3. Love it! The tablescape is adorable and the deviled eggs look amazing ;)

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  4. Love having Thanksgiving with friends! I always have my Thanksgiving with my boyfriend's family and then mine as well but we also have a separate one on a different day with friends! Love the turkey veggie, cheese, and meat platter!

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  5. Yay for getting a new camera. You friendsgiving look like a lot of fun. Glad you had a great Thanksgiving weekend.

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  6. That sounds like such a fabulous weekend! And Holy Bacon Guacamole Deviled Eggs. Please share that recipe on your blog. That sounds so delicious! And you are just too cute. Your hair and your outfit - gorgeous. Your Friendsgiving weekend sounds like it was a success! Pai and I went to my Friendsgiving last Monday and it was a blast!

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  7. It looks like you had a blast! I love intimate Thanksgiving. There's no need to make holidays over the top with too many people.

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  8. I agree! I love small Thanksgivings because it gives you a chance to really catch up.

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  9. Those deviled eggs are the best thing I've put in my mouth in a long time. I'll definitely have to share the recipe! I loved them.


    Thank you so much! I tried on a few different things and poor Jon just had to endure while he was still preparing the turkey. We are definitely on the same wavelength with the whole Friendsgiving thing. I'm glad y'all had fun at yours!

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  10. Yes! I'm so excited to start learning how to take better pictures!

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  11. Me too! I haven't done it since college, and it was so much fun. That's awesome that you get to have two Thanksgivings!

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  12. Thank you! I am in love with those deviled eggs. They were so delicious.

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  13. Thank you! I'm happy you had a great Thanksgiving too. I loved hosting my first Thanksgiving and can't wait for more holiday celebrations.

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  14. As soon as I saw them, I knew I wanted to use them. They're so cute, and we had fun reading them and guessing who was thankful for what.

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  15. It was great, ours was small and low key for a change and I loved it! I may never go back to a big dinner. LOL

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  16. I would really love to host Friendsgiving one year! I think it would be a lot of fun. Love the printables you found, so cute!

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  17. Looks like you had a fun time! We had a friendsgiving this year with our friends in Charlotte, which brought me back to my single days in DC and doing Friendsgiving!

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  18. Aw this looks like so much fun! I love that everyone is hosting Friendsgivings lately!

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  19. Such a beautiful table and family! I can totally relate to going overboard when it comes to food at Thanksgiving.

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  20. i had never heard of a friendsgiving until recently but I think it is a wonderful idea. Looks like you had a successful day - I love your decor and the napkin holders! So cute!

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  21. I love friendsgiving. Since my family doesn't have a lot of family in the area, we get together with 6 other families every Thanksgiving and it's always a lot of fun! I've been on a blog break so I haven't seen your blog in a while, but I love the new design! :)

    xo, Hima
    Hima Hearts

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  22. Friendsgiving looks freaking awesome! That food makes me hungry. I was alone on Thanksgiving, lol. I should find some friends in VA to do that with.

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  23. Wow this looks awesome!! And that last photo with you and your boyfriend? Definitely frame worthy :)

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  24. My Thanksgivings are always low key, and I love them!

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  25. We did! Friendsgiving is the best. We may start doing it every year. That's great that you still have people to celebrate the holiday with.

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  26. I did have lots of fun! I haven't had a Friendsgiving since college, so I was excited to host one again.

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  27. Thank you! You can definitely never have enough food when it comes to Thanksgiving (or life in general).

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  28. It was definitely a blast! I had so much fun doing some subtle decorating and finding printables for the occasion.

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  29. That's amazing! That sounds like a blast. I haven't had a big Thanksgiving in awhile. I miss them! And thanks so much! I love my new design too. I think it definitely suits me.

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  30. I must admit, it was pretty awesome! You should definitely find some friends to have a Friendsgiving. It's fun, and you won't be stressed because everyone brings something, so you won't be responsible for cooking everything!

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  31. Awww! Thanks so much! It's our first posed picture on the new camera. He's a keeper!

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  32. Those eggs look amazing and the table decor is absolutely precious!

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  33. They were so delicious! I want to make them again. Thank you!

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  34. Looks like you had an awesome time! :] I love Friendsgiving! I haven't gotten to spend Thanksgiving with my family for the past couple years because I'm too poor to fly home for such a short holiday, so I've been spending it with friends. :]

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