getting ready for turkey day

not sure about you 

but team brookes goes thru

a little routine each year as we gear up

 for turkey day.

have i mentioned my fave holiday is turkey day?

well, it is.

probably because it's smack dab in the middle of 

'the season'

and it surrounds good smells, good food and family.

good stuff, i tell ya.

so

this little old process of gearing up starts early for us.

like just after we put the halloween stuff away. 

i fully realize we 

have a whole three weeks until the big day

but who's counting?

certainly not me.

first thing we do:

we listen to christmas music

probably not what you would expect.

i know.

so for  those of you

who aren't crazy about listening to carols in november,

better not come over here.

just saying.

and

 believe it or not, 

it was my girls who

cranked up pandora's christmas radio 

without a word from their mother.

have i corrupted them, or what?

yeah pandora!

2. start making soups

we love eating soup for dinner around this time of year.

some of our faves:

apple vichyssoise

(pretty much apple, potate leek soup)

harvest butternut squash soup

split pea with ham

add bread and salad.

num.

lastly,

we love to ring in thanksgiving with a thanksgiving tree.

now normally i don't put up this bad boy until 

the week of thanksgiving.

but with nothing but time on my hands

and no living relatives in my vicinity to give me a hard time,

i'm wide open.

bring on the tree.

(pics to come,

it's not quite up yet...but it will be)

in the meantime
here are some pics from past thanksgivings

2007
starfish, sparkly coral and golden oak leaves

thanksgiving tree,
aka: homecoming-red-white-and-blue-tree
2008

2010
fleur de lis, peacock balls, gold sprigs

mulling over what will be on the tree this year

tell me how you get ready for thanksgiving.

or not.