Giving Thanks: Recipes, Black Friday Finds, and More

Stuffing Recipe

Friendsgiving Recipe

Last night's Friendsgiving was our third and we decided to go all out this year. Ben made our the turkey, and I can't even believe how good they always are. I made a chai pumpkin pie, a sugared cranberry snickerdoodle pie, and homeade cresecent rolls. It's a good thing Ben is a math teacher because the oven math we had to do to get them all done required a master's degree. 

Our table scape was my favorite part to put together. Our apartment is pretty tiny so we had to get creative about fitting all our people in. We borrowed two foldable tables from my parents and coverd them with floor length white table cothes and kraft paper. The center has silver dollar eucalytus (always from Trader Joes), mini pumpkins, apples, and white pillar candles (from the two million we still have from the wedding). 

Our Friendsgiving was incredible, but the best part without a doubt was the stuffing my friend Tim brought us. I've linked the recipe below because if this comes with you to thanksgiving, you will be the winner. 

Black Friday Steals

This year I'm online Black Friday shopping for the very first time! The deals are so good that it can be overwhelming! So I'm breaking it down for you. 

First off all there are two gift guides you need to plan around. The Sorta Awesome Gift Guide gives some pracitcal ideas for gifts that also give back to the community. If you want your gifting dollars to be doing some good for others this year, this is a great guide to follow. 

Sorta Awesome Gift Guide

Living with Landyn's gift guide is also a go to for me because of her incredible taste and o how specific her choices are! She has guides from fathers-in-law to tween girls and it's pretty perfect. The price point is a bit higher so these might be good for inspiration. Landyn also has a Black Friday guide that I'm super excited about. Both are linked below. 

Gift Guides

Black Friday Guide

For Black Friday shopping, there are two companies in particular that I am SO excited about! Their products make perfect and thoughtful gifts and they help support small businesses (Small Business Saturday is this week!) I've linked to their shops below but you should sign up for the newsletter or follow them on Instagram to get the best discounts. 

Dear Mushka

All things good Collective

Christmas Cards!

Last year I wrote a post on how to do your Christmas cards on the cheap (linked below) and this year after a lot of pricing, I found that the best deal is a Vistaprint. We ordered 100 5x7 full color photo cards and envelopes for about $65. That was only possible because of the Black Friday weekend deal though, so if you want it, go snag it up! They make the design process super easy so it shouldn't take you long to link it together. 

Our Christmas shoot this year is from our go-to photographer, Cassidy Dawn Photography. We ALWAYS love her work and this year was no exception! 

Christmas Cards on the Cheap