{All Things Domesticated}

I am loving these aprons from anthropologie.com, aren’t they the cutest?
 

Oh, I already feel inspired to cook.  If the thought of wearing one of these doesn’t inspire you to grab a spatula and flip through a cookbook, I don’t know what will.  I can already imagine myself, swirling around the kitchen, whipping up something incredible. 

I first started searching  for an apron last fall, when I decided to host my first Thanksgiving.  It was the first major holiday since my husband and I bought our first house, and I wanted to go all out.  And of course, pictures would be taken, so I needed to look the part and cute.

Not only did I need to look the part, but the table as well.  So, I searched to find the perfect centerpiece...and the instant I saw this on BHG.com, I knew this was the one.  Simple, but elegant and very affordable.

One difficulty, though, was finding an acorn tree nearby, so I used bittersweet instead.

Alas, time got away from me and I didn’t order my dream apron (it’s still on my wish list--but it’s going to be painfully hard to choose just one).  Thankfully, my mom brought me this one to wear.

The day went perfectly, that is, after my dad came to the rescue (and just in time) and helped me remove the neck from the turkey, as I was trying to pull something, apparently not the neck, off the poor turkey.  Despite that minor mishap, it turned out delicious and my grandmom and husband said it was some of the best turkey they had ever had.  That is saying a lot, as my grandmom is a wonderful cook herself, and I know my husband comes from a long line of outstanding cooks as well.