Thanksgiving in California

This was the first time I have celebrated Thanksgiving without any "elders" from my family (i.e. parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles). I visited my sister in southern California, and we met up with one of my college friends, her sister, and another friend for an all-girls, super-fun Thanksgiving.

Since most (if not all) of us had no experience making a Thanksgiving dinner, I thought we did a pretty good job. Check out this spread!

We had tea and biscuits before dinner, and we each had our own cute place-setting. And unbeknownst to us, each of us had a beautiful necklace hiding under our tea cups!
 
My sister made a turkey breast, stuffing, and both apple and pumpkin pie (I helped carry it...). Our friend Erin made a delightful sweet potato mixture, and our hostess made salads (with such presentation!), and had done the tea and biscuits beforehand. The table was beautiful!

 

Why do I feel like this post looks like a Pinterest page?