Getting ready for Thanksgiving

I'm usually not a big Thanksgiving person, but this year I am so excited! I think probably because for the first time ever it's at our house. Last year we had an apartment but we were pretty far from family and it was really tiny. So this year I'm making a big feast for everyone. My family actually really isn't into traditional Thanksgiving food, so I'm doing something a little different. We're having a big Italian meal. I'm making anti-pasta, garlic bread and lasagna and a few other treats. For the holidays we always make my grandfather's anti-pasta. My mom makes it a little different than he did and this year I'm going to put my own little spin on it. I'm also going to make a cherry pie, so there will be something sort of traditional. I went shopping this weekend for everything and it was easy because no one was getting the things I was getting!! Our grocery shopping bill was pretty high this week though. We came in at $101. Which I guess is still pretty good considering we had to buy everything for Thursday. The last couple weeks have all been under $50 so we're in pretty good shape even with the holiday. I did splurge on some things to spruce up the table and make everything look pretty. I'm also so excited about the day after Thanksgiving. I'm going to put on the Christmas music and decorate the whole house. Okay I'm gonna go make dinner for my hubby to be!