The Big Feast

Oh my goodness, I am already beginning to get stressed out about Thanksgiving! We are the only members of our family in the area who have a house, as opposed to an apartment, and we volunteered to host this year. MIL always hosts, and I didn't want to step on her toes, but she assured me that she was fine with it. She's even coming over the night before to help me prepare. But I'm stressing out because I'm always so worried that my sisters-in-law are going to think anything I do out of the ordinary is "snobbish" or "showing off." I thought about making cute little place cards for the dinner table. I wanted to have a couple of special dishes for dinner. But I know that if I do, I'll get the old, "la di dah, look at Cindy showing off again" attitude. I guess I did something along the way to make them think I look down my nose at them, even though I don't. One particular SIL has always had trouble getting along with my husband, ever since they were children, so I think some of it is just "run-off" if you know what I mean. The next few days will be dedicated to cleaning up the house and cleaning out the fridge to make room. Then I'll get the food and do all the stuff that I can do ahead of time. I love entertaining and cooking, so I hope to focus on the fun part and not worry about the other stuff. People will think what they want no matter what I do, so I'm just going to do my best and have fun.