Let the preparations begin...

This week I have been hauling out china (I have wonderfully mismatched stuff, gifts and items picked up here and there) and the "real" silver, (my grandmothers) and the butter dishes and candlesticks and napkin rings and table clothes. I am washing bed linens and buying groceries and going over the lists. LISTS! I am plotting and planning and happily anticipating. I love Thanksgiving and all it entails. Yes, yes, let the preparations begin!