Fortunately, thanks to the tireless efforts of emergency responders, not a single home was lost in the basin to the Caldor Fire. The relief and gratitude we feel are immeasurable, and this year’s holiday season carries a profound significance for us.

To simplify our celebrations and spend more time skiing and enjoying outdoor activities with my family, I’m turning to Raley’s Holiday Dinners for a stress-free solution. With their convenient holiday meals, you can enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving feast without spending hours in the kitchen. Whether you choose the Bourbon Pineapple Glazed Ham Dinner or the Butterball Turkey Breast Dinner, these meals are ready in under 2 hours, making it easy to relax and savor the joy of the season.

To simplify our celebrations and spend more time skiing and enjoying outdoor activities with my family, I’m turning to Raley’s Holiday Dinners for a stress-free solution. With their convenient holiday meals, you can enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving feast without spending hours in the kitchen. Whether you choose the Bourbon Pineapple Glazed Ham Dinner or the Butterball Turkey Breast Dinner, these meals are ready in under 2 hours, making it easy to relax and savor the joy of the season.

Pre-order your Raley’s Holiday Dinner today at raleys.com/order, and let’s make this Thanksgiving one to remember.

For those seeking traditional flavors, the Butterball Turkey Breast Dinner is a perfect choice, complete with pre-cooked turkey breast, mashed potatoes, green beans almondine, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce. It’s an effortless way to serve a classic Thanksgiving meal.

If you’re looking for something a little different, consider the Diestel Turkey Dinner—a pre-cooked Diestel turkey with all the traditional sides like stuffing, mashed potatoes, and green beans almondine, ensuring a stress-free, memorable holiday meal.

This year, I’m entrusting Raley’s to take care of the cooking, giving me more time to focus on creating meaningful moments with my loved ones. With the ease of pre-ordering online and the promise of a perfectly cooked turkey, it’s an easy decision to make.

Looking for more culinary inspiration? Check out my favorite dessert recipes HERE.

Let’s embrace the convenience and joy of this holiday season together!

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Cyber Week is still going strong. I’m trying not to buy all the things I don’t need…the struggle is real. Before I dive into all gift guide related posts I wanted to take a moment and recap our Thanksgiving in Mazatlan, Mexico. I’m not going to lie while traveling with kids is hard our trip was awesome. Not having to cook, clean or stress about anything was a nice change of pace.

Yeah, we missed out on a Thanksgiving feast, but I’m not sad about it. Anyway, it was our year to spend Thanksgiving with Nick’s family so we spent the week with his parents, sister, and nephew. Emerson loved all the quality time, especially with her papa.

We spent a fair amount of time poolside but ventured down to the beach in the morning when it wasn’t as crowded. Can you tell she loves the beach!

Emerson LOVED swimming around and couldn’t wait to jump in. So you could say that we lived in our swimsuits….it’s the only way when on vacation right?

I managed to get in daily poolside workouts, before partaking in a skinny margarita. But honestly, I didn’t even drink every day and only had 1-2 drinks when I did. It’s called balance people.

The guys golfed and the ladies shopped. While shopping we stumbled on the cutest little tasting room, Onilikan. We sampled a few liqueurs and dried fruits. And no there weren’t any tequila shots.

We were able to walk to a number of restaurants.  A few places we loved were Mary’s for breakfast, Rico’s to keep the coffee addiction alive, Gus Gus for the best shrimp, Panchos (on the beach) for views and Los Zarapes for dinner!

The sunsets were magical. No filter needed here.

We had a blast and would highly recommend traveling to Mexico for Thanksgiving!

P.S. I hope to get a post up about balancing macros, drinking and holiday/travel soon. Because life is about balance and it’s ok to enjoy a drink now and then.

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This year it was our turn to spend Thanksgiving with Nick’s family so we packed our bags and headed to Colorado for the week. Although, Emerson is an avid flyer there were still a few firsts — like Emerson’s first time to Colorado, first Holiday spent in Nick’s parents new house and the first time my sister-in-law and nephew met Emerson.

My sweet little family. Apparently Emerson wasn’t having any of it!

We actually caught a few days of sunshine while we where there. Of course we spend it outside!
Girlfriend trekked 9 miles in the Ergo to Horsetooth!

Before the snow rolled in we made are way to Estes Park/Rocky Mountain National Park where we saw Elk, mountain sheep and deer! More on this later.

Of course, we spent the Wednesday before Thanksgiving prepping. Nick’s mom made a fantastic spread for Thanksgiving!

I even made a few dishes, spicy green beans and cranberry chutney! It was my first time making cranberry chutney and I loved it! If you like a tart cranberry sauce for your turkey then you will love it too!

Cranberry Chutney
[via the experts at bistroMD]

Ingredients

1 lb Cranberries, fresh
½ cup Raspberries, frozen
¼ cup Water
½ cup Celery, finely chopped
Juice and Zest of 1 Orange
1 tablespoon Honey
¼ teaspoon Cinnamon

Directions

Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add water, orange juice, orange zest, honey and cinnamon and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium-low and add cranberries. Continue to cook until they become soft and burst, about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add raspberries and celery, cook an additional 10 minutes, until raspberries begin to burst.

Reduce heat to low and cover until ready to serve.

For the chutney I replaced regular honey with Nektar Honey Crystals [c/o]! It was my first time using the Nectar Honey Crystals and I was super impressed. They taste just like honey without the mess! Plus, the bottle traveled well to Colorado. #BeeSweet

Aside from the cranberry chutney I’ve added the honey crystals to my morning coffee and smoothies for a little extra something, something. The 100% natural Nektar Honey Crystals are naturally gluten free, GMO free, and made in the USA. They provide the taste of real honey with the convenience of cane sugar.

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Thanksgiving is all about the about family. I love it when we’re all able to get together even if it’s a few times a year. I definitely didn’t inherit the “tall” genes

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May your day be full of family, laughs and delicious food.

I’m Thankful for a life full of health, love and happiness.

ONE.
This guy. He’s my rock, takes my shit and makes me laugh. He’s going to be one amazing dad.

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