On Wednesday afternoon, Ryan, Sadie and I headed to Sarasota to spend the holiday weekend with my in-laws. It was so great to have a few days to catch up with family, eat delicious food and enjoy time away from everyday commitments.
Participating in the Turkey Trot has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition and though Leslie and Ross weren’t here to run with us this year (they were celebrating with Ross’ family), it was fun to begin the day on an active note with Ryan and Sadie. Once we were done with our morning 5K run, Ryan and I drove back to my mother-in-law’s house to shower and get ready for a fabulous Thanksgiving lunch.
Ryan’s mom and grandma got together the day before Thanksgiving to prepare most of the food ahead of time, so we just needed to warm up the food and put some finishing touches on a few of the dishes. They have Thanksgiving down to a science!
We had a great group for Thanksgiving and before it was time to eat, we all snacked on appetizers spent some time outside together since it was such a gorgeous day.
Temperatures climbed into the upper 60s and the sun was shining the whole day so we played corn hole while Dominic drove Dottie the maltese around in his mini Jeep.
Dottie loved it and was such a good sport!
Once it was time to eat, we headed back inside to fill our plates.
As always, the sides were my favorite!
The standouts from our feast:
After lunch, we spent the rest of the day hanging out around the house. I learned all about rainbow loom bracelets from Nicole!
I am obviously way out of the loop because apparently these bracelets are just about the coolest thing going right now! Nicole offered to make me one and let me pick out colors from the wide selection of stretchy bands she had on hand. I selected teal and bright green and she made me this fun bracelet!
Thanks, Nicole!
Dominic stocked up on rainbow loom bracelets, too!
Once our stomachs had a few hours to digest our Thanksgiving lunch, it was time for dessert. My camera stayed in my purse for the rest of the day, but I had a piece of carrot cake and a slice of pumpkin pie… And then we ate everything again for dinner. It’s safe to say I did not go to be hungry on Thanksgiving! Phew!
(Sadie was feeling especially grateful for shadows and light reflections on the wall on Thanksgiving.)
I hope you guys had a great weekend and were able to spend some time with family and friends. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
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Love the bracelet! You’d totally buy one of them! Ryan looks so like him mum and gran!
I remember making friendship bracelets as a kid so cool that something similar is back in again now 🙂
So glad you had such a wonderful thanksgiving.
That sounds like a wonderful Thanksgiving! My little sis makes bracelets too, so I have several from her & I just love ’em!
Lovely family and cute pup! Your hair looks freakin gorgeous in that first photo btw haha
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I still am dreaming about that pineapple souffle. I need to make it!!! It looks like y’all had such a wonderful Thanksgiving! 🙂
Sounds like a wonderful Thanksgiving. Your hair looks beautiful in the first picture. I’ve been looking for a tool that makes those big curls. Do you use a certain tool or just curlers? Thanks so much! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
You look beautiful! Glad to hear you had a nice Thanksgiving. The food looks really tasty!
Haha! Love that picture of you, Ryan & Sadie! Too funny. I love that watch!!
Wow sounds like you all had an AMAZING thanksgiving! Glad you got to spend it with family! 🙂 Love the last picture of you, Ryan, and Sadie! Our dog would never sit still long enough for us to get a picture with her!
The dog in the jeep is hilarious! My dog would have a heart attack!
Looks like a great Thanksgiving!
If I find one more rubber band in my house from that rainbow loom, I will scream! They are everywhere!!
I love the bracelet but I think it is blue not green 🙂 Sadie is so cute and I can read her emotions on her face, she is so expressive!
I need to know how you do your hair. I know you used to use a flat iron but these big waves seem different. Spill the beans 🙂
Looks like y’all had a great Thanksgiving! I’m going to have to give the pineapple soufflé a try soon!
Looks like you had a great time! Cute bracelet 🙂
Hey Julie!
I just found a podcast called the “Paul Mort” podcast. It’s all about business for personal trainers and it’s quite interesting…thought you might like to know about it! (I’ve only listened to the episode with Alwyn Cosgrove though, so that’s all this recommendation is based on.) :0)
Oh I’ll definitely check it out! Thanks!
lol, my cousin’s 8-year old taught me all about Rainbow Loom this Thanksgiving, too! I got myself a two-tone pink bracelet. 🙂
That is a darling picture of you Ryan and Sadie 🙂 Glad your thanksgiving was fun!
So fun! Happy Thanksgiving 🙂 The sides are my favorite too!!
those kids are so adorable!! Looks like a fun Thanksgiving!
So glad to see you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! Great photos!
Hey Julie! Where did you get that cross bracelet you’re wearing? It’s absolutely adorable!
Thank you!! I got it on RueLaLa but I’ve seen similar ones on Etsy, too!
You didn’t get hair extensions, did you? I love your hair in the first picture! It looks so long!
Nope! But thank you!!
I love that picture of you, Ryan and Sadie! So glad you had a great Thanksgiving!
Hehehe that picture of Sadie is sooo funny! She really looks like she’s (trying to be) one of us humans. 😛 And don’t you feel so old when you don’t even know what’s in and what’s cool for kids?! I discover something new every week from the kids at our church and when I bring up to the high schoolers something like, “you know the movie Matrix, etc.?” They’re like, “ummm what’s that….” Hah! Anyway, hope you have a great start to your week!
Love your hair! Can you do a tutorial?
Yes! It’s on my to do list!
I would also love to know how you do your hair with the big waves!!! It’s beautiful!
My 8 year old is a rainbow loom machine she makes them all day /night I am finding those little rubber bands everywhere!
Love that picture of Sadie – she’s so refined!
Apparently I’m out of the loop too – I’ve never heard of those bracelets! Glad you’re now one of the cool kids 🙂
Where did you buy your watch? The gold looks good!
That bracelet is super cute!! And yum, all that food looks great! That’s a great idea, eat Thanksgiving ‘dinner’ for lunch, then you have dinner all ready to eat :D!
Mmm that sausage, sage and chestnut dressing sounds awesome! I’ll definitely have to give that a shot! 🙂
I love that last family picture and I actually ADORE how well that handmade bracelet goes with your other “arm candy”! Glad you had such a nice time!
Looks fun!
Thats so funny! My cousins introduced me to the loom bracelets and even made me a matching ring on Thanksgiving 🙂