PINspiration Wednesday || Planning Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving. A time for family, friends, and food. Running and shopping too!

For the first second time in the 18 years I've been married I'm not cooking Thanksgiving dinner. This year most of our Thanksgiving dinner will be catered by Whole Foods. At first I wasn't sure about having dinner catered but after Chad and I went to A Taste of Whole Foods Holidays the decision was easy. So delicious!

In addition to the Whole Foods' menu the Conyers' Thanksgiving 2011 will include:

Print this to frame

Thanksgiving Subway Art Printable (via)

Begin the day with a run.

Thanksgiving Day Race 2011 (via)

I will be doing a little bit of cooking to add to our menu...

Roasted Butternut Squash (via)

Unbelievably Healthy Pumpkin Pie (via)

Apple, Walnut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette (via)

And a tradition that we started when my daughter was a toddler.

Black Friday Shopping [with my daughter] (via)

We start here

Starbucks (via)

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What plans do you have for Thanksgiving? Do you have Thanksgiving traditions? Do you venture out for Black Friday shopping? 

 

Comments

[Cait]

love this girl :) always a starbucks fan! xo

[Celia]

no black friday shopping for me! ...but i will stop in to starbucks! that's okay, right?

[Kristina]

I'm kind of a lame Black Friday Shopper. I always hit Old Navy. I hit them at up at about 9am. Everyone is gone and they are so good about having enough of everything in stock. Good luck this year

[Shari @ The Daily Dish]

That salad looks awesome. Thanks for sharing. Definitely repinning! :)

[Amy]

Thanksgiving always means a turkey trot.. though this year it will be a different one since I will be at my parent's house! It means Black Friday shopping, but not too crazy! I am also the pie maker for Thanksgiving so I'm interested in your healthy pumpkin pie!

I am intrigued by having Whole Foods do your Thanksgiving. I'm not sure if I would love it or hate it. I would love not having all the work, but miss the cooking, but love not having the clean up, but feel like I'm cheating somehow. I can't wait to hear how it turns out!

[Fancy Nancy]

I made Thanksgiving one year and it was mostly a Whole Foods dinner....oh and it was delicious! My sister and I spent years doing the Black Friday thing and I can't wait until EM gets older so I can bring her with me! We had more laughs....seriously it was such a blast!!! I'm running my first Thanksgiving race this year....I couldn't be more excited!!!

[Julia]

yes yes yes! i love this time of the year...and especially black friday shopping! it is so fun and exciting and i love spending the time with my fam :) sounds like you all have a great holiday planned!

[Stephanie]

I won't be doing any black Friday shopping (kinda scares me!) but we will be doing a Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning! Great pins!!

[Leeann @ Join the Gossip]

Looks like you have a packed weekend! I'm surprising my parents with football tickets so I'm looking forward to that this year :)

[maria]

hi jill! :)
i found you through the hop!
i'm loving your blog and your awesome recipes.
the necklace in your header is beautiful. i love running. i've just started back after a bit of a break. it is so exhilerating...especially this time of year.
wishing you a very happy thanksgiving and a fun black friday <3
maria

[jillconyers]

Thank you Cait! 

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Hi Celia. Starbucks is always okay :)

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Thanks Kristina. We will be out and about before the sun comes up! My daughter and I look forward to it every year.

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Hi Shari. The salad will probably be on our Christmas dinner menu too. Thanks for stopping by!

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Hi Amy
I'm looking forward to trying the pumpkin pie recipe. It's from one of my favorite healthy foodies. I know what you mean about loving and hating the catering. It does feel like cheating :)

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Hi Nancy. I'm looking forward to seeing how we like having dinner catered for Thanksgiving. My daughter and I have such a great time on Black Friday! Good luck with your race and enjoy the experience :)

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Hi Julia. My daughter and I  love the crowds, music, decorations...everything about Black Friday! It is such a wonderful time of year :)

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Thanks Stephanie. BF can be scary but we love the excitement of it all! Good luck with your Turkey Trot :)

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Hi Leeann. What a great surprise. Have fun at the game!

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike

[jillconyers]

Thank you Maria! This is one of the best times of year for running. The cool crisp air is, like you said, exhilarating! Good luck with your return to running. 

Jill Conyers
My Blog: http://jillconyers.typepad.com/
I believe no decision should be made while running up hill. ~Nike