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With all the hustle & bustle of the holiday season, I have a great suggestion for Making the Holidays Easier when Visiting Grandma. Just one stop, that’s it!
Making the Holidays Easier when Visiting Grandma
December is here and I certainly don’t have to tell anyone how incredibly fast it seems to fly by. We all have calendars simply jammed packed with all sorts of events and holiday festivities. It is truly such a fabulous time of the year, isn’t it?
This year for our family the holiday season is even busier than normal. Not only is one of our older daughters graduating from college 10 hours away, can you say road trip to northern Michigan in December? But her wedding is also happening on the first weekend of 2020. And in between is a little thing called “Christmas”! Yup, my mantra at the moment is “just breathe and enjoy the ride”!
There are certain visits that simply have to be made during the busiest and most festive of seasons. For our family, this includes visiting the grandparents on both sides of our family. My mom lives in a wonderful senior center a few towns away from us. She has an adorable apartment that she transforms into a Christmas wonderland every holiday season. My youngest daughters love visiting and seeing grandmas’ decorations.
With all that is happening in December in such a short amount of time, I decided to make our visit easy on everyone. For me, this meant a quick trip into my local Meijer store. I wanted to buy an appetizer to bring over to moms, one that was complete and ready to enjoy. I found exactly what I was searching for in the deli area of Meijer. In the refrigerated cases, I picked up this gem: Hillshire® Snacking Social Platters: Genoa Salame & Calabrese Salame.
A precut selection of delicious flavors is found within Hillshire® Snacking Social Platters. This one contained Calabrese Salame, Genoa Salame, White Cheddar, Sea Salt Toasted Rounds, Dried Cranberries and Cherries. I was immediately sold! This was exactly what I was hoping to find.
To make our visit to grandma complete, we picked up a bottle of sparkling apple cider so all could enjoy a fun seasonal beverage. And of course, a bouquet of flowers to brighten grandma’s day. It was a completely simple and fuss-free shopping trip to Meijer.
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Off we headed to enjoy our visit with grandma. Bag and bouquet in hand, we arrived to enjoy the decorations and holiday vibes.
Having a fuss-free appetizer, made our visit relaxing. Hillshire® Snacking Social Platters are ideal for impromptu visits both at home and away.
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Once we arrived at grandma’s apartment, I set up our little feast in a matter of minutes. With Hillshire® Snacking Social Platters there’s no need to bring a serving platter. The packaging is designed to “Flip and Serve”! No fancy plate or platter needed!
You simply “Flip and Serve”, which allows your party to begin instantly! I can see us picking up Hillshire® Snacking Social Platters for so many occasions, not only do they taste great but are so convenient. We poured some sparkling apple cider for all and got busy enjoying our visit.
Don’t let a busy holiday calendar keep you from stopping in to see the ones you love. Pop into Meijer and grab a Hillshire® Snacking Social Platter or two, some beverages and you have a great start to an easy get-together. a great start to an easy get-together.
We enjoyed our holiday visit with grandma, and she was delighted to share her holiday decorations with her granddaughters. Holiday visits don’t have to be complicated to be wonderful. After all, isn’t the best part of the holiday season seeing joy in the eyes of the ones you love? Happy Holidays to all!
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We do a big potluck at my mother-in-law’s house, and I am always looking for something quick and easy to take with me. This like it will be excellent to take along! #client
It looks like grandma really loved that platter. It sounds like you will be quite busy this holiday season. I have to look for something good at Meijers.
We love to snack on this! I’ve bought it before and brought it to get togethers. They are so delicious and easy.
It looks like a great time! My family comes to me for the holidays. I love getting these appetizer trays because they taste great and SO easy! I need to buy one for Christmas eve! What a great reminder.
Some of my favorite memories in my lifetime is going to my grandmother’s. She was such a great cook and loved when we would bring a dish or two to help out.
This is such a great idea. I have to make sure to add this to my grocery list.
I love the idea of precut meats for party platters like this one by Hillshire. It’s so convenient, and so easy to transport when visiting family and friends.
These sound like some great tips – I have to admit I always found it a struggle as a child going to my Grans for Christmas but these days they are some of my fondest memories and I wish I could do it again with everyone there.
These are some great tips!I have my father and my stepmama coming this weekend for our annual Christmas Eve pizza and presents, I’ll have to use your ideas to make this event easier!
I love getting those snack trays too. I get those often. They are so nice to have, especially around the holidays.
You guys are extremely busy are you? Got lots of stuff to do and accomplish ending of this year and start next year. You are all awesome.
I love your tip. I need these types of tips because we are dealing with the loss of my husbands mother right now. This will be a game changer for us.
I’ve got to take appetizers for a casual dinner I’m going to. This would be perfect and I wouldn’t have to spend hours in the kitchen.
What a nice treat to visit the grandparents, and so nice to bring something special to eat. It looks like your girls had fun with their grandma.
This would be perfect for Christmas Eve. I have enough to worry about so I will be grabbing a few of these. Thanks for the tip!
This looks really yummy! Will definitely try and check this one out. Thanks for sharing this. Hope you had a wonderful time.
It’s always a great idea to bring something when visiting family. So thoughtful of you. Hope y’all had a wonderful time with Grandma.