Some Thanksgivings are predictable… this one definitely wasn’t.

For this Greatest Hits episode, we’re flashing back to our 2023 Thanksgiving trip to Arizona, a holiday full of hiking, travel hiccups, questionable turkey, and a whole lot of Phase 10 and football. It originally aired as Episode 16 and it still makes us laugh.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

1:12 Flying into Arizona for Thanksgiving

3:40 Costco pies and the turkey trouble

6:05 Hiking Saguaro National Park

8:52 Grocery store chaos that somehow wasn’t chaotic

10:27 Why experiences matter more than stuff

11:36 Damon’s Black Friday travel deals

13:32 Thanksgiving dinner at the Airbnb

16:40 Phase 10 and a very competitive family

18:55 Black Friday at Goldfield Ghost Town

22:15 Rivalry football game with the kids

25:26 Sunday goodbyes and quiet moments

28:16 Wrapping up the trip

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