Instead of hosting Thanksgiving, I took my family to an all-inclusive resort in Mexico. It's become our new favorite tradition.

• Last year, my family traveled to an all-inclusive resort in Mexico for Thanksgiving. • Although it felt strange to stray from our traditions, we had an incredible time. • In fact, we'll be spending Thanksgiving on the resort again this year.

Last year, I had a wild idea during Easter dinner: "What if we skipped cooking for Thanksgiving and went to Mexico instead?"

The room went silent, and I wasn't sure if that was good or bad.

I grew up in a traditional Puerto Rican family, where Thanksgiving is spent at home with family and friends, eating an obscene amount of traditional food like pasteles and pernil.

So, when I told everyone I wanted to spend Thanksgiving at an all-inclusive resort in Mexico, it blew their minds. However, I had no clue this was the beginning of a new family t