It just dawned on me that this will be the first year (that I can remember, anyway) that I won't be seeing a turkey on the dinner table!

Since it's just my sister's family, my mom and us, my sister decided on a baked ziti (since I'm a vegetarian) and ham (since her family prefers that over turkey).....

I never ate the turkey...but it's gonna feel a bit weird not having that big dead bird on the table....Hey, at least I won't have to smell it! Oh wait, do people typically like that smell?