So Thanksgiving is Thursday, and for the first time in awhile, I won’t be making Thanksgiving dinner.

I’m actually saddened by this, because I like making big special meals. Yes, I make Michael clean and stuff the turkey but everyone else likes turkey, and I always use the leftovers in turkey pie, so it’s okay.

But not this year.

No Yukon gold potatoes for masked potatoes. No buying two types of sweet potatoes–one for sweet potatoes an one for sweet potato pie. And no stuffing. The past couple years, with Grandmom guiding me, I’ve gotten the stuffing just right. And since stuffing is the best part of dinner, not having cold stuffing to nibble on for a couple days saddens me immensely. Even if it rarely lasts a couple of days.

I’ll be making two pies–one pumpkin and one sweet potato–but they’ll be traveling, so I might not have any leftovers.

But just wait for Christmas!