Deb, my heart is with you and I am so sorry that you had to endure such a painful loss again. But, Stacie--Let's not go there, okay??? I'm not big on tempting the gods
All this food talk has me drooling and is my my stomach growl!
I am cooking for just the three of us tomorrow. One of my colleagues was supposed to join us as she is all alone out here, but we had a bit of a personal and professional falling out last week, and that's not going to happen now. Sadly she is leaving Las Vegas in just a few weeks for a new job elsewhere and I am afraid that our friendship is never going to recover

I know that I should be the bigger person and that eventually I will be able to forgive, forget and move on, but right now I'm still hurting personally and trying to do damage control to my professional reputation, so I'm just too raw still if ykwim.
Anyhow, I am doing a turkey breast, mashed potatoes, sage & sausage stuffing (dressing if you want to be technical as it will be cooked separate from the turkey), and spinach crunch (the speciality of the house on my side of the family). Dave will make mac 'n cheese and at my request he is attempting a pecan pie for the first time instead of our traditional pumpkin pie.
I usually make my own rolls too, but found delicious looking ones at Wal-mart that look like miniatures of the yummy brown bread from Cheesecake Factory. I can't wait to try them and I hope that they will be good 'cause that's like my favorite bread on the planet.
Oh, and it may be silly since there are really only two adults in the house, but I will also be doing a cranberry spiked punch to drink. My family always had some sort of alcoholic punch or slush with every holiday and somehow I can't imagine the day going by without a drink in hand while I'm cooking!
Tonight will likely just be pizza, as I can't bear the thought of needing to cook tonight given that most of the day tomorrow will be spent in the kitchen.
Hope that everyone's holiday is magical and special. Despite all the losses we have had in recent times there is still so much to be thankful for and I count my blessing every day.