December 29, 2010 - January 12, 2011: A Trip to Florida
	December 9-12, 2010: A Trip to Natchitoches, LA
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This year, I did something a little different for Christmas; actually, there were two differences. First of all, I usually cook a ham on Christmas, having cooked a turkey on Thanksgiving. But we were in North Carolina for Thanksgiving, and my sister cooked the turkey (and naturally had all the great leftovers all to herself). I count on Thanksgiving to replenish my freezer, as I like to enjoy turkey throughout the year. So instead of a ham this year, I decided to do a turkey.

The other difference was that Steve and Mario wanted to take a turn at having a holiday dinner at their house, and since Mario's sister, Martika, would be visiting, this would be more convenient for them, and give them a chance to entertain. So the difference was that we did the cooking at their house rather than mine.

To make this happen, a good deal of preparation was required. I took the responsibility for getting the turkey, dressing and gravy ready, and Mario and Steve did everything else save for the desserts, which were Fred's responsibility. Since we were going to cook the turkey at Mario's house, though, I had to prepare it and the dressing at my house and then take the ready-to-roast turkey over there. I did that on Christmas Eve, so that on Christmas Day, Mario could just get up early and go put the turkey in the oven, turn it on, and catch some more sleep time (which is what I usually do on Thanksgiving).