In a change from the traditional turkey and ham holiday meal, not unlike our Thanksgiving meal, Vivian and Jeff made the most excellent substitution of filet mignon, twice-baked potatoes, a salad, rolls, and a killer blueberry-pineapple cobbler dessert. They also sent us home with some turkey and one or two sides from Honeybaked Ham so we wouldn't have to cook on Christmas Day either!
Here's a photo essay of the gathering, whose decoration theme this year was:








(The Vegetable Salad was long gone by then,
and the Blueberry-Pineapple Cobbler was yet a twinkle in our eye.)


(Sorry about the eyes-closed shot!)



