traditional thanksgiving

So yesterday was my first traditional thanksgiving in about eight years. By traditional I mean a thanksgiving filled with turkey, stuffing, potatoes and pumpkin pie. Yes it is true my family does not do the turkey thing like most; those crazy italians. Hahaha. We usually have lasagna, meatballs, breadsticks, salad, and birthday cake with ice cream. My guess right now is that anyone reading this is thinking why in the world that. Well this unusal tradition started when my Uncle Lee (RIP) was diagnosed with liver cancer and began to be too ill to leave the house more than once in a blue moon. Since Thanksgiving, my brother, and myselfs birthday were all in the same general area (mine being December 8th and his being December 2nd) we decided to put them all together, henceforth the birthday cake and ice cream. The lasagna, well if your going for nontraditional and you're italian, what other option is there honestly. Who doesn't love lasagna? This tradition always makes me laugh because it reminds me of how crazy and ridiculous my family is and how much I absolutely love them for it! Yesterday however we had Thanksgiving at my Aunt Mary's house instead of mine and since my mom is the lasagna cook we decided that Mary would just have to make turkey and be traditional. The most ironic part was that I didn't eat lasagna over there, I ate lasagna at Tim's house. Maybe one day I will eat turkey with my own family and be traditional, we will have to see. :)