Why not turkey all the time?

Who says you can only cook a turkey on thanksgiving? My mom knows just how much I enjoy that November meal so she decided to recreate it for me in December!

For the past two years my father's gotten a turkey as a holiday gift from his boss. They had two just sitting in the basement's freezer. So, the goods were already there when my mom came up with her special Sunday plan.

Granted we didn't have the whole spread (you have to look forward to Thanksgiving for some reason) but we did have my favorite dish and boy did I enjoy every bite of it.

Lesson learned, if you want some turkey...just cook some turkey, or at least have your mom do it for you.

Not how I want to spend my Sunday afternoon...

I'm watching the Victoria Secret Fashion Show on CBS.

My brother taped it and has the clicker. "I didn't know real girls could look like this," he just said to me.

I probably shouldn't have eaten that piece of Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza for lunch.

Erin, who I featured to the right is his favorite, yep, that's what I'm dealing with right now.

My Chihuahua is stuck in the turkey carcass, help!

I've never actually cooked a turkey so I don't know how difficult it would be but I can only imagine the issues I'd have.

Well, it turns out I'm not alone.

Can I thaw my turkey in my electric blanket?

That's just another one of the questions a caller's phoned into the Turkey Talk-Line about. The hot line has been up and running out of Naperville for more than 30 years.

Turkey experts man the phones until Christmas time. So, if you're in need of some assistance this year call: 1-800-BUTTERBALL

You can read more about the Turkey Talk Talk-Line at: http://patch.com/A-cs4y

This made me laugh today!

Line out the door at Zingerman's this weekend in Ann Arbor

I was in Ann Arbor for 24 hours this weekend on a college tour with my cousin. We had Pizza House for dinner Friday night, Angelo's for breakfast Saturday morning and were supposed to have Zingerman's for lunch before we left.

Instead, my perfect eating plan was ruined when we spotted this line out the door and around the corner at 2pm on Saturday. So, we went to Amers instead, which was still delicious, but just not the same.

I'm living in the land of gigantic wedding rings.

My new job has landed me in Deerfield, IL. It’s an affluent suburb about 25 miles north of Chicago and has one of the best school systems in the state.

Unlike every other person in Deerfield, I don’t have kids, I don’t have a husband, to be honest, I don’t even have a boyfriend right now. I’m actually ok with all of these things, hey I’m 26, but there is one thing I’ve had my sights set on, one of these HUGE engagement rings.

The attire for women in Deerfield is pretty simple, lululemon and a gigantic rock. We’re talking a bunch of karats, a whole lot of shine and some major height, that lifts the actual diamond off the finger and into your face.

My mom always told me that a lot of women get an upgrade around their 40^th birthdays, at least that’s what she did but I’m not sure that’s the case in Deerfield. I think these North Shore guys are throwing down some big bucks right out of the gate.

Then there’s me and my little old ringless finger. I sometimes look at it and wonder what a ring that size would look like on it… pretty freaking good of course.

I know I should keep dreaming big but I think I need to start off on some what of a smaller scale, like maybe a first date?

How would you describe your political beliefs?

As a journalist I try and shy away from this question. However, my new job actually wants me to post my answer on the website I'm managing. So, I responded:

I usually order a conservative appetizer and a liberal entrée, but dessert is always up for discussion.

Is that cheesy? How would you answer the question?