back from the holidays

Aside from being a lovely trip, it's also been an educational one:

-I have learned a new (non-dirty) definition of the word schtupp
-I learned the word smitchik
-Shellfish, not kosher. Got it.
-I spent Wednesday morning making rugelah with virginmartyr1's grandma, who will be sending me the recipe
-brining a turkey makes for kick-ass turkey. w00t!