Happy Ending

I've been eaten, so this will be my last post. There will of course be turkey sandwiches, turkey casseroles, and turkey soups for a few days; but the climactic moment, the moment for which I came into existence and for which I have been breathlessly waiting for as long as I have been aware, has come and gone. I have fulfilled my destiny.

I was magnificent.

Here I am being unwrapped.


Here, I've been brushed all over with melted butter. What a delicious sensation!


I blush a little bit to show you this one. Carrots, onions, and bay leaves go - you know - inside.


Here I am ready to go into the oven!


And here I am all golden-brown and ready to carve. I bet my previous owner wishes he hadn't given me away now - but no. No, I have no need to be bitter. Just look at me!


It goes without saying there were mashed potatoes.


And here I am, juicy, carved, on the plate, with mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and black-eyed peas cooked with bacon, onions and collard greens. What a perfect New Year's feast!


From a (formerly) frozen turkey to you: May your 2007 be full and happy, may you always know what you want, and may you never have to wait too long for it.