Christmas

Walking around Chicago in December really feels like you've been dropped right into a Hallmark Christmas movie. From the window displays, to the giant tree, the ice skating and the music in the streets, it's something special everyone should get to experience...

Things we need in 2020 - stuff to make us laugh.
I'm so happy Stateline Photographer Loretta Holte participated in a hilarious trend going around the internet - Grinch photoshoots. If you haven't seen this on your timeline yet, let me paint the picture of what goes down...

Just thinking about Christmas when I was perusing the "Most Popular Christmas Recipes In Every State" and it dawned on me, I need to make something for my family this year.

It's not the most exciting gift to get.

The Spice Girls once said, 'all around the world, Spice up your life!' Maybe they were talking about drinking Tenogila.

I've seen some pretty impressive holiday light displays in my life. Whether it's a professionally made show or just a neighborhood display, I've seen a bunch. And they're always impressive, but it's pretty hard to make your show completely unique from the rest...

There are several small-feeling, towns and cities in Illinois, that could double as the backdrop for a Hallmark Channel movie.

Leaving a glass and a plate out for Santa on the night before Christmas is so 2019. This year, leave him a note to grab his treat out of the freezer.

Santa visits look VERY different this year. Whether Santa is chilling behind some plexiglass, or up on his porch behind a railing, kids definitely aren't jumping up onto Santa's lap this year. But, like everybody else this year, Santa is making it work...

We're a week in to December and that means your Elf on The Shelf has been up to A LOT already. But you've still got a while to go until Christmas. And let's be honest, do you really have the brain capacity to come up with that many more ideas for your elf...