Hi!

Well here we go! CONGRATULATIONS to Rachel and Bart and their new precious addition, Anna Barton. She is just gorgeous and I cannot wait to meet her in person! I think (as far as I know) this will be it for at least a few more months when my sister in law is due with her little girl. So many sweet babies!!!

Are you wondering where we have been? I can honestly tell you that the last week and a half of this weather had kind of thrown us off. Being iced in is fun for about two days...then you start to get antsy. I did make a snowman, while Mike peered from the window and asked me how old I was. I had to explain to him when there is a snow day in the south, you take full advantage. I went outside in the most mis-matched outfit I could possibly have found, (socks on my hands) but I can assure you, I was warm. The only thing we had available to decorate this snowman was some celery for the arms...it was a sad sight.

We got back to work this week and have returned to regular programming. Work is going well and Mike has started his classes again. I actually made my first Julia Child's recipe last Sunday for the Super Bowl....I know it is not wings and pizza, but my beef borganon turned out great! In other news, my husband bought a fryer. I know this doesn't seem like a big deal, but with the amount of wings he consumes, I could only see this as an aid to an early heart attack. After making a valid point that the majority of our wedding presents were used for pots, pans and china that really help me more than him, he went to Macy's to use some of our left over money. He also stopped at Sam's - it took him 3 trips to unload the car of wings, frying oil, french fries and pretty much anything else you can think of that could be fried.

I will tell you, the wings were actually pretty good, but the sound of the grease bubbling and popping up kind of made me sick. After we gorged ourselves Saturday night with greasy goodness, I couldn't bear to eat more the next night. When I heard the fryer start going at 2:00 one morning I started thinking this could have been a really bad idea. However, I think the novelty is starting to wear off and I might be able to tuck that thing away in a cupboard soon. I just have to figure out where to put the Sam's sized oil...

So, tomorrow is Valentine's Day....what are your plans? We are having a lunch at work where people are bringing things that are red... I am making ziti, and someone else is bringing red velvet cake. I am trying to figure out how to incorporate my Old Navy t-shirt that says, "Be Mine" into a "business casual" outfit. Mike asked me what I wanted and I said, "It is up to you, but remember, this is setting the precedent for the rest of our lives." Was that too much? :-)

Oh! We went and saw "Just Go With It" last night...it was HILARIOUS! I swear Mike was giggling through the entire thing, and I literally was laughing so hard I was crying...definitely worth seeing that one in the theater. Ok, I am sure that I will have a report on V-Day soon. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!