the ride begins

so here goes. i've got a few friends who have blogs, so i figure why not have one of my own. the new year seems a good time to begin one. let's see if this lasts longer than any typical new year's resolution though. *laugh* and who knows what i'll be writing about anyway. probably just random musings, family stuff, that kind of thing. hopefully i'll be able to get things off my chest and be interesting enough to read without revealing too much about my family and where i live and stuff like that. you know, the whole privacy thing. tune in and we'll see what happens.

the past week and a half have been busy with preparing for my ILs visit, a drive down to southern california and a disneyland visit, Christmas, new year's, and tons of cooking. i made my second turkey of the season (once for thanksgiving, another for new year's -- that's right, a new year's turkey!) and i'm feeling pretty good about this "turkey dinner" thing. bring on the bird, bring on the appetites, i'm ready!