Greetings!

Greetings from Baltimore! Yep, we've got some quiet time this afternoon so I'm catching up on my bloggy subscriptions and thought I'd drop you all a note to let you know that the trip is going fantastically. Linnea is about s precious as she can be, Ty is getting lots of quality time with his grandma and grandpa, and I am getting to cook meals for my sister.

This is a food blog, right? So why is it that I haven't taken a single picture of food since I've been here? Good question. We had a really nice dinner of spicy cilantro shrimp and cold sesame peanut noodles the other night, and the chocolate torte I made for my BIL's birthday yesterday, but not a single shot was saved....and no leftovers either! Last night is was apple and almond stuffed pork chops and a green bean with feta and dill pasta salad. Tonight ts going to be a white pizza with kale and Italian sausage....maybe I'll remember to get my camera out this time.

In any case, Ill be back to my usual bloggerriffic self on Thursday! I already have a couple of posts in store for you, and a lot of pictures to download. See you then!

Ladies and Gentlemen...may I present.....

Linnea Rose

That's right! My gem of a sister finally gave birth to my completely perfect niece last night around 11:00. Linnea gave her mommy a rough time of it, with a labor clocking in at 41 hours (topping my own by 5 hours!), and weighing in herself at 7 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces, measuring 20 3/4 inches in length, with a sweet, fuzzy blonde-but-bald head and a great set of lungs!

Big cousin, Ty, and I will be hopping a plane to the coast Friday morning to meet the newest member of our family, so if you don't hear from me for a few days, you can just assume I am completely lost in the precious little girl's grasp and will not surface for air until absolutely necessary.

Thank you, sister of mine, for blessing us with this beautiful gift and for making me an aunt!