Oh, yeah, I have a blog!
Well, I’m back. I should have known that I wouldn’t stay consistent with this, since that has been the case with every single other attempt at journaling or similar somethings I’ve made. Have a few busy days and it just flies out the window as one of the easiest things to cut out to try to make more time. Hopefully things will calm down a little after the holidays are over.
That’s next week already! I can’t believe how quickly it’s gone… Thanksgiving came out of nowhere, then my niece’s birthday party, today my honey’s birthday, next Friday, Christmas! Oh, then the baby shower for his sister next Sunday… maybe it will slow down in January. Nope. Bridal shower for a friend, then bachelorette party… I’m sure we’ll have some other wedding and bridal party related things between then and the actual wedding in March.
I need a vacation.
I’m going to go and try to find some duck today… Darling boyfriend has asked for duck for his birthday dinner, so I’ll give it a go. I’ve never even had duck, let alone tried to cook it. I hope I’ll be able to find it, and that the recipe will turn out alright if I can. I’ve got a back up meat and recipe if I can’t find duck, but I’ve never cooked lamb chops either.
Just the idea of cooking duck or lamb makes me uncomfortable. I keep seeing the cute little animal it used to be. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good steak, but… even then, I have to consciously block out the picture of a sweet cow. If I could stand soy products or tofu, I think I’d seriously consider going vegetarian. I’m slowly trying those products again, little by little, in the hope that they have miraculously gotten better tasting since the last time I’ve tried them. So far, they haven’t.
Despite having had her party a few weeks ago, my niece turns two tomorrow. It seems so strange to me that she’s two already, and going to be a big sister before she’s three. { :-D :-D } She is such a joy to be around, although I get to see her so infrequently that she’s always a lot different, doing new things. Technically, she is my second cousin, my cousin’s child. My cousins and I were raised very closely, and while it was nice to be able to go home and be an only child, I was always happiest being at their house being one of seven. They are the closest thing I will ever have to siblings. When Ben got engaged six years ago, he called me and told me, adding that I might be an aunt in a few years. He was right, they had Amber three and a half years after they married. So, while I’m not actually her aunt, the bond between her father and his siblings and myself is almost as closely knit as the bond among the six of them. The fact that they want me to be considered an aunt warms my heart. I still think of us as teenagers, finally able to get out of the house on our own when I come for a visit.
I’ve got to get going, I’ve got an hour to drive before I can get to the grocery store to try to find these ducks. I’ll be back sooner this time, I hope.
