My Sweet Valentine

My hand is recovering, little by little, thanks to acupuncture and a serious increase in exercise (yay for Bollywood dance on cable) . Still hard to type so I'm doing as little as I can. The winter is starting to drag and it's getting hard to be creative with our time indoors. At the moment we're living for meeting up with friends as much as possible. Also, having fun trying new vintage recipes from my cocktail book, an ill-used birthday gift from Pedro last year (Sidecar anyone?). A bit tough to cook anything involving chopping, so this satisfies my kitchen ambition at the moment.

Isabella turns two in two weeks. I have so many ideas for her party but I'm not sure what I'll be able to pull off single-handedly (hardy-har-har!). Stay tuned!

The Year in Review

I intended to put this up around New Year's but didn't have the time until hurting my hand slowed me down last week. The video starts from Christmas 08 until about last fall.

First Sushi

We gave Isabella her first taste/meal of sushi (no raw) and she ate it with relish! And when we thought she would eat no more, she would start up again. She was all about the "dip it!" in the various sauces on the table. The nori (seaweed wrapper) didn't even bother her. She ate everything. We are so proud.