Long time, huh?

Way too long. In fact, let's ignore everything that came before and start again. All right, I'll give you the run-down since I was last around: We voted in a new president, which is always a lovely process (the voting itself, not the campaigning). It got cold in Chicago. It snowed and snowed. I went home for Christmas (I call Las Vegas "home" when I'm in Chicago, and Chicago "home" when I'm in Las Vegas). I spent New Year's Eve in the suburbs with my husband's family, like always. I went and visited a friend in Alabama and saw her GIANT BABY (24 pounds at 6 months old) who was adorable. My husband turned 32. That takes us up through last week, but I left out a big piece, which is that over Thanksgiving, I went to France with my dad, his wife, and my husband. It was pretty wonderful. The whole trip rundown would take an awfully long time to write, but here are some pictures. I can also tell you we ate incredibly well. I love France.

I'm visiting Las Vegas Feb. 19-24, and I hope to see all your bright shining faces.

Once a week on the blogging from here on out.