Happy First Day of 2012!

Ringing in the New Year with black eyed peas, turnips/greens, ham and what ever else I whip up. The girls are coming over. The tide will be high just after lunch - so I'm certain there's a New Year's Day paddle in everyone's future.

Our night at L & S's condo downtown was super-fun. Thanks to copious amounts of coffee in the early evening, I was able to keep going until about 2:30a.m. Unfortunately, that internal clock didn't get the snooze memo, but at least we've been able to plop on the couch and chill.

Now that my belly is full of freshly made buttermilk pancakes and some (preservative free) bacon, it's time to spiff up and enjoy the beautiful day. What a great start to this new (and last, if you believe the hype) year!