Welcome

So - I finally decided to take the blogging plunge. The impetus had been slow and building but I had always found excuses for putting it off. Then came two Christmas gifts that gave me the inspiration I needed. 

The first gift was a Swiss cookbook from Beth's "cousins" in Basel.  And by "cousins" I mean they are her grandmother's 2nd cousins, twice removed. Or something like that. 

The second gift was finding out that I'm going to be a dad. It's still weird to say. It's not at all what I was expecting for Christmas but it's awesome. Beth broke the news by buying a copy of "The Expectant Father" and wrapping it up with my other gifts. The whole thing is exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time. Well, I'm excited. Beth is excited too but mostly just tired and nauseous. So yeah, there will be a lot more about all of that later. 

Hopefully, if I can keep up with this while keeping you interested, I'll manage to share with you some info that you might find helpful at some point. Expect to hear about: my adventures in the kitchen, news and observations around town, imminent parenthood and a little bit about the world at large. 

Thanks for reading!