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My dear friend, Martha Stewart, taught me that when making crepes, no matter how skillful the cook, that first ladle into the skillet will yield a sub-par product: either the pan will be too hot or too cold, the ladle-full too much or too little, or the batter too wet or too dry. But, it is only after that first failed crepe that the cook can make the proper adjustments that ensure the rest of the batch will be great.

So that's my allegory. Yes, it has been a long time. But after this brief entry, hopefully I'll be able to be more prodigious.

The past few days have confirmed my suspicions that I am, indeed, an adult. Ben bought a washer and dryer and I find myself bragging about it. I like to watch HGTV's "Property Virgins" and mock the couples with Ben believing that we wouldn't make good candidates because we were too knowledgeable. I now own five wedding magazines. Ugh, I'm a grown up. Sorta.