Aunty Alyssa!

I have been neglecting this blog and I apologize to the 1 or 2 people who ever even read it (if it is even that many). I could make up a bunch of excuses but I'll spare you the bullshit. Since I have not posted since May (dear god!) I will try to catch you up to speed on my life, because a shit-ton (yes that is an actual term of measurement) has happened since May, most notable of which is that...

I AM GOING TO BE AN AUNT!!!
Yep, my brother and his girlfriend are expecting. I will admit that when my brother spilled the beans back in June I freaked out. Imagining my baby brother, who had been in and out of rehab for a good portion of his teenage years, as a father sort of scared me shitless. But since June I have seen this crazy transformation take place in him. He has slowly transformed from the dirtbag selfish teenage kid who snuck out in the middle of the night to get loaded with friends, stealing money from the family to pay for drugs, and taking my car out for joyrides before he even had a license, to the kind of guy that buys baby books and goes to parenting classes to learn how to change diapers and has conversations with me about getting a job that will allow him to take time off to see his future child's hypothetical soccer games. I fully expected my parents's brains to explode when they heard the news, but after the initial shock, they took the news surprisingly well. And really, no matter how unplanned this pregnancy was, there's no point in staying angry and upset about it because it is happening, and there is going to be a pooping, crying little human in the world pretty soon whether you like it not. So Brayden Curtis Goldberg is due in February and I can't wait to hold that newborn bundle of joy in my arms and spoil that kid rotten, but he better not be expecting cousins anytime soon.

Thats all for now. Sorry to those of you expecting a food post. I have been cooking a lot and will try to get some recipes and pictures up soon, And will make an effort to post more regularly.. I promise :)