I have to admit, I wasn't really in the mood to celebrate Valentine's Day this year. I didn't bake any cupcakes, I didn't buy any conversation hearts, and I didn't eat a pound of See's Candy chocolates. The inhalation of one pound of See's chocolate will come later, thanks to the gift certificate from my mom. Despite my lack of enthusiasm, Valentine's Day still turned out pretty sweet. To put my

If you've ever heard me sing... you'd wish you hadn't. I'm that bad. But being tone deaf feeds my appreciation for the people who were actually blessed with a voice. My cousin Matthew David is one of those people. I always knew Matthew had musical ability; he used to serenade all of the cousins by playing one recorder out of each nostril. Impressive, I know. Now, Matthew David has the opportunity

FACT: Before last week, I had not updated my iPod since August 2007. I am proud to say that I have rejoined the world of music. Helloooooooooo, iTunes! It feels so good to be back. For Christmas, I got an iPod shuffle instead of the lump of coal I deserved (thanks, Janet), and Marc somehow managed to convince everyone he knows into buying him BestBuy gift cards to put towards a new iMac. Yay for new