Another Day, a New Year

Happy New Year to all of you! Hope you had a fun fun New Years Eve and that you are enjoying a relaxing New Years Day. And I also hope you are gearing up to watch the Rose Bowl and that you are as excited as I am to watch the Nittany Lions stomp USC! My nephew and his fiance are there and promise to take tons of pictures and send home some teeshirts and such but I do have to say one word about that.....jealous. I am so jealous that they are there and I am in snowy Pennsylvania. Not that I am not having a good time here with my in-laws but.....Pasadena, CA...PSU football...well....I am sure you understand.

So, when you are friends with someone for as long as I have been friends with Sarah, you may be apt to adopt some of their families traditions. And today is just that for me. I am making a "white meal" for my in-laws, like the one I have had in Sarah's house many many New Years Days in the past. What is a "white meal" you may ask? Well, think about it for a minute...ok...still don't know. Well, it is all things white. And "they" (whoever "they" are) say that when a "white meal" is eaten on New Years Day, it will bring you good luck throughout the year.

We are having a brined pork roast (you know, the other WHITE meat :) ), mashed potatoes, cauliflower,white corn, rolls and dumplings wiht sauerkraut. Yum! I am looking forward to cooking this for family and for the memories that it brings back from times spent with the Weller Family (thanks guys!!!)

And if that isn't enough, I am making yummy buffalo chicken wings, a variety of dips and chips, veggies...you know, Football food!!! :) MMMM.....I love to cook and traditionally, New Years Day is the day I get to do just that...all...day...long! :)

So, Happy New Year, go Penn State, eat well, and have a fabulous 2009! Again, I have taken a ton of pictures and will post highlights of the trip when we get home :)