Welcome!

Wow...my first post!  I should say that I've been planning to start a blog for months now but I think performance anxiety has gotten the better of me.  Sometimes, you just need to jump in with both feet, and I think today is the day.  Writing has never been one of my strong suits, which is kind of comical because I was a history major in college and I was blessed with endless papers and essays.  Of course I procrastinated and it was always a furious storm of writing and panic the night before.  Yeah...not to confident in my writing ability.  Plus I have my sister Meridith's blog to live up to.  Her blog is awesome!  If you haven't read it, it's a must.  She is an amazing writer.

Why Joie de Vivre you say?  I have a limited vocabulary in French, but this phrase always stuck with me.  It's not easily translated into English, but generally it means the joy of living.  It can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do.  That idea appeals to me because I want to share the parts of my life that bring me joy.  That might include sharing a recipe, raving about an awesome book I just finished, a fun restaurant I ate at, or pictures from my latest trip (By the way, be on the lookout for pictures from my trip to Italy soon).  So...hope you enjoy my crazy posts  and let me know what you think!

Cheers!