Is she alive?

Yes I am and I'm back! I've been horribly absent for a while because I decided to leave my studying until the last minute and cram like crazy until my series 7 exam last Thursday. It was an 8 hour thrill ride of an exam but when I reached the end, bleary-eyed and doubting my knowledge of stock options, I read my calculated score and didn't believe it. I passed with an 80%! As a present to myself, I finally picked up Julie and Julia and am now 90% through it - thanks Larisa, love it. Back to cooking and blogging and reading for the sheer joy of it!