here in my head

In a few short hours I’ll be on the train making my way to Toronto to celebrate the first birthday of my niece. And then I get to stay for the rest of the week and play with her. I know, you’re jealous. Sure, I could have used one week of my vacation to go somewhere warm and exotic and relaxing and full of sun (which, now that I think of it, I really should have done, what with the incredibly cold temperatures we’re getting today…) but honestly, I don’t think anything warms me quite as much as this little girl’s smile.

Halloween Claire

See, isn’t she gorgeous? And no, I’m not biased…

Anyway, as I will be devoting much of my time in the next week to trying to entice giggles and smiles from a soon-to-be one-year-old (tomorrow!), I don’t anticipate spending much time in the land of the interweb. So in case you don’t hear from me for a while, you’ll know where I am. Overdosing on cuteness. It will be grand.