Brand New Year

Here we are again, at the beginning of yet another year. I've been trying to be reflective and philosophical about the year ahead over the past couple days, but found it difficult. Whereas we began last year with enormous anticipation of our round-the-world trip, this year, we're settling back in to "real life," or at least how it is currently taking form. I am afraid that I will spend the next 6 months saying things like, "one year ago today, we were eating pho on the street in Hanoi." I will avoid that as much as possible, first because it's annoying and second because it makes me a little sad. By the way, one year ago today, we got up early, strapped on our brand new backpacks, took off from London and landed in Nairobi.  *Sigh.*


In search of ideas of what to write here in this first post of 2012, I looked to my various cameras to see what inspiration they might hold. First of all, there were WAY more photos - and many ridiculous ones - taken from the LeMay family Christmas Eve party. I have to sort through them but will get them up soon. And then I found the following. I got a tablet for by birthday - thanks Mom & Dad! - and now taking pictures of my cooking is a newfound hobby (whereas the cooking is an oldfound one, one of the perks of being settled). So this is what I brought to the New Year's Eve party I went to: 

Fresh out of the oven

Do you know what they are yet?

Getting warmer!

The finished product

How much fun are those?  They were a hit (I think), but my biggest surprise was when I unveiled them and a couple people said, "Oooh! Are those meringue mushrooms?"  WHAT? I had only just discovered these the day before. 


Which just goes to show, there's always something new to discover out there.


Happy New Year!