Tastes

2010, what an eventful year it has been. We moved halfway across the world, met fabulous new people, saw beautiful sights, cooked a lot of gluten free food, and of course photographed it all for you We’ve had happy times and sad times, good news and bad news, and at the end of the day are still here, together, hopefully a little wiser, and able to be in close contact with our family and friends an ocean away. I hope you all have had a good year, and here is to hoping the best for 2011!

To end 2010, I am sharing my top ten list. This order isn’t based on any statistics, number of comments, any measurable metric. It’s a completely subjective list of the posts that meant the most to me that I think you will enjoy. So without further ado, je vous présente the list!

I didn’t decorate our home for Christmas this year. No wreaths, no tree, not even Christmas lights. Nothing. I just haven’t really felt in the mood. Truth be told, it’s been rather hard for me or my husband to get “in the holiday spirit” lately.

Next week will be the first Christmas my husband and I have spent together without getting to see any family. It’s not how we originally planned it, but it is what it is. I’ve spent holidays thousands of miles apart from my family before, while I was in grad school off doing field work for my research – but those times I knew when I’d be back home, and the situation was very temporary. We’ve really become rather accustomed to our lives here over the past year, but by far the suckiest part is not having our family around. And just because I’ve spent Christmas away from family before doesn’t mean it gets any easier the next time (or the time after that).