round the world in 365 days
A year ago, we were living in St. John's, Newfoundland and feeling kind of smug that we got to celebrate the arrival of 2007 before anyone else in Canada. Now? Well, let's say that one of the benefits of living so close to the international date line is that we're already more than halfway through the first day of 2008.
It's also the warmest January 1 I've ever experienced. Mid-twenties here in BKK.
I can't remember if Chris first mentioned it while we were still in London for our winter holiday or whether it was two nights ago when we'd just arrived home, but 2007 was our Most-Travelled Year. I think that I may have taken as many flights when I was a grad student, traveling between Vancouver and Edmonton all the time, but that ninety-minute flight is nothing compared to what we've experienced this year. The flight from Bangkok to Heathrow was about twelve hours, similar to all of our flights between St. John's and Edmonton or Calgary, but those hours in the air pale in comparison to the roughly 24 hour jaunt between Alberta and Bangkok. Which I've done three times this year. I really should be collecting some sort of frequent-flyer points. Thank goodness Chris does, as I kind of like waiting for my flight in airport lounges instead of at the gate.
For 2008, I want to keep my feet on the ground a little more.
I didn't quite meet my goal of finishing Madeline's 2006 scrapbook by the end of 2007, but I'm awfully close. I have four more photos to paste in, and then some small journalling. Scrapbooking and champagne don't mix very well. Instead, I finished knitting the second fingerless glove of a pair.
Last night, before watching the second installment of LOTR, we caught a re-run of Martha (who knew that she had an avid audience in Thailand?), and she was making German Apple Pancakes. So, I did, too, for our first lunch of the new year.
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Sarah | January 01, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Happy New Year! Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2008.
Posted by: domestic girl | January 01, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Happy New Year Laura! Hope this one is as good as last! Or even better!
Posted by: chronicler | January 02, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Happy New Year!!!
I love German apple pancakes. I just thought they were called Puffed Apple pancakes. Silly me:)
Posted by: Ani | January 04, 2008 at 10:32 PM