Happy New Year!

The first day of the new year was spent at home, hanging out with family, making paninis for everyone (I'm SO getting into the panini groove, thanks to D' Frendz who gave me the panini maker and Mark who gave me this cookbook, along with other deli and cheeses.)



Another thing that makes this New Year special is the fact that I'm not dreading the end of the holiday season. The past few years, when I was still based in HKG, I'd dread the coming of January 1 because that meant I'd be flying back to cold, gray HKG in a few days. But now that I'm home, I can face 2009 more relaxed and without any feeling of stress at all.

Relaxed, happy, surrounded by family and loved ones - now THAT'S the perfect way to start a new year.