December was full of the things you would expect it to be full of, at least here in Hawaii.  We spent time with friends and family, including a visit from R’s parents.  We set up the Christmas decorations, ate Christmas food, and did Christmasy sorts of things–including a ride in a one-horse open carriage!  We gave and recieved lots of presents!  It was a full month, but lots of fun.

I ended the year with an imperfect project 365, but I got back on track near the end.  I’ve made it several months now without missing a day.  I took a couple of nice photos and a lot of bad snapshots, but when I view them all together in a slideshow, they make me smile.  They do a great job of capturing what this year was like for me: chaotic, mundane, and full of happy moments.  I’ve also learned a little more about what makes a good photo and why I often take bad ones.  I have a lot more to learn about photography, and though my pace of learning it is glacially slow, I’m going to keep working on it because I have fun trying to be a little creative every day.