Totally Frenched Out

From the blogger formerly known as Samdebretagne

Saturday, January 1, 2011

As I sit here in my hotel room, looking out over the Las Vegas strip, I feel grateful. It seems like 2010 was a hard year for a lot of people, and I'm lucky to have mostly been spared from that. 2010 was pretty good to me.

This was really The Year of the Suitcase. Whether it be for work or personal travel, I was gone at least two weeks every month. We went skiing in the Alps, on a cruise in Egypt, spent a weekend in a Château, I went to Tunisia and Helsinki, and then we went to the US for a month and took a roadtrip to Mount Rushmore & Colorado. And then we packed our suitcases and moved across Paris. Once fall rolled around, we were off to Noirmoutier, and not long after, to the South of France and then the Loire Valley. And then I did back-to-back work trips to Morocco and Holland, with a pit stop in Germany on the way back. And of course, now I'm in Las Vegas. This time last year, I stated I wanted to travel more in 2010, and, well, I think I can safely say Mission Accomplished.

So what's up for 2011? Well, fingers crossed, The Company *finally* may have found a French-speaker to hire, so that means I can finally move up the corporate ladder and take on my new role. Which will likely mean more travel for work, but more-so in Europe instead of France. Hopefully they will be shorter trips though, because I really love just hanging out at home. I had to pack up all of my suitcases the other day, and it was funny to realize that most of my purchases were things for our apartment, instead of food or clothes like they usually are. So that was a sign to me that all is well on the home front too, and I'm really looking forward to seeing where this new year will take us.

Bonne Année et bonne santé à vous tous !

Labels:

5 Comments:

Blogger Lesley said...

I've got a feeling 2011 is going to be a really great year for you. Bonne année!

January 2, 2011 at 12:41 AM  
Blogger Andi said...

Bonne année! Hope you get the new job and more travel close by! I will be in Vegas in a few days. It is a fun place to be during the holidays, as long as it is not for too long!

January 2, 2011 at 12:58 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just wanted to drop by and wish you a wonderful 2011. May you have health and happiness all through the year.
And, the job you want.

January 3, 2011 at 4:33 PM  
Blogger Sarah said...

Happy New Year, Sam. I hope 2011 brings you health and happiness and not too much travel.

January 4, 2011 at 2:13 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

happy new year sam, so glad it's feeling good for you.

January 12, 2011 at 5:49 AM  

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home