31st of December, 2015.

Today is the last day of the year 2015. And what a year!

• A year ago I was nearly 5 months pregnant with a barely noticeable belly.

• I had my 30th birthday as just a girl.

• I couldn’t be more excited to go on a week trip to NYC.

• Had complications with the pregnancy due to stress, had to stay at home and no NYC trip for me – those were dark times.

• Got back to work knowing I had to keep my cool and work with boundaries – not easy.

• Went home 3 weeks earlier to rest due to low baby weight.

• On June 13th my life changed forever – Baby L was born with enough weight not to stay in the ICU.

• The next few months were a roller coaster of emotions.

• In October I ran my first official 10k with Keoshi by my side (or a few minutes ahead).

• In November I went back to work – it’s hard to go back after being gone nearly 6 months.

• First Christmas with Baby L was wonderful.

• On Dec. 26th I made back on a plane again, after not traveling for more than a year.

And now we’re having a wonderful time in Berlin these last days of the year.

Day 148/365 • Dec 28, 2015 – sugary breakfast.

I missed Dunkin’ Donuts. Now I don’t.

We’ve been strolling around town and enjoying the views, while indulging in some really good food.

It’s been getting colder and colder though.

Day 149/365 • Dec 29th, 2015 – beautiful Berlin.

Tacheles has closed. I’m glad we were there the first time we were here. It’s a shame they closed it up.

Last time we were here we found a Japanese ramen place, Cocolo Ramen, that was the real deal, so we tried to go again, it was closed however, for the holidays. But we found another place! Makoto Ramen. The meat wasn’t as tender as it should be but it was still very very nice.

And while seeking another good place to eat, we ended up in another Japanese place, surprisingly. When we got in there was a certain Harajuku/Omotesando vibe. Easy going and effortlessly beautiful. And the minute we exchanged a few words with the waiters we knew we were at a Japanese place, the House of Small Wonder (we should’ve noticed that its name is giving it away).

Croque Madame.

We ordered three dishes: croque madame for me, that was simply to die for, soboro don, and okinawan taco rice. Delicious. We also had hot apple cider with rum that was marvelous. So good that I’m sure is the cure for many winter ailments.