Happy new year, everyone! After a month of hosting family members, hiking, visiting ancient caves, feeding elephants, driving around a game reserve, building bonfires on beaches, fishing, and tanning on the sand, I am back at my desk and excited about 2015!

(Skip past the holiday photos if you want to get straight to the main point of this post )

One of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve ever seen! (And yes, that is me ON AN ELEPHANT!)

I have decided that bonfires on beaches are awesome.

Getting ph...