“A new heart for a New Year, always!” — Charles Dickens

I got to ring in 2026 with my first stamp in my passport, thanks to my older son’s destination wedding.

¡Hola, México!

I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful, relaxing place to begin the year. When I got home and was combing through my photos, I couldn’t believe the number and variety of hearts I spotted throughout this trip. Appropriate, I think, given that the entire focus of our travels was love. But here are a few of my favorites.

Those were spotted on my way to the beach.

Those were spotted ON the beach.

This was in a palm tree.

And these were on my plate. (My son spotted the second one.)

Seemed like a good idea to share these first, since I think we could all use some new love this year.