Article by Melissa Ladd

The end of the year is always a time for reflection of the past 365 days, as well as a time for planning for the next 365 and beyond! I love this time of year because it is a well blended mélange of memories and projects.

This past year has been an important one in my personal life (Chéri and I became parents!). So I will always remember this year fondly with a happy smile. And oh the pictures I have taken to remember it all!!!!

Nevertheless, there is less time for looking backward when there is a little one crawling, then standing and constantly evolving before our very eyes. So future plans are a conversation constant these days. And I love it. I love the way life just picks up and keeps going.

However, before we dive head first into those plans I would love to share with all of you our best blog posts from the past year! They are fun and diverse, and worth another quick look.

Here they are…

Number 5 : French Classics at Le Tout Petit Bistrot

A fabulous little spot and possibly one of the most charming, adorable, lovely cafés in Paris. And where we brought my Mama Chérie for dinner on her trip here in April. Glad you all liked reading about it too!

Number 4 : Le Dépanneur Bar and Terrace

Glad a trendy So Pi spot got so much attention on my blog, but then I am not surprised! So Pi is so hipster, and hipster is still cool in Paris, even though in Brooklyn it would appear it’s going out of style. Le Dépanneur is such a great summer hangout!

Number 3 : A Love Affair With French Cheese

So glad cheese was a subject on the top 5 list of this past year, because I have really, really indulged in cheese ever since dairy was allowed back in my diet. I do love cheese so….

Number 2 : Our Pictours Paris Baby Moon Photo Shoot

I love that this one came in second! I usually don’t share tons of things from my personal life, but I was so delighted to share these images because they are just stunning, and my friend Lindsey of Pictours Paris made me feel so pretty. (Honestly I was more surprised than anyone at how lovely I look as a pregnant lady…I was expecting 9 months of dreadful cringing in the mirror).

And the NUMBER ONE article for 2015 :

Top Ten Beautiful French Women

Either my readers love top ten lists, or they like reading about beautiful French women… And now I know to do more content of both!

So to thank you all for reading and commenting, we are having our final KODAK MOMENTS giveaway!!

Keep your ten favorite memories of 2015 by printing the pictures you took with the KODAK MOMENTS app that you can all get for free! Plus the first five people to comment here will get a code for 10 free prints, and the first five on the Instagram for this post will also get 10 free prints. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS COMMENT!

Here are the instructions for using your code if you are a winner :

Vos 10 premières photos offertes, au format 10x15cm, commandées depuis l’appli smartphone KODAK MOMENTS avec service retrait en magasin : Click & Collect 1h (hors connexion Wifi).

Your first 10 prints are free, for the format 10X15cm, ordered from your smartphone app KODAK MOMENTS with the store pick-up service : Click & Collect 1h (not including the wifi connection cost).

Offre valable jusqu’au 30 janvier 2016, limitée à une utilisation par foyer, en France métropolitaine, uniquement dans les magasins partenaires (*).

Offer valid until January 30th 2016, limited to one use per household, in Metropolitan France, only in partnered stores.

Pour bénéficier de cette promotion,

To use your code,

1-     Téléchargez l’appli KODAK MOMENTS dès maintenant (sur App Store ou Google play)

Download the app KODAK MOMENTS on the App Store or Google play

2-     Commandez vos photos en Click & Collect

Order your photos with Click & Collect

3-     Choisissez l’option de livraison : « Retrait en magasin »

Chose the option « store pick-up » (« livraison en magasin »)

4-     Saisissez le code promo (usage unique)

Type in your code (single use)

5-     Récupérez vos photos dans le magasin de votre choix (*) le jour même !

Collect your photos in the store you chose* the same day.

 (*) : magasins partenaires, hors magasins Carrefour. Voir liste dans l’appli.

Partnered stores, not including Carrefour. See the list on the app.

 Bon à savoir : Pas de magasin partenaire à proximité ? Profitez quand même de vos photos offertes en choisissant l’option « Livraison à domicile ». Seuls les frais de traitement et d’expédition seront à votre charge. Vous recevrez vos photos par la poste, sous quelques jours.

If there is no store near you, you can still get your free prints by chosing the option : « livraison à domicile » (home delivery). You will only have to pay for the shipping charges and you will get your pictures via the postal service in a few days.