I love that you spent time using up holiday food - that's something that I really enjoy as well. It's satisfying to not see waste, and to relive the meal in a new way. It's a creative outlet as well.
That's a bummer your plans didn't work out, and I hope D10 is feeling better. I'm jealous of your ability to travel! You have taken some truly amazing trips, and I love that you are looking to fill your time with wonder and immerse yourself in a new place. I need to figure out how to do that in 2020.
Things with H sound....okay? I see the limbo you speak about a bit more in this post. The first of your "hiccups" he is being passive aggressive perhaps, but in the second there is a positive change in that he wasn't trying to goad you. So a bit of change, and a bit of the same?