New Years Eve

[Old Rogue]

Spent the evening with our #2 daughter, her fiance, and his parents. They grilled rib eyes and we had a very nice meal. Guess I'm showing my age, got home around 10, fell asleep on the couch, woke up around 11:30 and went to bed without seeing the ball drop.

 

[sheeplady]

Ended up stripping paint (me) and wiring (husband) until about 9:30PM, showered, called my parents, watched the first part of the Twin Towers Lord of the Rings movie while sipping mulled wine, then watched the ball drop. A good, productive, fun day.

 

[pgoat]

Rang it in with two good friends, good beer, champagne at midnight and watching the Dick Clark thingy on TV. Just wore jeans and a tee but had a good fedora on hand. The town was hopping, a nice mildly boisterous vibe out on the streets.

 

[Tomasso]

but when the New Year rang in and we were surrounded by people kissing, that was a bit awkward lol

I would have smooched you up just for the halibut....

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I would have smooched you up just for the halibut....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRV03zQkBas

 

[Lily Powers]

We went downtown for an early dinner, watched the local NYE parade and visited with friends. Really nice community/neighborhood vibe - lots of families and people we knew who came downtown to check out the scene. All went well till I greeted the Chief of Police with a hug - he was in uniform and as I moved my hand off his shoulder, the point on one of the gold stars punctured my hand and II started bleeding. I figure that's gotta be good for one free get-out-of-jail-free card!

Cheers to everyone for a wonderful new year.

 

[rue]

I would have smooched you up just for the halibut....

:kiss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRV03zQkBas

lol

 

[rue]

We went downtown for an early dinner, watched the local NYE parade and visited with friends. Really nice community/neighborhood vibe - lots of families and people we knew who came downtown to check out the scene. All went well till I greeted the Chief of Police with a hug - he was in uniform and as I moved my hand off his shoulder, the point on one of the gold stars punctured my hand and II started bleeding. I figure that's gotta be good for one free get-out-of-jail-free card!

Cheers to everyone for a wonderful new year.

Yikes! I hope the cut wasn't too bad Lily!

 

[Marzena]

Had the time of my life in the Holiday Inn style, as hoped for. All the 30 yards of a billowing 50s style chiffon petticoat worked hard and did they enhance the rock and roll!

 

[fortworthgal]

We had a great evening - went to a gun show during the morning, then home for a late brunch and relaxing. Got cleaned up (husband wore a tuxedo & fedora, I wore a long evening gown), and headed downtown for a big band concert by the symphony. Box seats & cocktails beforehand. Then we walked through downtown to a steakhouse for 10:30 dinner reservations. More cocktails, split a porterhouse & potatoes au gratin, and rang in the New Year with champagne, party hats, noisemakers, and a balloon drop there in the restaurant. A good time had by all.

 

[kyboots]

Wow! Sounds everyone had a great time. I had to work, very high census so asked to help out and got home at 0300 New Year's morning. Slept 6 hours turned around and went back to work for another 12. What a working way to start the New Year Whew!--John

 

[TidiousTed]

Had a great New Year's Eve, lots of nice people, lots of good food and drink and when the clock turned 12 we turned off all the lights, laying the farm in total darkness and started up the fire works (I love fireworks). But since we've had the house full of people since the 23rd I must admitt that it is very, very nice to be just my girlfriend and me now that the last one of them has left for home

 

[GHT]

Resurrecting this thread rather than start a new one. Thanks to all of you for the prayers and messages of goodwill following Tina's heart surgery last August. The lady continues to make a recovery, slowly, but sometimes, she will have a bad day. Her surgeon explained all that, adding that the internal bruising throughout her chest will take a long time to recover.

A couple of special friends will be joining us at our house for the traditional Christmas Day lunch. They are going to join us at The Christmas morning service too, and if the weather cooperates we might all go in the old MG.

The care that Tina must take over her heart has meant that dancing, a pastime that we both enjoy, has been off limits, but she enjoys watching others, so on New Year's Eve many of our friends will be getting together to see in 2025 in style.

The popular seaside town of Bournemouth is about a twenty minute drive from our home. The Bournemouth Pavilion is where we will join our friends. The Pavilion has a theatre, a dance floor and a magnificent restaurant.

The event will be much like it was before Tina's surgery, a gathering of good company, music of the era that we so enjoy, good food and a sociable get together. But no dancing, for us, now that's going to take some will power. given that our entertainment will be provided by a Swing/Jazz/Boogie Band that always fills the dance floor. https://www.boogiebumpers.com/
If you have any plans for the holidays, do come and share them with us. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year TFL.

 

[tonyb]

I can see how people who enjoy dancing and a bit of bubbly would find New Year’s Eve perhaps the best night on the calendar. But for us well-practiced lushes (as I was, before giving it up entirely 18 years ago) and who worked in “hospitality” enterprises (bartenders, wait staff, etc.), NYE was referred to as “Amateur Night.” The days after Christmas but before NYE were generally pleasant, though, what with the stores and such still in their seasonal finery and the last-minute shopping and all that hustle and bustle in the books for another year.

 

[Zombie_61]

I don't wish to be a "buzz kill", but I grew up in a house with an alcoholic father and an alcoholic/addict older sister. That being the case, I could never acquire a taste for partying and ingesting certain things that would/could somewhat alter my senses, so I never really understood the fascination with New Year's Eve. Oh, sure, my late wife and I still dressed up a bit and joined the crowds in celebration regularly, but I never understood the need to celebrate what is essentially "just another day" out of the rest of the year the way many people do (and, in fact, have known more than a few people who looked forward to New Year's Eve as if it were the second coming, yet could barely remember it the day after because they had indeed indulged too much). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯