The kids asked us to have a New Year’s Eve party. Not the kid living at home of course; daughters #2 & #4 who are in their own apartments. I’m happy they want to continue the tradition (the real reason…they didn’t have any plans or place to go) but last year when Gary & I went out to party at a bar for the first time in DECADES, I was hoping we were starting a new New Year’s Eve tradition…and it would continue this year. We’ve stayed home on New Year’s Eve since we started having kids. As they grew, so did the party. Eventually, the number of kids overshadowed the number of adults. It was always great fun and was a favorite tradition; lots of friends/family, food, music, games, bonfire & laughter. One year Gary scavenged a big red bubble light that was being thrown away. He saved it from certain demise after being discarded from an old road grader. We turn that light on any chance we get but ALWAYS at midnight on New Year’s Eve. It flashes out of the windows & bounces off the stop signs a block away. It looks very cool!
Our Party Light.
So anyway, I agreed…somewhat last minute & reluctantly to make food & have a party. One of these days they won’t want to hang out so much with us because they’ll have their own lives so I might as well enjoy the time given me. The party was mostly 20-somethings with a sprinkling of ‘old’ people. Even my parents showed up and we kept them amused until midnight. You heard me right…Midnight! I believe the ancients were silently pleased with themselves. I told them now they can brag to all their friends that they stayed up really, really late. It was probably one of my mellowest New Year’s Eve. I should’ve known something was amiss when I wasn’t allowed to do a remake of taking my mom to the floor during a rousing game of Spoons; I was the second person taken out of the game with 10 playing. The rest of the night I spent people-watching. It’s fun to observe the younger generation, they are quite amusing. It was also a relief to get to the end of 2012. It was a very difficult year and I have a strong feeling 2013 is going to be spectacularly awesome in all sorts of ways. It’s my lucky year!
Except this year, there was a very anti-climatic countdown and the party ball was turned on late, ha ha.
Someone in charge of that was drunk…I’m not in charge of that. At least it got its groove on shortly after midnight. All was well in the world then!
Oh, I wish I could’ve been there Bets 🙁 But BigD made it for a bit!
Sickness trumps parties every time! I still feel compelled to suggest the stuff I drink (sometimes just for the fun of it) http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/12/the-4-ingredient-tea-that-always-kicks-my-colds/ AND an epsom salt bath with essential oils (Dr. Teal makes some fun scents) AND ‘shoot’ some water up your nose to clean out your sinuses. Do you want me to fly over there and bring all my ‘gear’ for you? Take care of yourself either way!