New Year's Eve Plans???
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| Wed, 12-31-2008 - 9:51am |
What's everyone out there planning for tonight? We have gone back and forth on our plans and almost had our own party, but never got organized enough! We were invited with some friends to go to a HUGE neighborhood party, but we did that last year and while we had fun, it just didn't really feel right, too loud and impersonal, too many people that I didn't know drinking too much, etc. It didn't set the right tone for what I wanted for the new year (and 2008 didn't prove to be a restful year, that's for sure!). So we declined that invite.
Then, yesterday one of my other oldest friends (who was also going to that party) called and said she agreed with me, that she wanted a low-key, personal, laid back NYE with friends she trusted and wanted to spend the evening with. So she's having a laid back, low key, cozy and comfy party at HER house, yahooo.
So that's our plans, to spend the evening at the home of some of our oldest, most trusted, most comfy friends and a few other families. I made some yummy jalapeno cream cheese dip, a layered chocolate dessert, will take some bread and pesto, everyone will contribute something, we'll all grab some wine (I'm taking Cava, yummy) and it will be just what I need tonight.
Here's to a wonderful 2009!
What are your plans tonight? Anything good planned? Will your kids stay up all night?




Jasmin is going to a sleepover with a friend of hers. The rest of us are going to church. The kids have a party downstairs and the adults worship upstairs. At midnight we all eat finger foods and toast with sparkling cider.
Have fun at your get together. I miss those days. That's how we used to spend New Year's before DH became a pastor.
Hi Nancy,
Nothing too exciting here. The past few years, friends of ours have had a small NYE party - couples and kids, but they had the nerve to go on vacation to Mexico instead!
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I wish I could say that I'm doing something exciting, but I think it'll be DS 13 & me home watching TV. If he wasn't home, I don't know if I'd even stay up til midnight. Right now it's snowing--we are supposed to get 6-9 ins. so I don't know when I'll be leaving work. This is typical--my boss couldn't make it to come to work, even though he can easily take the subway from where he lives, but all the women are here. I took the subway myself since I don't want to have to deal w/ the hassle if highway traffic is bad.
DD19 is going to her dad's house w/ a friend to sleep over. She has to make a pillow cover for her sorority initiation (she's the big sister) and stepmom has a sewing machine. I guess she checked the grapevine and none of her friends are really doing anything exciting. I am happy she's going to dad's instead of driving around in the snow late at night.
Actually I would say that New Year's Eve is my least favorite holiday. The last time I did anything fun was when I first started dating my 2nd DH about 8 yrs ago and we went away for the weekend. It was romantic, so we didn't need a big party. Of course, then we got married, there were 3 kids between us, so then we didn't have any more fun. lol
We are going to have a laid
My DH and I are going to a party, but it's just with 3 other couples who are our closest friends. We get together with them every NYE. We'll eat, play games, drink, and we have a white elephant gift exchange thingy.
I have a 16 year-old neighbor girl babysitting my 4 kids tonight, and I'm a bit nervous about that. She's sat for us before, but still. . . I'll probably be calling her every hour on the hour. For some reason NYE seems like a more scary time to leave your kids with a babysitter. I have no idea why, LOL
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!
Our church does the same type of party and service. DH doesn't want to go because he thinks it's strange (he's not a Christian). Glad to hear that other churches do this, too.
We're going to a restaurant with my ILs and the kids, and we'll probably all be home before 9 or so. I can't stay up all night and wouldn't even want to try!
DH & I were never the partying type....a good thing, since for most of the past 15 years, he's worked on New Year's Eve.