Bringing In A New Year
Welcome to 2006... does it feel any different? It sure as hell doesn't to me. Maybe I have just had bad experiences with bringing in the New Year, but it's not really a big thing for me. In the last 5 years I have spent 2 of them pregnant, 2 of them in the hospital, and 1 I still don't really remember. Not a really good track record going on here. So last night we make plans with friends. Sure whatever, it still just feels like a movie and eats to me, but I'm in for it. We went to the movie Fun With Dick and Jane, it was ok, but I'm not sure I'm glad I spent $17.00 for 2 people to see it.... it was a renter in my opinion. After the show we go back to my friends place and have an oil fondue... it was surprisingly good. I have had chocolate and cheese fondues before, but never oil... it kind of reminded me of deep frying everything though, and I'm wondering if I will suffer from an early heart attack from it. After the eats we sat down to play a few games, guys against girls. Of course we females being the greater sex won both times, two different games :-P Aren't I a good sport? (I can almost see the sarcasm on that one:-) So it's like 20 minutes to midnight and what do we do, we watch the TV.... Ok I'm all into the cool fireworks and everything, but I don't want to watch everyone else party while I wait for 20 minutes for the stupid ball to drop. Whoopee don't we know how to have a good time. It hits 12:00 and we all say our Happy New Year's and then basically went to sleep. Don't get me wrong, I generally had a good time, but it felt like any other Saturday night with friends. So it comes down to this... Really, what is there to do on New Years Eve? If you live in a bigger city somewhere they usually have some big to-do, but not here... the fireworks actually went off at 10pm here because it was "Family Fest". Ok, so no big city party, no real fireworks... all I'm left with is the bars. Bars are ok, but I've done that phase of my life. I'm married now, and I don't want to go rub up next to some sweaty idiot who's probably had one to many Corona's looking to get "down and dirty" (One guy actually said that to me once "Hey baby, we should go get down and dirty in the back of my car"... ok that's basically about the time I stopped going to the bar - gross!!) So I've got nothing... I told Todd next year I'm flying to New York for New Years, at least their fireworks go off at midnight... sigh
posted by Carlson02 at
4:16 p.m.
6 Comments:
LOL!!! I told ya "Fun with Dick and Jane" wasn't worth paying full price for ;)
I'm with you on the New Years let down.... it's never good.
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Visichy, At
Sun Jan 01, 07:41:00 p.m.
My new years celebration was lovely. I was entertained with a cranky grandson for most of the evening. He wanted only short naps and the rest of the time he wanted to be cuddled and gristle but not sure in what order. He was not feeling well and did not believe in suffering silently. Just before midnight I put him in my bed between my husband and I and sang him sweet songs and gently rubbed his tummy. Just before midnight that little horror fell asleep and looked like the sweetest of angels. So all hardships were immediatly forgotten and I decided that sharing a bed with the sweetest grandson in the world was the loveliest way to bring in a new year and the greatest new year celebration in all my 50 years.
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Anonymous, At
Mon Jan 02, 06:43:00 a.m.
Oh yeah, I heard Brighton was sick. Sorry bout that :(
I'm still sick too... I hope he doesn't have it as bad as I do.
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Visichy, At
Mon Jan 02, 10:50:00 a.m.
Aww, poor Brighton, and Vicky too. I hope you're both feeling better soon.
For New Years, Mike and I ordered pizza, watched a movie then I went to bed at 10:30. Mike stayed up and watched another movie I think. Big party in the big city. :-)
I agree with you Sarah that New Years is a bit of a loser holiday. I'm taking creative license with what you said. :-) But really, what does New Years represent except putting a new calendar on the wall? Some people say it's a time to be reflective and make plans and resolutions, but someone only thinks about their life once a year, they're missing something.
That's my rant for the day. :-)
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Louisa, At
Mon Jan 02, 12:14:00 p.m.
Sorry Mum!! I didn't realize he was that much of a pain...
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Carlson02, At
Mon Jan 02, 04:43:00 p.m.
Oh that grandson wasn't really THAT much of a pain just not his usual cheerful self and I needed the sympathy!!!
Sorry Vicky that you feel rough. Do you need me to come over and sing you sweet, peaceful songs and rub your tummy? I may even let you sleep in the middle of my bed ....
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Thu Jan 05, 06:13:00 a.m.
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