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Showing posts with label New Years Eve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Years Eve. Show all posts
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Happy 2017
2016 was a historical year. It was flooded with celebrity deaths that were heartbreaking and littered with political craziness in the ridiculous election of Hillary Clinton v. Donald Trump that, somehow, has Donald Trump as our President-Elect. It was a year of a lot of hard work, a lot (A LOT) of activity, so much hockey, a good amount of baseball, tons of family and tons of friends. And, though I can't say it was a bad year by any standards, as all years do, it had to end. We celebrated the welcoming of 2017 at the Metzger's and had a nice time, though it felt weird to be without the Klaus's, the Levin's, and the Cohen's.
And, Decker was still awake when the ball touched ground at exactly midnight. Welcome to 2017, baby boy.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
2010!
Happy New Year! I am not sure how it is possibly ten years into this new milennium, ten years since the y2k scare, ten years since we all went crazy partying like it was 1999, ten years since the year I turned 25, making me almost....well, you do the math. Nope, not sure how it happened, but that was the number flashing at the bottom of the big ball in Times Square as it touched ground (despite Dick Clark's counting blunder) so it must be true!
We welcomed 2010 in the calm of Margate surrounded by good friends! We ate, drank, laughed, celebrated, and our kids had fun being together. Todd and I tried to be gourmet and were only partially successful and Brett and Randi brought over some great desserts that i ate for too many days afterwards.
I have a tendency to get philosophical. It is a sort of mind game that gets my dormant cerebellum exercising. I am not claiming to be Aristotle but get a few libations in me and there is a chance I will come up with a thought or question that may begin a discussion amongst the crowd.
On New Years Eve the question of the night was "How long must you be friends with a new friend in order for them to be an old friend?" This question was triggered by the number of facebook statuses that indicated some derivative of "new year, old friends!"
Amongst us was a range of answers, some quantitative (five years!), others clever (5 years or 40,000 comfort miles, whichever comes first!)
We celebrated with Stacey and Jimmy, Madison and Nicky and Brett and Randi, Sawyer and Livi. We had a blast. Todd has known Stacey for over 20 years. I have known her for at least 15. She is definitely an old friend. Brett and Randi we have known for three years. Despite the fact that I went to college with both of them, we did not really know each other until we met through our children. We have become good friends with them. And, as we enjoyed our night (and our game of "sharts") the answer to the question became so clear. Friendships come in all shapes and sizes. No two are the same, and yet all are special. I may cherish a friendship simply for the history or for the more recent memories that will, one day, be history. Like age, the term "old friend" is just a state of mind, not an actual number. It is a descriptive word, a clarifier, a synonym for "comfort" or "close" or "best" or so many others.
Friendships, old friends, new friends, are what you make of them and each and every one is special.
2009 was a wonderful year which began with the welcoming of our baby boy. I said goodbye to it with a smile to the wonderful year behind me and to the wonderful year ahead. I wish, even 26 days later, all of my family and friends, both the old and the new, a wonderful and happy new year!
We welcomed 2010 in the calm of Margate surrounded by good friends! We ate, drank, laughed, celebrated, and our kids had fun being together. Todd and I tried to be gourmet and were only partially successful and Brett and Randi brought over some great desserts that i ate for too many days afterwards.
I have a tendency to get philosophical. It is a sort of mind game that gets my dormant cerebellum exercising. I am not claiming to be Aristotle but get a few libations in me and there is a chance I will come up with a thought or question that may begin a discussion amongst the crowd.
On New Years Eve the question of the night was "How long must you be friends with a new friend in order for them to be an old friend?" This question was triggered by the number of facebook statuses that indicated some derivative of "new year, old friends!"
Amongst us was a range of answers, some quantitative (five years!), others clever (5 years or 40,000 comfort miles, whichever comes first!)
We celebrated with Stacey and Jimmy, Madison and Nicky and Brett and Randi, Sawyer and Livi. We had a blast. Todd has known Stacey for over 20 years. I have known her for at least 15. She is definitely an old friend. Brett and Randi we have known for three years. Despite the fact that I went to college with both of them, we did not really know each other until we met through our children. We have become good friends with them. And, as we enjoyed our night (and our game of "sharts") the answer to the question became so clear. Friendships come in all shapes and sizes. No two are the same, and yet all are special. I may cherish a friendship simply for the history or for the more recent memories that will, one day, be history. Like age, the term "old friend" is just a state of mind, not an actual number. It is a descriptive word, a clarifier, a synonym for "comfort" or "close" or "best" or so many others.
Friendships, old friends, new friends, are what you make of them and each and every one is special.
2009 was a wonderful year which began with the welcoming of our baby boy. I said goodbye to it with a smile to the wonderful year behind me and to the wonderful year ahead. I wish, even 26 days later, all of my family and friends, both the old and the new, a wonderful and happy new year!
Cheers!
Sawyer
Turner
Brett
Jimmy and Nicky
Randi
Madison
A toast!
Brett and Todd
Ryder, me and Ilivia
three fourths of my boys!!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy 2009!
New Years Eve has always been our thing. We've thrown parties since 1997, each one improving on the year before. At times, I have gotten a little crazy...just ask Randi about the snowman cups. Over the years I've calmed down a lot as my party planning skills improved.
Since having children we've continued to play host, but in a whole new capacity.
This year, being 5 days away from having a baby, in addition to having twin two year olds with sleep issues, hosting for me took on a whole new definition. The menu may have sounded similar, only everything, for the first time ever, came frozen and out of a box. The menu additions this year were the unlikely pizza and macaroni and cheese, meant for the kids, but slices definitely went to the adults lips. I had no linens, no tablescape nor fancy platters. Todd put things out on paper plates and though I can't say I did not notice I definitely did not care. We had an equal number of children as we did adults, though having two ten year old girls and a 7 year old boy in the house made having three 2.5 year old's much easier. Tables and countertops were covered with an equal mix of beer bottles and liquor cups and bottles and sippy cups.
It was not our usual New Years Eve, though some elements were the same including open bottles of champagne and some nips of tequila being had. Chase spent the night charming his dates (Brooke and Shawn,) Ryder put on a rock concert, and the night continued with very few cries from the three babies, even fewer cries from the three toddlers, and a departure of 90% of the guests before 10pm. Beth, Dave, and a sleeping Jackson stayed until 2009, officially. We watched the ball drop while Chase and Ryder, who were supposed to be sleeping, brought in the New Year by watching Wall-E. Here are a few pix of the night, of the youngest generation, anyway.
Jackson crawled his way to his daddy's labatts
Jack
Josh
Jackson and Beth
Sophie
Scott and Dylan
Chase knows to let the ladies do as they please. Barette's in his hair? Sure!!
Ryder's performance-
and he hands the microphone over to his brother!
Happy, Healthy New Year to all!!
Since having children we've continued to play host, but in a whole new capacity.
This year, being 5 days away from having a baby, in addition to having twin two year olds with sleep issues, hosting for me took on a whole new definition. The menu may have sounded similar, only everything, for the first time ever, came frozen and out of a box. The menu additions this year were the unlikely pizza and macaroni and cheese, meant for the kids, but slices definitely went to the adults lips. I had no linens, no tablescape nor fancy platters. Todd put things out on paper plates and though I can't say I did not notice I definitely did not care. We had an equal number of children as we did adults, though having two ten year old girls and a 7 year old boy in the house made having three 2.5 year old's much easier. Tables and countertops were covered with an equal mix of beer bottles and liquor cups and bottles and sippy cups.
It was not our usual New Years Eve, though some elements were the same including open bottles of champagne and some nips of tequila being had. Chase spent the night charming his dates (Brooke and Shawn,) Ryder put on a rock concert, and the night continued with very few cries from the three babies, even fewer cries from the three toddlers, and a departure of 90% of the guests before 10pm. Beth, Dave, and a sleeping Jackson stayed until 2009, officially. We watched the ball drop while Chase and Ryder, who were supposed to be sleeping, brought in the New Year by watching Wall-E. Here are a few pix of the night, of the youngest generation, anyway.
Jackson crawled his way to his daddy's labatts
Jack
Josh
Jackson and Beth
Sophie
Scott and Dylan
Chase knows to let the ladies do as they please. Barette's in his hair? Sure!!Ryder's performance-
and he hands the microphone over to his brother!Happy, Healthy New Year to all!!
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