We're wild here at the Maurer house. W-I-L-D. Come New Year's, we live it up big time. Big. Time.
Once Shawn gets home from work tonight, and I get home from hanging out with one of my small group girls, we'll have dinner. But not just any dinner. New Year's Dinner.
Then we'll bathe Jude and put him to sleep. Not just any bath or sleepin'. New Year's Bath and Sleepin'.
Then, my friends, the fun starts. We'll put on our pajamas, pop in a movie, and maybe have some ice cream cake. If we're lucky, I'll make it to 10:30 before falling asleep. Shawn will wake me up to see the ball drop, we'll say "Happy New Year's!" to each other, kiss, and head straight to bed.
Seriously, we're the most boring people on the face of the earth. Why do you keep reading our blog?!
Actually, since my birthday is the day before New Year's, we've kind of stumbled into a tradition of going out for dinner/shopping/coffee on the 30th (when traffic is minimal, lines are short, and people are sober), and having a low key night at home for New Year's. Just the way we like it.
Whether you're painting the town red, or like me will be checking out the inside of your eyelids, I pray that your New Year's Eve is fun and filled with things that not only make you happy - but remind you of the blessings you experienced in the last year and to which you look forward in the next. I'll see you guys in 2010!
joey the puppy
5 years ago
Sounds like our New Year's (except no ice cream cake, boo!). Dave's old roomie and his family were supposed to come up from Lancaster but the weather is supposed to be icy :( Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYou want to hear depressing: David and I have only spent 1 New Year's together in all our years of knowing each other (7 years, I think), and that was last year while Daph was in the NICU. I woke up at midnight to pump/watch the ball drop. Otherwise he has always worked!! It's so sad. And this year because Daphne has to go to bed I can't even go out. I will also be sleeping probably by 10:30... It's so nice to be totally lame. =)
ReplyDeleteI think I should get a prize for one of the lamest NYE's this year. I was with my parents at their TINY country church's food-and-game night. Pictionary and Spoons were both played.
ReplyDeleteI was sitting on the baptistry steps listening to Miles snore while they had a devotion/prayer time to ring in the New Year.