A reader question:
I’m curious to know what are favorite things to do on New Year's Eve. Do readers stay home or go out? Any favorite locations in New England (or elsewhere, I suppose)?
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Our annual tradition is an early dinner at a local pub - home and into pajamas and watch some football til about 10 pm. Then off to bed!
ReplyDeleteNow that Guy Lombardo is deceased, I don't care much.
ReplyDeleteSince his passing in 1977?
DeleteWe're sneaking off to our place in the country on December 26, and staying put until mid-January. (Thank heavens for telecommuting.) New Year's Eve day will be spent working outside weather permitting and following a home cooked meal, an uneventful evening with a great book and lights out by 10 pm.
ReplyDeleteStay home and in bed by 9:30. My dad said New Years is just another day.
ReplyDeleteWe stay home for New Years Eve. We may or may not stay up to ring in the new year.
ReplyDeleteI normally have a quiet evening at home, but this year I will be attending the Hogmanay event at Fort King George here on the coast of Georgia. Park rangers in eighteenth century costume and even food and drink from the period!
ReplyDeleteDinner with adult children and their interested and interesting single friends (all food brought by that cohort) followed by a 'White Elephant", a trivia contest or game of cards (Continental). Then after they are all gone or abed putting presents around the tree until done... usually about 1 AM.
ReplyDeleteA relaxing dinner at home, then settle in for some favourite old movies, and a bevvy or two! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteNice to know that our evening looks allot like the comment section of taking it easy. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have been making and baking goodies for our home tradition since the kids were young, now that two are in college, they are home now to relax along with the 17 year old which STILL pesters them (me thinks he missed them) I have double of pumpkin rolls, Hersey cookie kisses, mini pecan pies and butter balls all waiting to ring in the new year. The only thing we have that is different is some interesting desserts from Spain to try along with some cheese and sausages. Diet is usually thrown to the wind and we usually have a good time. We find out who has or has not seen what movies we have on hand and enjoy them together. (holiday or other) and it is us as a family and no one else. We too will be in bed in by 10 or 11 as we have senior dogs which need medicine and one needs an insulin shot by 7. Such in the day of family life.
Was great to read all the comments, some sound fun! Thanks to all commenters for sharing. I will come back later to see what was missed!
We will be in bed by 11...but we will be up by 7 am taking a brisk walk to welcome in the new year....
ReplyDeleteGo to bed early.
ReplyDeleteIn the past, we have spent the evening with friends at restaurants (overrated and overpriced) or cooked dinner with friends and celebrated at home (far superior). More recently, family dinner with adult children, evening by the fire, might watch a movie or play a game before the 'kids' go out.
ReplyDeleteA good dinner at home. Being from Scandinavia which is six hours ahead, I can 'celebrate' New Years at 6 pm EST...! Gott Nytt År!
ReplyDeleteDown here below the Mason Dixon line there is a New Years Day tradition of eating black eyed peas. It is thought that this brings one luck and fortune in the coming year. So, New Years Eve I will be preparing a slow cooked full of peas. Then, I usually open a good bottle of single malt and ring in the good year listening to some good music or catching up on tv or movies that I missed during the year.
ReplyDeleteShould auld acquaintance be forgot,
ReplyDeleteand never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
Chorus:
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
Church services from 10-midnight and then friends over for a breakfast buffet after that.
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