So how many here are going to stay home on New Year's Eve.

[texanwitch]

I am very happy to be here on the farm.

We will have a little party but nothing speical.

I did all that party stuff when I was younger.

[auntAgonist]

1. My husband and I decided that we will order pizza and

stay home.

I'm looking forward to it. NO pressure, no need to get all dressed up and spend money at an expensive restaurant.

Happy New Year.

aA
kesha

[texanwitch]

8. Happy New Year to you also.

We will have table with food and drinks and help yourself.

Several people will be here.

[madamesilverspurs]

2. Home is good on Amateur Night.

Wild and crazy cribbage match at the dining room table. Martinelli's at midnight.

Cheers!

---

[trof]

21. 'Amateur night'. I hear ya.

I first heard that term from a buddy about 40 years ago.

Something along the lines of "We're pros. We enjoy a cocktail hour almost every day. We're pretty good at holding our booze, knowing our limits. We don't get shit-faced and climb in the car. New Year's Eve is amateur night when every yahoo who rarely drinks alcohol thinks they have license...nay, OBLIGATION, to get blotto, be obnoxious, and wind up wrapping their car around a tree, or worse.
They can have it. I'll stay in the neighborhood."

And that's pretty much what we've done ever since.
:-)

[dugaresa]

3. we were going to go out with the kids, however i am thinking of staying in and

making fondue first a round of cheese fondue then followed by chocolate fondue.

and watch movies.

[Bertha Venation]

4. Staying home, prob'ly asleep by 11:00 PM.

:boring:

[BarenakedLady]

5. Probably

I have to work at 9am the next morning.

:hangover:

[trof]

6. Staying in, but not 'at home'.

We're at our daughter's near Boston.
She and hubby are going out.
Miz t. and I are staying put with our grandkids and having a weenie roast in the fireplace. AND...we're toasting marshmallows and making S'MORES!
WooHoo!
:bounce:
Charlotte (2 1/2) and I will be in bed by nine at the latest.
Jack (7 1/2) and Miz t. will see the new year in...maybe.
;-)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[greenbriar]

7. We are staying home. My daughter will stay home with us and her beau is coming

we will play board games, watch the ball drop and shoot off a festival ball at midnight followed by a champagne toast.



I am excited. I am making home made meatballs (in the oven now) and my famous cheese dip.

[jobycom]

9. I will be driving from Austin to Gulfport, so I'll be passing near your home on NYE.

So since I live in my car lately, I guess that means I'll be at home. :)

I'll wave at you as I pass Houston. :)

[texanwitch]

13. Drive careful.

:hi:

Watch out for the highway patrol, they will be out in force.

[jobycom]

15. I'll be happy to see them.

I will drive carefully, so they will take care of those who aren't. :)

[texanwitch]

19. The last time I drove on the highways on New Years eve, the highway patrol was busy.

Cars were pulled over everywhere.

After that I stayed off the highways on New Years eve.

Nothing like fast driving and drinking.

Keep safe.

[texanwitch]

10. My Aunt has a new Wii, she is 80 years old.

We will be having a good time playing some games.

[KG]

11. NYE is a 'couples' holiday IMO, so if i'm single which, is most of the time, i usually chill @ home

[Rising Phoenix]

16. same here

I plan to meditate, paint, movies, take it easy and wake up bright eyed and feeling well in 2010.

Maybe I'll stop by and say hi to yall.

[bigwillq]

12. I may.

I like staying home on New Year's. I go out all the time. It's just another day as far as I am concerned, but yet places charge so much more money, have a limited menu and then you have to deal with all the crazy drunk people on the road. It's amateur night. And I am not an amateur. Me and my Stoli and 7 may be just staying home!!!!!

[old mark]

14. We were thinking of going to a huge AA party, but we will be staying home,

having a great seafood dinner here, and watching junk on tv. I am recording CNN's ball drop just in case we are asleep, which seems likely.
Drunks on ice and a full moon = stay home.

mark

[tigereye]

22. oh, right, I forgot about the full moon

:scared:

[old mark]

24. I know there is no logical reason for this, but I have worked night shift

in a mental hospital and I can vouch for the full moon syndrome, no matter what the reasons.

mark

[tigereye]

26. there have been different studies - I think that there was one that said there

was a correlation, and one that said not.

[old mark]

27. That sounds about right....depends on who you ask. nt

[KamaAina]

17. Bottle of bubbly already chilling in the fridge.

Haven't been out in years. Not since NOLA days, I think.

Anyway it beats NYEs past with Mom; I'd keep having to wake her up over and over again as we got toward midnight!!

[tigereye]

23. last year we had to wake up my son to see midnight--

it was kind of funny.

[Kat45]

18. I'm not certain yet.

I'm supposed to go over my boyfriend's and hang out with him but he likely won't get home from work until about 10:30 and he has to be at work at 11 the next morning--that puts a damper on things, doesn't leave much time to spend. I'm keeping an eye on the weather report because they're expecting a storm that night or the next morning; if it's going to be sucky weather, I think I'll just stay home, watch the Stooges marathon, and chill.

[Biker13]

40. YES!!

We're staying in, and watching the Stooges too! Biker is charged for the Stooges, and I'll be cooking stuffed mushrooms for a treat!

Staying home is the best!!

Biker's Old Lady

[Kat45]

49. Hey, even if I go to my boyfriend's we'll be watching the Stooges!

:D

[tigereye]

20. yeah, probably - we always talk about going out and then don't!

we haven't gone out on NYE since before we had a kid. Some folks have open houses on NYD and sometimes we go to those. We should really have made plans to have folks over for dinner, since we have a ton of libation from Christmas Eve left over, as well as lots of sweets.

[SeattleGirl]

25. I'm staying in.

I rather like a quiet New Year's Eve.

[hyphenate]

28. A friend wants me to go out

but I'm not going. It's warmer at home, with the two kitties, and frankly, this one friend has no time for me when I would like to do something, only when it's convenient for him. I don't go out much anymore with the pain in my legs and stuff, and while I like to get out some time, it's not worth the hassle. I think I'm getting to a point where NYE is just another damned day, nothing special, nothing warranting celebration.

Yes, I'm a curmudgeon, a hermit, and depressed, but at least I don't question the motives of the four-legged contingent, just the two legged one.


Edit: years ago, my mom and I used to go to Zion National Park for the holiday. People used to ask me what was going on there, and I would always answer: "Nothing. Nothing but the moon and the stars, the canyon walls, peace, bliss and solitude." I wish I still lived on the West Coast for that one reason, but I can still remember those nights, and picture them in my mind. THAT'S a great way to celebrate--recharge the batteries and begin a fresh new year.

[Demoiselle]

29. Right here.

We splurge on goodies and a nice bottle of Champagne, cuddle the dogs and cats around the fire, get schnockered and barely make it past midnight.
It's a nice life.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. I never go out on New Year's Eve.

I never go out on other nights, either. :(

[av8rdave]

31. We are going to our next door neighbor's house

Close enough.

[LeftyMom]

32. I'm going out, but not to a bar or anything.

Just to a friend's house.

[femmocrat]

33. I'll be at home.

We are supposed to get bad weather and I really don't have any enticing invitations! LOL

[lukasahero]

34. I played out on New Year's for over 15 years

I was on the sober side of New Year's eve for far too long to have any inclination to go out and party now that I've stopped playing. It will be a nice dinner for the two of us followed by cuddling by the fire with the pup at our feet. We will probably be sound asleep long before the ball drops. :)

(Of course, I still haven't decided on tomorrow's menu so I should really get out of here and get cracking!)

[flvegan]

35. I have a dozen dogs to keep calm through idiots and their fireworks.

Couldn't go out if I wanted to.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

36. I haven't been out for New Year's Eve since...

gee, I can't remember when.

I don't like to get drunk (hangovers for me mean feeling as if an ax is lodged in my skull and puking literally all the next day, so I limit myself to two drinks), and I don't like crowded, noisy parties.

I plan to stay home and watch some of my backlog of videos. If I feel real festive, I may make myself a White Russian.

[Xipe Totec]

37. Me

Stocked up, have some Russian sparkling wine, Some Chinese Baijo, Some Omegang Belgian ale...

Oh, and food...

Lots and lots of food.

[hippywife]

38. We are.

I haven't partied on NYE in a couple of decades probably. :hi:

[Odin2005]

39. MEEEE!!!

[AsahinaKimi]

41. I will stay home and celebrate with my friends on line

Thats as geeky as it gets.

[El Supremo]

42. Will someone wake me up when midnight arrives? I'm in the Mountain Time Zone.

Wouldn't be caught dead outside my house at that hour.

[graywarrior]

43. Me

[mcctatas]

44. Me!

My first sleepover at the boyfriends when his 12 year old daughter is there, I should have my head examined :crazy:

[lizziegrace]

45. Me

staying close to home. I've been invited to a party, but being the only single person at these celebrations is getting very, very old.

[BlueCollar]

46. moi....not prepared for amateur hour in Texas this year...n/t

[bikebloke]

47. I finally quit going out.

I don't drink that much and it's hard to nurse a beer for so long. Plus I always end up snogging with some semi-drunk woman whose partner is slumped comatose in the corner.

So I'll stay in with a double feature (Goya's Ghost & Walkabout), then turn in before the yahoo hour.

[Flaxbee]

48. I never liked going out on New Year's...

I don't mind being with friends, but big, anonymous crowded places? No, thanks. I spent many New Year's alone; now that I'm married, we'll buy some champagne tomorrow, grab some food and settle in. Supposed to be raining/snowing/sleeting here anyway - good weather to be cozy!

[phasma ex machina]

50. +1 Times Square earthcam works for me

[Taitertots]

51. I'm probably going to be staying in tonight

I've got to work at 8am the next day. To make matters worse it is the day I switch from midnight shifts to day shifts, so I'm going to be a zombie without being hungover.

Oh yeah and I have a cold.

[PaddyBlueEyes]

52. Not Me

I'll be working....

[Redstone]

53. Yup. The "party stuff" gets old as we get older, yes?

Redstone

[AllenVanAllen]

54. I did the hard NYE party thing when I was younger too.

I don't rule it out for the future but not this year. I usually stay in and enjoy the evening with my wife, have some wine and celebrate the new year with some champagne. :hi:

[old mark]

55. Well, it started snowing here about 5:50 AM, so I am going shopping

around 9, and staying home for the rest of the day/night.

mark

[Forkboy]

56. Considering that I haven't slept since Tuesday I'm hoping to be asleep by O'Dark Thirty.

[AllenVanAllen]

57. No sleep since Tuesday. That aint' right.

Try and get some rest man, bettter sooner than later.

[Forkboy]

63. I would love to.

Only I can't.

I'm in the middle of switching psych meds and one is out of my system but the other hasn't kicked in yet, so I'm very manic. Plus, I just got the results of blood work I had done due to thyroid cancer and it turns out my thyroid hormone is way off, which the doctor said "could be causing your sleeplessness". So between the two I've slept less this entire month than I do during most weeks. :freak:

[BlueIris]

58. I'm going to try to go to a movie, but I expect to fail miserably.

I only saw one movie in the theatre this year. ONE. A new low. I feel like I have to see another, to keep from feeling totally lame.

[Forkboy]

60. I've only seen one in the last 5 years.

I hate cinemas. Too expensive, too sticky, and I can't puff on a bowl during the flick. :)

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

59. I truly dislike New Years Eve

I don't know why but I find it rather creepy so I'm usually asleep by midnight.

[BlueIris]

64. "Creepy"? Okay. To each her own, but I love New Year's Eve.

'S my favorite holiday. So much potential.

[Phentex]

61. We usually gather with the neighbors but

the weather is crappy and one of my boys is sick. I suspect I'll make a pot of soup and we'll have champagne at midnight. We are goofy...we have party hats!

:toast:

[whistler162]

62. Well obviously you have never seen Paree!

http://www.mastermason.com/loyal/farm.htm

[raccoon]

65. Me. And that's how I like it. nt

[AsahinaKimi]

66. Not going anywhere

eom

[azmouse]

67. I'll be comfortable in my jammies, watching tv, eating cookies and

having a drink or two.

I hope I can stay up until midnight. I'm not a night owl at all.

[WinkyDink]

68. Me! TV is fine by me!

[BreweryYardRat]

69. I don't particularly WANT to, but I may have to.

*grumble* I can't afford to pay bar prices, and I'm having trouble getting hold of the folks I'd normally have a BYOB party with.

[elocs]

70. Always do, it's just another night, just one where I don't have to get up at 3 a.m. to work.

The older I get the more content and happy I am with my own company.