Happy New Year! (Parties, Resolutions, and More!)

[Heart and Soul]

Happy New Year, Everybody! May the sun always shine behind you and all your fences have gates.

I should have something stated in my Will that says if I haven't posted in a week, presume I'm deceased.

[radiojane]

My resolution is to never feel this shitty again. I don't mean that to sound like a pity party, it's not. But a lot of things need to change. Right now.

[Cynful]

IKWYM Jane....I've got to get myself out of several major ruts....my procrastination has not helped me this past year....AT ALL. Time to get my ass and my life on the movein 2012.

[lemmy17]

My resolution is to never feel this shitty again. I don't mean that to sound like a pity party, it's not. But a lot of things need to change. Right now.

Seconded. I have no idea how, but something has to change.

[SomeChick]

Happy New Year, everybody!

I was disappointed that the town cancelled this year's fireworks over the lake at sunset. But the usual suspects set them off on our street at midnight, so we weren't completely deprived of them.

No resolutions for me.

I hope this year is filled with good things for all of us.

And will the world end on 12/21/12? Don't think so. But the question gives me an excuse to post this link: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=u2UhvN0k74w

[CORONERGAL]

Pardon me for chiming in a little late but I just wanted to wish my FAD family a very happy and prosperous New Year. Been a rough 12 months but a lot of you helped me get through it. And I firmly believe this year will be much better! Cheers!!

[SomeChick]

I'm going to a party if the roads stay clear.

[Forever-27]

Was going to make the 7 hour drive to Las Vegas but decided to stay closer so I'm going to the indian casino to play. Too many cops out anyways , me and police don't mix. Ill probably end up getting a room for the nite at the casino

[PiggyTx]

me and my gf are gonna have dinner at Ruth Chris then just hang at home. But this year, we split for a bottle of Cristal champagne! can't wait to see what all the hub bub is about it!

[cindyt]

I don't have any plans, except to add 4 butt exercises to my routine and finish a page or two of my "new" website. If Sissy brings me back some from Walmart, Ima gonna hawg out on air popped corn. Well, tomorrow is fucking New Year's.

[cleanskull]

Baby sitting tres hombres. Will be stone cold sober.

[Rosebud666]

Girlfriend No. 1 announced that she is coming over for dinner, which she is bringing with her - bratwurst and potato salad. I like that in a woman. Then we'll sip sparkling wine and go outside at midnight to watch the fireworks. Germans set off fireworks on New Year's Eve - you'd swear it was the 4th of July. Then indoors for some more fireworks , and by the time it is 2013 for most of you, we will have been fast asleep for several hours.

Here you wish friends "einen guten Rutsch" (literally, a "good slide" into the New Year. So ich wuensche euch allen einen guten Rutsch. And remember, if you drink, please don't drive.

[Wendy A.]

Staying home, might have a mixed drink... probably not though. I'm sure I'll either be on here, or watching movies.

[maryd]

This is the first year it will just be me and hubby. The grown kids moved out months ago, our daughter who is home from college is going to a friend's house, and our 17 year old son is also going to a friend's house. It'll be weird not fixing shit piles of food and having a house full of people!

[SomeChick]

It's also weird for me not to be doing that, Mary. But this year I can do whatever the hell I want. And I'm gonna

[PurrPurr]

Man and I are going to sit home on our asses, play Scrabble (by midnight, it will turn into Squabble), and order pizza. Yeah, we're a real exciting pair. Ahaha.

[mandee1005]

I will be at home with my two little boys hopefully asleep.

[Billy Weathersby]

My wife is a nurse and she has to work New Year's eve..This will be our first New Year's apart in 32 years..She will call at midnight and then I suppose I'll be here on FAD...HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE.

[pwem]

Will be spending it as DH and I always have, quietly at home. It's anyone's guess if we will make it to 12.

I had enough partying in my early years to last me a lifetime.

[radiojane]

I'll be hanging with a girlfriend who just recently left her husband. First New Years alone in 3 years for me and 13 for her. We're going to watch stupid movies and hopefully call it a night early.

[MiraculousMandarin]

I just spent the last 2 days making my old pc into a fileserver and networking every computer, server, printer and media player in my house. I go back to work on Wednesday after eleven days off. I have a designated driver, new black dress and I plan to make good use of them both tonight.

[RiotBoots]

Twilight Zone, hoping the better half gets off work in time for midnight, meatballs and vodka and cranberry.

[shipmatekate]

Hubby's Celtic band is opening for "It's A Beautiful Day" so we will be dancing!

[Pryncis]

I have cleaned my house top to bottom and will take the curtains down and wash them tomorrow. Tonight, it's just me and the furbabies as usual. I've got spaghetti sauce in the crock-pot for dinner a bit later. I'll be ringing in the new year watching the Poseidon Adventure and celebrating with Shelly Winters. A nice quiet evening away from people and loud noises is all that I need. I'd rather chill in my pj's and cuddle with my dog than to dodge drunk people.

[SomeChick]

Well, I finally figured out a way to get the local meth-heads thrown out of the diner down the street and it's working. Just got another one tossed out on her ass without even having to be there. Happy Fuckin' New Year, Neighborhood! You're welcome! The poor guy who owns the place has been afraid to do anything out of fear of reprisals. But I found a technicality in Oregon Lottery law that causes the meth-heads to be barred from the restaurant without the druggies realizing why they're really being barred. And the owner/employees simply say, "Sorry, it's state law." So is not selling meth in the joint, lol. But this little loophole gives him the out he's been looking for. If they don't like it, they now have to bitch to their congressperson and leave the rest of us the hell alone.

Right now I'm making last minute plans with my friend Mary for Kenny's party later.

Did a fab glitter, faux gel manicure last night. Gotta have some party glitz goin' on.

[DietCokeofEvil]

I don't like going out on New Years- it's amateur night- the bar we like to go to sprays people with champagne at midnight, which I'd rather not deal with. We're staying home with the kiddies- I'll put some snackies out later and try to make it to midnight. It may happen.

I remember when I was a kid, my extended family had great New Years parties- food, food, food, games and even a parade sometimes at midnight. Now most of those people are either gone or scattered with their own families. It really makes me nostalgic to think that these parties were 30 years ago.

[SomeChick]

^^^ My parents used to do that in the 60's and 70's. Hors d' ourves, cocktails, the whole shebang. Me, my brother and sister used to sneak out into tye living room after bedtime and sit under the covered hors d' ourves and punch table, peeking out and when nobody was looking, grab loads of snacks to eat under the table. Then we'd run back to our rooms and pretend we were asleep. See, we didn't want to miss the midnight celebration, so my parents would "wake us up" a few minutes beforehand. Then we'd run outside with all the other kids on our street, streamers and horns in hand, yelling "Happy New Year!". Then back in we'd go, to bed, lol.

My parents never caught on to what we did before they came to get us each New Year's Eve. Or they just pretended they didn't know. Either way, it was alot of fun that I'll never forget. Even if I live to be 100.

[Pryncis]

^^^ My parents used to do that in the 60's and 70's. Hors d' ourves, cocktails, the whole shebang. Me, my brother and sister used to sneak out into tye living room after bedtime and sit under the covered hors d' ourves and punch table, peeking out and when nobody was looking, grab loads of snacks to eat under the table. Then we'd run back to our rooms and pretend we were asleep. See, we didn't want to miss the midnight celebration, so my parents would "wake us up" a few minutes beforehand. Then we'd run outside with all the other kids on our street, streamers and horns in hand, yelling "Happy New Year!". Then back in we'd go, to bed, lol.

My parents never caught on to what we did before they came to get us each New Year's Eve. Or they just pretended they didn't know. Either way, it was alot of fun that I'll never forget. Even if I live to be 100.

We were always shipped to a family member for NYE or my parents made my sister Sheri babysit us. In 1985, my dad bought my mother a Porsche 911. They were going out for NYE and took the Lincoln instead of the Porsche. Well, my sister and her friend Beth were babysitting me and our little brother (I was in 1st grade, they were in 10th). Well, they wanted to check out the new car so they went out into the garage and didn't return. It was almost time for the ball to drop, so I went out there and they had gotten locked inside the car. The inside door handles were flat and they couldn't figure out how to get out of the car!

[SomeChick]

Did you let 'em out?

[PurrPurr]

The man just got his butt handed to him in Scrabble.

Funniest thing he said: "I should've known better than to play this thing with a writer!" Baw haw haw!

Now it's time for pizza. I gave the poor delivery guy a $5 tip because it's colder than a witch's nose out there, plus he'll will have to deal with a bunch a drunks tonight.

[Maxster]

I just received my copy of "The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter," and I'm going to spin it up.

[phineas117]

LOL.....the DH and I are staying in......I am listening to NIRVANA on the headphones...had some cheese/sausage nibbles, going to have some bubbly..
no amateur night for me. worked enough to see the fallout in the ER.....temp here is about 21 degrees...

[Pryncis]

Did you let 'em out?

Of course! After laughing my 7 year old butt off!

[Wendy A.]

Looks like I'm in for the night, and it won't be a fun one either.. husband is rarely sick and is running a high fever. Should have known something was up when he was sleeping all day! He came in the living room and was all bundled up complaining of it being cold in the house.. (which it wasn't) he demanded the heat be turned up, then promptly falls asleep sitting up on the sofa... arms still crossed! I poked at him to try to get him to eat, and he wasn't interested, that's when I noticed he was burning up with a fever. Lovely. I just poked some Tylenol in him, and I'm fixin' to try to get him to go to bed.

[Crimsonams]

Just relaxing at home with hubs and the dog. We haven't gone out for NYE in years. Too many lousy drunks, and too much drama at parties. Tomorrow we'll make dinner together and watch all the movies we got for Christmas.

[Valentino009]

Not feeling the need to go out to be out in the chaos, just would like to kiss 2012 goodbye. Probably will be in bed by 10.
I hope my fellow Hags have a wonderful New Year filled with bountiful health, happiness, and good fortune.

[PurrPurr]

​happy new year!!!

[Wendy A.]

Happy New Year PurrPurr! We still have 45 minutes to go here...

[MagnusDippytack]

Home with a wicked case of the flu.

[Maxster]

"Six Degrees of Helter Skelter" was a great way to bring in the New Year.

Great work, Scott!

[SomeChick]

I had fun.

Happy Nee Year, everyone!

[abbie27henderson]

Happy New Year everyone... May we all have great year in 2013!

[SomeChick]

Happy Almost New Year!

[cindyt]

A friend and I have decided not to make New Year's Resolutions. We are going for Life Resolutions. She's going to be more assertive and I'm going to be kinder--not necessarily on FAD.

[findadeathaddict]

Quitting smoking Marlboro Menthols

[PurrPurr]

Guess this means I'll have to resume my diet come January 2.

I have a couple projects in mind I plan to see through this coming year. One is already underway and the second in its planning stages.

The man is coming over Tuesday afternoon and staying overnight. Same stuff we did last year; order pizza and laugh our butts off hearing some neighbors bitch about people setting off firecrackers. Penguins drop the puck at 1:00 PM New Year's Eve afternoon.

Happy 2014, you all!

[RiaBrown]

Eh, "diet" is a four-letter word.

I have a long-standing date with José. José Cuervo. I'm ordering pizza for everyone and I think I'm going to get a Just Dance game for us to play. I'm the only one who didn't get a Wii game for Christmas.

[Kyouya Ohtori Ouran Host]

I might pass on New Year's resolutions this year. I can never seem to make them work. I can only give them one month maximum before they fall apart.

[RiaBrown]

I made one a few years ago that has stuck. I have a bad problem of forgetting to eat, and I've been diagnosed borderline anorexic which means I have some of the behaviors without the weight loss. I do not want to cross the border into full-blown anorexia, so I make sure to eat at least twice a day. If I start scrapbooking or other crafting, you can forget about me eating much of anything that day. A few years back, I resolved to eat something before I start crafting, and it has stuck. Christmas Eve I went all day on only a muffin and a cup of coffee. Hubby was NOT happy with me. He says it worries him. I know it's because he loves me.

ETA: The first Saturday in May is National Scrapbooking Day. I usually celebrate Cinco de Mayo on the same day, so I am guaranteed three meals that day. We eat all Mexican food all day long: egg and cheese burritos for breakfast, quesadillas for lunch, and tacos or carnitas for dinner followed by cinnamon chips for dessert and margaritas (or just shots of tequila) for me after the festivities are over.

[SomeChick]

I don't do resolutions. I just try to do the best I can at whatever I'm doing every day. That's good enough for me.