Generally, we like to keep our New Years' celebrations pretty simple. Quite frankly, our attire of choice for this holiday is not a sequined party dress and tux, but rather comfy PJ's and slippers. Rather than be at some big club downtown counting down the final days of the year, we typically like to be at home or at the home of friends and family, playing games, snacking, and enjoying time with loves ones. The one exception was on our honeymoon, where we spent New Years' Eve 2000 on a sunset whalewatching cruise in Hawaii followed by a gourmet midnight buffet. OK, so I could handle that again in my lifetime....but this year is all about comfort and relaxation and just our little family. Today included some sledding followed by a winter trip to our little local zoo. Some people think it quite strange to go to the zoo in the winter time, but on the contrary.....we LOVE winter trips to the zoo! The animals are more active (though a small number of them like the wallabies and flamingoes are off exhibit during the snowy months), there are very few people there, and IT's FREE admission! Today, we especially enjoyed watching the pelicans (new to our zoo), a little river otter, the bears and cougars, and the sloth. And a favorite is always the Kimodo dragon. After that, we enjoyed an early dinner at Outback Steakhouse.....mac-n-cheese for the kids, prime rib for Matt, and a steak and crab cake for me. So yummy. Now, we are home and making a few small snacks, getting ready to watch a movie and settle in for our cozy little celebration. For us, we'll watch the ball drop, put on our fancy hats, and welcome the new year in with a glass of sparkling white grape juice, a kiss, and banging a few pots and pans......just the way we like it! Happy New Year! What will YOU do with Jesus in 2008?
Generally, we like to keep our New Years' celebrations pretty simple. Quite frankly, our attire of choice for this holiday is not a sequined party dress and tux, but rather comfy PJ's and slippers. Rather than be at some big club downtown counting down the final days of the year, we typically like to be at home or at the home of friends and family, playing games, snacking, and enjoying time with loves ones. The one exception was on our honeymoon, where we spent New Years' Eve 2000 on a sunset whalewatching cruise in Hawaii followed by a gourmet midnight buffet. OK, so I could handle that again in my lifetime....but this year is all about comfort and relaxation and just our little family. Today included some sledding followed by a winter trip to our little local zoo. Some people think it quite strange to go to the zoo in the winter time, but on the contrary.....we LOVE winter trips to the zoo! The animals are more active (though a small number of them like the wallabies and flamingoes are off exhibit during the snowy months), there are very few people there, and IT's FREE admission! Today, we especially enjoyed watching the pelicans (new to our zoo), a little river otter, the bears and cougars, and the sloth. And a favorite is always the Kimodo dragon. After that, we enjoyed an early dinner at Outback Steakhouse.....mac-n-cheese for the kids, prime rib for Matt, and a steak and crab cake for me. So yummy. Now, we are home and making a few small snacks, getting ready to watch a movie and settle in for our cozy little celebration. For us, we'll watch the ball drop, put on our fancy hats, and welcome the new year in with a glass of sparkling white grape juice, a kiss, and banging a few pots and pans......just the way we like it! Happy New Year! What will YOU do with Jesus in 2008?
2 comments:
The zoo! What an awesome idea!!! We love to do the same thing on new years - pj's snacks and just be togther, bonus is we just opened our Christmas presents to one another (we spent Christmas in VA and saved our presents for when we got back home) so it's been an extra special New Year's eve! I hope you have a wonderful 2008 Nic!
How fun!
I might have to bring Daniel down for a little winter trip to the zoo!!Sounds like you guys had a great night
Happy New Year!!!
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