+ BobPS Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) I’m having dinner with my West Coast brother from another mother at his place. He loves to cook. My dog is also invited. I know the dinner will be wonderful. We will watch the ball drop in New York at 9 PST. I’ll offer to help clean up. He will reject the offer. I’ll drive home with my dog, walk my dog, brush my teeth, and go to bed, probably no later than 10:30 PST. I’m not a fan of big New Year’s Eve parties, or dining out on New Year’s Eve. That’s just me. I’m curious as to what other forum members enjoy doing on NYE. Happy New Year! May all your yearnings be fulfilled all year long! Edited December 31, 2023 by BobPS Punctuation MikeBiDude, SlimJim, + Italiano and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylander1940 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Hiring a regular, after that dinner with my family in Mclean, VA. I'll take the metro there and Uber to their home. Right after midnight I'll Uber myself back home. I don't know how long the last fare will be but getting rid of my last car a 10 years ago was a great choice. Bokomaru and + BobPS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Gator Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Staying in. When I owned my store, I would be open until 5 pm or so, doing inventory (and it would be one of my busiest days post-Christmas week...turns out many people bring expensive 'hostess gifts' to New Years Eve parties). My city would also have their version of 'First Night' so I would sell buttons to the customers who wanted to go (I believe they were $10 each). The organizers of FN would let us know if there were any extra buttons when we closed on NYE we retailers could 'borrow them' so we could attend the festivities as well; we just had to make sure the buttons were back in the 'return batch' on January 2. So once I closed, about eight of my closest friends would gather at my store and we would go to a favorite, cozy restaurant on my street and have a festive dinner. (None of us are / were drinkers, so alcohol wasn't a problem). Then we'd head back to the streets to see musicians, artist, food tastings, etc. It was a nice time for some 20 years, until it all ended / scaled back during the recession in 2008. After that, we tried doing an early movie / dinner but it wasn't the same. In 2011, once I closed my store, I dropped out of the group and decided to stay home and go to bed early. Tomorrow, on NY day, a few of us (maybe four?) from the old gang will get together for a late lunch / early dinner at a nice restaurant. As we get older - we're all in our 60s now - we enjoy this most. Luv2play, Redwine56 and + BobPS 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Since I’m at my place on the island for the next month, I imagine it will be an early night. I will make a pot roast in the Le Crueset and possibly invite a neighbor over. I would like to do a long chilly bike ride this afternoon. MikeBiDude, marylander1940, + WilliamM and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Working my overnight job! 🤣 But I get double pay tonight! marylander1940, Ali Gator, + BobPS and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfer Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I bought all my favorite foods and am staying in both binge eating while binge watching tv Simon Suraci, MikeBiDude, + BobPS and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylander1940 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Wolfer said: I bought all my favorite foods and am staying in both binge eating while binge watching tv Alone?! Edited December 31, 2023 by marylander1940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloKyle Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, marylander1940 said: Alone?! Tonight is a bad night to hire I would think. Crazy drunk drivers out there for one thing and ubers are gonna be expensive if you go that route. Just stay home. Luv2play and + m_writer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Act25 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Dinner and then watching fireworks from a friend's downtown Seattle condo. marylander1940, Luv2play, Redwine56 and 2 others 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylander1940 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, BuffaloKyle said: Tonight is a bad night to hire I would think. Crazy drunk drivers out there for one thing and ubers are gonna be expensive if you go that route. Just stay home. I hired at 11 AM. For most of us with family it's a day to hang out with them. If the price is higher than 100 I'll just spend the night in Mclean, I also have friends nearby but no way to walk to them because there are no sidewalks where they live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhexum Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 cleaning my toilet Luv2play, marylander1940, + m_writer and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Watching Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper When I was Yellowstone National Park, I watched Anderson get too close to the wolves A park Ranger warned him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 marylander1940, SlimJim and Redwine56 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ jeezopete Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 + Charlie, MikeBiDude, Jamie21 and 8 others 4 1 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BobPS Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 5 hours ago, samhexum said: cleaning my toilet Do you wash windows too?😂 Luv2play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2play Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Nothing. Will be in bed before midnight. Tomorrow I will send messages to a few of my favourite providers, as I do every year. Some I will see in 2024 and others perhaps not as they live far away and don’ t come to Canada any more. But I like hearing from them nevertheless. I had some wonderful experiences with them and treasure the memories. For auld lang syne. Redwine56, Becket and Jamie21 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ m_writer Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I met a friend for lunch and a beer or two at a food court, and now I'm cooking spaghetti while surfing on my computer. Will watch a movie afterwards. But it's cold and staying at home with everything I need and want, warm and safe, is worth a lot more than staying in a crowd and watching a ball drop while partying. I also found that celebrating in the day on New Year's Eve is a lot more pleasant and less likely to get into a car accident (though if I am out, I leave immediately after 12:00 A.M. because the people from bars do not come out until the bars close around 2:00 A.M. to 3:00 A.M.). Surprisingly, I went to the gym at 9:00 A.M. this morning thinking it wouldn't be too crowded, but unfortunately, it was. I belong to 24 hour Fitness and during the COVID pandemic, they closed a few locations but the number of memberships remained the same. With the coming New Year, I'll go tomorrow morning early after breakfast, but I'm not looking forward to the New Years resolution people coming to the gym and taking up everything. It'll get to the point that I'll have to come to the gym at 8:00 or 9:00 P.M. at night to get a comfortable workout. I guess due to COVID, people realized how much they missed gyms and decided to not take their memberships for granted. Redwine56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ m_writer Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 7 hours ago, samhexum said: cleaning my toilet Actually, it's custom in Chinese culture to clean your house before the New Year to bring in luck, so it's not weird at all. Think of all the good luck that will come through. samhexum and + BobPS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Tygerscent Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Morning: Gym~ Rest of the day with my ex~ afternoon: Pasta Carbonara… dinner rack of lamb~ Cuddles and snugs and cheer in the new year~ Redwine56 and + BobPS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ BenjaminNicholas Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Currently drinking beer with a client at a favorite brewery in Brooklyn. I want no part of Manhattan tonight. I'll make my way in for a show at 54 Below tomorrow night. Luv2play and + BobPS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becket Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Laundry. Or I might go wild and clean my toilet as well. Redwine56, + sam.fitzpatrick, Luv2play and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloyo215 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Every year a friend of my husband invites us to a NYE get together. I went there and enjoyed drinks, food, music, great conversation and fireworks from down the street. We also saw bands marching, rehearsing for today's yearly Mummers Parade. I had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ poolboy48220 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I made a bunch of my favorite appetizers, that was dinner (shared with my dog) along with a bottle of cheap champagne. In bed by 10:30 but oddly enough I woke up and the clock said 11:59. I watched it flip over, wished the dog a Happy New Year, and went back to sleep. Luv2play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 To my surprise, I didn't hear any of the usual illegal fireworks in the desert behind my house last night. I went to bed at 9pm. expecting to be awakened by the explosions at midnight, but instead slept soundly through the night. My dog was pleased, too, because he was able to sleep on the bed instead of under it, where he usually goes when the booms start. + FreshFluff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I stayed home and cuddled with my dog who was anxious about fireworks. I made the right decision. + m_writer, BSR and cany10011 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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