First day of 2023 Randoms

[icedcoffee]

I drank too much. Mostly accidentally as one of the drinks I had was very strong. So I slept like garbage and am annoyed with myself.

It should be almost 60 and sunny today so we’ll probably get boardwalk fries and play in the sand on the beach.

[lilypad1126]

I was supposed to meet up with a friend for a walk/hike but she never got back to me about setting a time so that’s not happening. She texted this morning about rescheduling but I’m not sure I’m interested, so I’m just kind of sitting on it.

So instead I’ll start the year with a good workout, then we’ll watch movies and play cribbage. Super glad I have tomorrow off so I don’t feel like I need to be super productive today either!

[Jalapeñomel]

It’s 50 today, and I should go to the park, it I’m lazy and I have to go back to work in two days and I don’t wanna change out of pajamas.

I made breakfast casserole in the slow cooker for dinner. And we put away the holiday decorations.

[gummybear]

I’m exhausted today. I didn’t even drink that much last night. I think I’ve completed the transition into someone who genuinely doesn’t enjoy drinking anymore. I’m kind of grappling with exactly what that is. I def don’t want to be making any proclamations like “I don’t drink” but I kind of wish I could? I think it would be kind of cool to be alcohol free but I would like the choice every now and then? It’s a totally stupid thing to be pondering and it only matters to me (no one cares in my social circle) but I am the queen of overthinking things.

[Patsy Baloney]

So, my mom “planned” this NYE party for all of us - my family and my brothers’ families.

And when I say “planned” what I mean is she dumped a bunch of requests on me yesterday and Friday. My mom works hard for us, so I will bend over backwards for her in gratitude with whatever she needs, but the last minute (huge) food and activity requests rubbed me the wrong way.

Then, one of my SsIL acted like a total hosebeast all day, which brought everyone’s mood down. She was barking at kids and being a huge jerk. As the night went on, everyone got grumpy and we rang in the new year with kids who were soooo excited and adults who were ready to kill each other.

Just a bummer. Holidays never go as you plan, but this one was just blah. I’m supposed to head over to my mom’s to help make brunch here soon and I’m kind of like…but I don’t like you guys, let’s try again in a few months 🤣

[ssmjlm]

I made it to 11:15 before I went to bed. DH and E stayed up.

Took my parents to the airport this morning. They’re headed on a 10 day cruise.

Plans today are laundry and cleaning.

[RoxMonster]

We just had a quiet night in like we always do on NYE. Made some apps and watched some of the NYE shows on TV. I thoroughly enjoyed the Miley and Dolly one! H woke me up for midnight because I already fell asleep on the couch lol. No drinks because I'm on an antibiotic.

Our dog is having an arthritis flare-up so we're being low key today and taking down our indoor Christmas decorations. My sleep schedule has gotten totally out of whack over the break and I am not sure how I am waking up at 5:45 on Tuesday 

[stemmie]

We went out New Years Eve Eve because our friend who plans dinner out flaked. TBH, it worked out great-- the restaurant offered their full menu and we had a cute room with a fireplace to our party of 11.

Last night was pretty quiet here. DH and I had some soup, cheese and crackers and then watched a little TV. DS attended a fancy dress party with a seafarer theme. He threw together a respectable pirate costume without my help.

I have to check in with mom who has a rebound case of COVID and is more symptomatic than earlier. It's like a really bad cold leaving her coughing and exhausted. I'm hoping we can avoid hospitalization. Her pulmo has been really proactive and I am grateful he's been wonderful and calming for her.

[waverly]

We had a birthday party for DD and a tailgate for the college games. Everyone chatted nicely in the beginning and then half went to watch the football game.

I thought it went fine and easier than other parties. DH has a lot of feelings about his family mostly that they are unsupportive and aggressive/ competitive in their communication style. So unfortunately he didn’t have as good of a time since it was mostly his family plus SIL’s in-laws. I don’t have the same baggage with his family, so it seemed at least in the surface to be better than some other gatherings we’ve had.

Today we have theater tickets and just planning to laze around otherwise.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

I bet my husband thinks he has the best wife ever. He usually sleeps on the sofa bc it’s better for his back. I sent him up to bed this morning to sleep some more- not because he was tired, though, because his old man grunting and grumbling was getting on my goddamn nerves. He’s so OLD. And cranky.

And just now david came bumbling down the steps. Dad’s snoring woke him up 🤣

[dcn]

I had a fever all day yesterday so I spent it in bed at my parents. Booo. The kids had fun with their cousins though. They did a 9:45 Happy New Year.

We are driving home today, 2 hours in, 7.5 to go. Looking forward to being in my own house with my bed and towels etc.

[underwaterrhymes]

All four of us made it to midnight for the first time. Usually the small one and I are in bed by 10, but he was committed this year and I didn’t want to be the only one who went to bed early. 😂

[sju]

H already got on my nerves.

Me: [asks simple yes or no question]
H: [over explaining with a little attitude but doesn’t answer the question.]
Me: “I just needed a yes or no”
H: “I am walking you through it.”

Happy and healthy New Year everyone!

[sugarbear1]

It was just my two boys (12 and 9) and me. I feel like flu is running rampant around here so not a ton of socializing happening. I have had them for 90% of this winter break and I'm tired. LOl. I made a super fancy dinner, we watched the ball drop at 9, and we were in bed by 10.

Today my older DS has baseball proactive so I'll grocery shop between drop off and pick up. Otherwise not much going on -- definitely not tackling the huge pile of laundry!

[jane6672]

We went to a NYE party and when we showed up they had football on and everybody just… watched football.

If you want to watch the game, fine, but don’t tell me it’s a NYE party! I would have stayed home, thanks much.

[isabel]

MIL took the kids early afternoon, so DH and I made our dinner reservation. The food was delicious and we spent a lot of time talking about the house we’re planning on building in 2024. It’s crazy to be able to say we’re doing this “next year.”

Got some laundry done and finished watching Fleishman and Kindred. Went to bed and read until 11. Got woken up by fireworks around midnight, but managed to get back to sleep relatively quickly.

I had two glasses of wine over the course of a couple of hours and drank plenty of water when we got home, so I feel great this morning. Planning to get grocery shopping done and otherwise just relax since MIL is keeping the kids through Wednesday.

[blondemoment123]

I'm thoroughly enjoying my Nespresso machine. I picked up a sampler pack of flavored syrups and a milk frother. Happy New Year to me.

[nsl]

As per our NYE usual, H and I went to sleep around 10:30 and the kids stayed up watching movies until midnight. Then the dog woke me up at 3:30 because she needed to go out, so I got up with her for a bit before going back to bed. I finally woke up for the day around 8:30, which is significantly later than I usually sleep on a weekend.

I'm supposed to go to lunch with my mom and sister at 11:00, but it's dumping down snow and our street hasn't been plowed yet. No other plans for the day except making some chicken stock and folding laundry.

[skidunks]

Happy New Year!
Our boys both went to friends houses for the night so DH and I went to a friends house for a party. It was really fun, we came home just after midnight. I have cut back on drinking quite a bit since the summer and have realized I’m much happier that way. I drank more the last two nights and haven’t slept well either of those nights.
I’m supposed to go back to work tomorrow but we’re also supposed to possibly get some snow and I’m hoping people cancel their appointments. I would love one more day off!

[litebright]

We had a NYE pajama party and invited over several families. Most people did, indeed, actually wear their pjs, which made me happy, because I wasn't sure that the adults would be into that but people had fun with it. I made two charcuterie boards and bought WAYYYY too much food. I think we need to live on party leftovers for at least a week, for my food budget's sake.

My phone which was backordered from Best Buy is apparently now completely unobtainable, and definitely at nowhere near the pre-holiday price that DH ordered it at. So now I have to figure out what phone I want and where to get it, so I'm going to do some comparison shopping on that today.

I'm also trying to set up a shared family calendar, and while DH and I use Google Calendar and that seems to make the most sense, I am also looking at things like the Cozi app b/c I think the functionality might work better for us, especially now that both of my kids have phones.

[wildrice]

Happy new year!

My H and I both have colds, so we are doing nothing today. We had hoped to get last minute tickets for the NFL game, but since we are sick we are not doing that. I am so bummed! But also relieved that we didn't buy tickets yet so we aren't out anything.

We watched the horror movie Smile last night and had heavy apps and drinks. The movie ended around 11 and our cat was pretty insistent that it was time to go upstairs for bed, so we took his advice and didn't stay up until midnight. Every year my H just bitches about how stupid the ball drop show is, so I knew there wasn't a whole lot of point to forcing ourselves to stay awake just to go to bed at 12:10 anyway. We both slept poorly because of sickness anyway, so I'm glad we got a head start on sleep at least.

[lilafowler]

Happy New Year!

Feeling nervous about starting my new job next week and trying to avoid negative/disastrous thinking. I’m going to start trying breathing/meditation and see if it helps me.

[sonrisa]

Happy new year! Just got back from watching the sunrise on the Golden Gate Bridge. Now back to bed. Lol.

[jinkies]

I am so congested. I actually don't feel particularly terrible except my nose is unusable. Stupid worthless nose. It's been so long since I've had a cold, I forgot how annoying this is.

Our front door broke and H and DS just left to buy a new one. Last time DH and I attempted to DIY a door installation it went... poorly. Maybe he and DS will have a better dynamic LOL.

[artichokie]

Feeling puffy today means workout and water before lazing around for football Sunday 

[momin2013]

Happy New Year!

I made a big batch of homemade buttermilk pancakes for breakfast this morning while DH took advantage of the mild weather and took down the outside Christmas lights.

I think lunch will be the rest of the nacho platter from last night (I might also finish the rest of the sparkling wine while it still has some fizz).

[rubytue]

We watched Top Gun Maverick last night. Yeah, we are late, but OMG. So many Gen-X tears. I might watch it again today since we did the Amazon rental.

I also made a cippino with just muscles and shrimp. And today I’m making my first sourdough. Who would have thought I’d turn into someone who likes cooking fancy stuff.

I talked H into a dry January (me soda, him alcohol). He agreed he wouldn’t by any more, but would finish what he had. And… well… he tried last night. So he is in bed nursing a hangover.

[egishere]

Happy new year!!

We went to a neighbors down the street last night and it was a lot of fun! They have a daughter my kids age and then another couple we are friendly with came too. Had a ton of apps, some drinks. It was relaxed and a good time! We didn’t end up leaving until 12:45.

Everyone is still asleep in my house. We are going to make pancakes/bacon but need a few things from the store. DH said he would go but still asleep.

[cville]

My parents are visiting. My kids are taking turns being jerks since they're tired of us and each other, and it's been 182798 years since they've been in school with a good routine.

My parents and I are handling this fine. It's annoying, but whatever. The kids are mostly okay and the best method of handling it is a withering look followed by feigned deafness.

My husband is being a jackass impatient hosebeast about it, which is making it worse. He is not usually like this for such a sustained period. Last night I, quietly, was like get the fuck over yourself. You're ruining, like, everything. To which he responded by being a radiating lump of seething anger until I banished him to our room. Didn't speak to him the rest of the night.

Kids and I stayed up, celebrated the new year, and then I went to bed.


This morning he has: done the laundry, made coffee, gotten both kids ready for the day, made a fun plan for an afternoon easy hike my parents will enjoy, generally been pleasant, and texted me 3 cute photos of the cats. He has not: apologized.

Lol.

[eddy]

I started my period so it feels like a hangover. Wah waaaah

We stayed up until midnight at my son’s insistence lol. We also had friends over and had a power point night which was really fun.