New Years Eve/ Day plans

[waverly]

I am working tomorrow, then have next week off.  DH asked me to take a week off, so I did, but then I didn't realize that he is going back to work Thurs/ Fri.  Our goal of taking the kids to staycation type stuff is not happening since I booked appointments on Thurs/ Fri next week. Oh well.  He is off this week, but he hasn't done much with them.  He did take them to see a movie one day.  

We have no plans for NYE.  New Years day, we are driving to Milwaukee and doing some fun things there for a couple of days. 

[186momx]

No plans. I'm still not feeling 100% so I want to use the weekend to just lay low. I am going to go in and work a few hours on the 1st but that is more to do with helping my own mental load for next week. We got an updated software and it is very different than what I was used to so I'm trying to learn the ins and outs and make sure everything is processed correctly. Also I know I will have at least 1 client ask for W2s next week and I will laugh at them like always.

I can guarantee that DH is going to be annoyed that we have no plans and aren't going anywhere.

[supertrooper1]

I am working all week and then have a 3-day weekend. We're child free this weekend and have talked about going to our local casino's NYE party. We waited too long to get a room so one of us will have to be the DD since it's a little too far to Uber.

[erbear]

We're going to the beach tomorrow. We were supposed to be joined by some friends who have kids my kids' ages but they bailed. As they are frequently doing (it's annoying...). But it should be fun anyway. We will watch the Eagles, probably go to oyster happy hour, and make fondue and a fun dessert at the house on Sunday. Any recs?

[sdlaura]

I used to dislike NYE because I felt like there was pressure to do something and I’m not a big partier/drinker/late night person. But last year we had a lot of fun, so we’re doing the same thing again.

We’re going out to the desert (Palm Springs area) with friends (the two families we got to be good friends with because we hired a teacher for our kids together during the pandemic). It’s about a 2-hour drive. The weather doesn’t look amazing, but hopefully will be warm enough for kids to swim in a heated pool.

A couple years ago I found sisters who live there and babysit, so we’ll have a triple date with no kids Saturday night. Sunday evening we’ll all have an early dinner, then we’re going roller skating, then will celebrate the east coast ball dropping at 9 pm here with a little hotel room party. The kids will go nuts with noisemakers and sparking cider. We’ll come back Monday. We spend Christmas with just our immediate family so I’m looking forward to some socializing!

[mommyatty]

I got nothin’. And I’m pretty happy about that state of affairs. I guess it’s because we have been sick or because we have just all been running really hard for months, but this week we have all been sleeping really late and just being couch potatoes. And I think we all needed it.

[macmars45]

We're doing nothing. It'll be a normal evening. Dinner, video games with DS. After we put DS to bed H and I will probably play a board game or watch a show and then I'll be in bed by 10pm as usual. I don't mind because I don't stay up late very well. I get too tired.

I think my favorite NYE was 2016. H and I hung out with friends from 4-6pm (with all the kids running or crawling everywhere). Then we went home to put the baby (who is now 7) to bed and watched Home Alone 2 with popcorn. I was in bed by 10pm.

[twinmomma]

Dh and I are kind of lost on what to do for New Year's this year.

The past couple years our custody schedule has worked out that we happen to have the kids for New Year's Eve. It's not a holiday we officially swap each year, it's just happened to fall on our days of the week. We've made a tradition of booking a hotel room at a place with an indoor pool for the night, playing board games, ordering take out, and just have a mini "staycation party" with the kids. This year we don't have the kids, so those plans are off the table. And in surveying our friends, a few have just recently had babies, so they won't be doing anything, friends with school age kids are not staying up and we don't have our kids to bring to hang out, and DH's friends without young kids are going to a massive EDM party in Brooklyn that his friend is dj-ing. That's a hard pass for us! LOL

So I think our plans will be to just chill at home, watch some movies, and do nothing. We're both kind of disappointed in that but also haven't worked up the motivation to go into the city and see the fireworks and all the first night stuff. So our plans are going to be a game time decision!

[mae0111]

We’ve been on the go since before Christmas. My BIL/SIL/nephews came to visit on Tuesday, leaving a day earlier than planned today to get home for a delivery. Hosting wipes me out, I worked when DH took them out. So I’m planning to do nothing and I’m very excited about it.

[waverly]

When I was a kid we used to visit my grandparents in Florida and they had a tradition of hosting or going to a party the night before and then a movie on the day of. I mean the parties were all old people, and I was a teenager, but still fond memories.

We've done a few noon years eve, but my kids have outgrown them. We hosted or attended a few neighbor parties, but no one is having one this year. I think we've only gone out once, and it was when we were living in NYC but it was the cheapest cover charge we could find (I think it was either $10 or $15 and basically just covered the toast) and walkable distance home.

[dglvrk2]

DD1 is going to a friend's house for NYE. I'm thinking of asking one or two of DD2's friends and their parents (our friends) to come over for NYE.
If DD2 gets invited to a friend's house, H and I may go out for a fun dinner.
No definite plans yet. I'm not a big drinker anymore and it's hard for me to stay up until midnight 🤷‍♀️

[librarychica]

We are going over to the beach for the weekend. We are supposed to see some friends but their family is sick, so, we will see. We’ll probably end up seeing my in-laws too since they live there even though I don’t think H has told them we are coming yet. Bit of a last-minute thing.

I expect it’ll be too cold to swim but I am looking forward to walking on the beach, maybe visiting a nature preserve, possibly doing a little kayaking.

We never actually go out for NYE because we are boring. We will have a toast if we are awake, the kids will have sparkling juice. Sometimes at the beach there are fireworks.

[vasc]

DS has a birthday party to attend at a bounce house place from 10:00-12:00 noon.

We’ve been invited to a “drop in” open house party at a neighbors that runs from 3:00-7:00pm, so the four of us will make an appearance there.

DS and DD have grand plans of staying up until midnight but I’m not going to plan too much to do to help them achieve that goal.

My yoga studio is celebrating their 1-year anniversary since opening on Jan 1 with classes and a big party, so I’ll be dropping in on that on New Years Day.

[rere]

I may go to a friend's game night tomorrow solo. Dh has to be at work at 5 am NYE to do end of the year inventory. Dd is spending Saturday night with friends.

NYE, Dd is going back to the university because she has to catch a bus at 7am New Year's Day for a trip for her club for the week.

Since we will ve solo NYE, I have a meal planned for the night. Steak and shrimp, salad, twice baked potatoes, and stuffed mushrooms for an appetizer. I also bought wine. We will be in bed by 10.

[k3am]

We had plans to host some friends but those are cancelled. DD and I both feel miserable so will stay home and DH and DS will go to their house. This about sums up 2023, holidays and events being cancelled for someone being sick.