Last night was one of those wonderfully epic nights that makes me depressed the next day just because it’s over. I have had a standing – not resolution, exactly…more like a reminder – to get back to my natural resting state of being happy. It’s not easy to come up on the new year with my Hardest Day like I talked about two days ago. So I give myself a day to really feel those feelings, and NYE is for beginning again.
Early yesterday I took EB to Granny Camp out in the hill country and spent the day with my mom and aunt L. We had a delightful day, very laid back and I tried to beat the sunset and ridiculous fog in the hour drive back to Austin. She’ll be out there till Friday since daycare and work don’t quite line up this week. Eebs basically shooed me out of the house, so pumped for her vacation.
My gal GS was the hostess for the party last night, Amber was in town for her sister’s wedding, and Maru and SD planned on coming. A near perfect reunion of my high school gals, and very reminiscent of NYE at my house for 2000. I had baby A2 strapped to me, tiny glow sticks for flair, and an urge to dance with some of the best, funnest, most amazing women I know. And so we did. (Thanks to Hubs for being DD.)
GS and AS turned their office into the the dance room. The hits of the year were bumping until midnight, then the countdown with hugs for and from all of my friends, and straight danceathon till 1:15 am for me. That’s right, I made it well past midnight. For the first time in nearly three years, pre-kids.
Sweet A2 thought it was probably a regular night because she fell asleep within 10 min of being strapped on, and all the (careful) jostling just kept that BEBE asleep till we left for the night.
I couldn’t have asked for a better start to the year. I love my friends. And this year, I’m letting it all go, one more time. I’m being present, loving deeply, and enjoying every day with Hubs and my delicious kiddos, gnawing on baby/toddler cheeks while they still let me.
How was your NYE? Any resolutions/reminders?
Dancing Jells.
YAY!! Nice to read you started the year off with something positive and fun. Good for you. You deserve a girl’s night. The picture of A2 with her eyes closed is priceless. That’s how I feel at every party I go to. Slightly drugged.
haha!
I DID have fun. I don’t do it nearly enough so when it comes along, I cherish it, and those sweet gals of mine. But if I’m out in a large group without one of them, I feel slightly drugged, too!
My friends held a birthday party for me and that was brilliant. On the other hand, Mr S has a serious chest infection and couldn’t come with me and i have bronchitis and was told not to go by the Dr but went anyway for a few hours as he also assured me that I was not infectious.
Happy New Year to you
Happy belated birthday then! Sad for Mr. S but it’s a good thing he didn’t give it to you as an unintentional gift!
In fact I gave it to him and then got it back again! Serves me right!
Alright! Glad you had fun last night. I played Super Mario Bro on the WII with some friends. It was my first time playing that game, but I mastered it fairly quick. It was a good night. Happy New Year!
Super Mario sounds like a fun night, too! I’m terrible at it, but slightly better at Mario Cart.
So fun. Glad you got a night out with some great, old friends! Also you have the coolest baby known to man. Mine was against noise and light and people and happiness until he was one.
Ha! Eebs was against all noises and light and people and happiness, too. I think it’s because I didn’t have an Ergo carrier till A2. It’s changed my whole view of small babies and their potential for sleeping/happiness.
Definitely sounds like a great start to the year!
It was! I’m still living off of the high.
Thank you for doing the party thing for me. I don’t do parties. It requires so much work–finding a nice outfit, making small talk, getting there, staying there… Happy New Year, my friend!!
I am not a fan of parties, otherwise. It has to be a group of people that I know REALLY well for me to feel comfortable. If I only know one or two people and it’s a large crowd, forget it. I’m a mess in the corner.
As if you weren’t my hero already, you partied with your newborn. Color me impressed. Happy New Years, Jells!
Wahoo! Either party with her strapped to me there, trying to get her to sleep, or doing the same in my PJs, doing the loop of my house. I have to say, as of the last few nights, she’s gotten a lot better about making me stand to put her to sleep for the night. *knock on wood*
Hooray for happy fun time with friends! Sounds like a much needed night for you.
It was! We’re going to catch up via Google Chat today. I can’t get enough of them.
Cheers to a New Year! Looks like a fun party!
Fun fun fun. I can’t even picture staying out till 1 pm for another year.
Looks like you had a great NYE jells! I went to a party around christmas and someone brought their sleeping baby, and it slept the whole dang time. So crazy! Here’s to a great new year and new beginnings!
I was always jealous of other people’s sleeping babies and wondered how they did it. A good carrier goes a long way!
That is a really great un-resolution! Here’s looking forward to a great year!!!
It’s been really good so far, except for random health problems from different members of my family! ’13 needs to get its act together a little bit.
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