alikat99 said:
So, speaking of next year, what are everyone's New Years Eve plans? We hadn't made any, but my mom called this morning to say that she would watch the girls if we wanted to do something. We have 2 ideas at this moment. We were invited to a party, but I really don't think that we would know that many people. I would only know 1 or 2 and Chris would only know a few more. Or, the Barenaked Ladies are playing a show in Tampa. They are offering free tickets (I'm sure in the rafters) to go to the show if you donate blood this week. And, since Chris and I are regular blood donors anyway, and weren't able to donate a few weeks ago because we had colds. We're thinking that might just be an option. But then, part of me just says, stay at home, in the comfort of your own place, rent some movies (or see some new ones that we just got for Christmas), start a fire and relax.
Decisions, decisions, decisions!!!
We don't have any either. I have to laugh at your last line there -- start a fire and relax. Somehow I don't picture fireplaces in Florida.
Actually, that's not a bad idea.
We'll be home. I hate to go out of New Years Eve. It's a scary night to me to put my family on the roads. We are going to Gary's sister's house on New Years Day. So, NYE, We'll make some steak on the grill, maybe I'll pick up a couple lobster tails to go with them, baked potatoes, salad and some french bread.
I do have a funny New Years Eve story. Many years ago, I bought tickets for 6 of us to go see Kenny Rogers. I bought the best tickets I could at the time. My BIL invited some friends of theirs to go with -- friends of theirs that have lots of money and my BIL wanted to make sure the evening was perfect. That was his first mistake.
We made dinner reservations at a upper end restaurant out by Pheasant Run (Amy, know where that is?
). Apparently, a lot of other people did too because the restaurant was packed to the gills. We sat, we waiting, we drank, we had appetizers and we waited some more. It was getting close to the time our Kenny Rogers show was going to start. So, we had to leave without dinner -- just appetizers.
Which then made us late for the show. By the time we got there, parked, and went in, it was packed to the gills also. The seats I bought we already occuppied by other people. It didn't really matter, there was no way we could get through the crowd to get up there anyway. So, we stood, in the very back listening to the concert. At midnight, lights went out, Happy New Year was said, when they came back on, Kenny was gone. No good night, no Happy New Year, no thanks for coming......nothing.
So, by the time, it's midnight, we haven't had any real dinner and we're hungry. Did you ever try and find a restaurant on New Years Eve after midnight that's open? I don't recommend it. I commented, we'll probably end up at a Denny's. My sister gave me a look of death, remember we are with their friends who they are wanting to make a perfect evening for. Not that they were looking to impress them, I think they were just trying to reciprocate for all the times the friends went above and beyond. So, we drive around, and areound, and around. Nothing is open.
Guess where we ended up? Denny's. Sure enough, it was open and packed. So, we go in, only table available is in non-smoking. Okay, fine, Gary & I don't smoke but the other 4 do. We get something to eat and my BIL and his friend light up a cigarette. OMG, the waitress about died.
We about died.
(Good thing the friend of my BIL & sister is a funeral director) because we wanted to die. OMG, just bury us there.
The waitress is getting upset, the other patrons in the restaurant are getting upset. The friend and my BIL refused to put out the cigarettes.
It certainly was an experience --- and now that I think about it, the last concert I have been too.
Which reminds me, it's time for my annual phone call to my sister asking what her plans are for NYE.
I'm never going to survive the next 10 months!!
