New Year's Eve Traditions

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Corrine

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Years ago, we'd go out on New Year's Eve to celebrate the New Year. Our favorite place was a local ski resort that had a special package with popular local bands playing. Then, along came children and it became too much of a hassle to go out. Instead, I would prepare a special restaurant-style New Year's Eve dinner. I've continued that practice, including our favorite home made French Onion soup, even served in special soup crocks reserved for the occasion.

Since 2006, in addition to the special dinner, I anxiously await "that" email from MVPGA on New Year's Day.

What traditions do others have for bringing in the New Year -- party with friends, go to clubs, local fireworks? Do you make resolutions? Even more important, do you keep the resolutions?
 
That sounds delicious! I've never had French Onion soup, but I really do love soup.

I anxiously await "that" email from MVPGA on New Year's Day.
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What a neat time to get awarded, I imagine it makes the start of the year THAT much better when you get it!
 
It certainly does, Patrick!

You didn't indicate any traditions, resolutions. . . how do you bring in the New Year?
 
I got too excited with thoughts of soup, it slipped my mind!

I always spend New Years with my mom, although we don't exactly have any specific traditions. We try to watch the ball drop together every year and then end up talking for hours about memories and such, it's great!

I really hope to see it in person in the upcoming years, especially considering I am only ~30 minutes away from that specific event real-time :grin1:
 
I LOVE SOUP TOOOO!!!

My partner and I make a big one every week!
We love trying different ones but, our favorites usually end up being the ones that we whip together from the lonely, forgotten veggies and leftovers in the fridge! We get the kids involved and pretend we are making a potion for some special event like, turning our neighbors into into elves or some strange creature.:eek::eek4:

Just for a night of fun though, they ALWAYS turn back at 3am. :grin1:

Sorry (soupy head), I know this is about the New Year!

Black-eyed Peas and Collards is our traditional meal. We make Quinoa and put the mix on top of it!
Our neighbors usually stop by for a bowl before they head out for their celebrations cause they can't resist!

We get a big fire going in the back yard. We read the intentions we created for the year at the last New Year's celebration and talk about our accomplishments or the goals we had that we don't even desire any more, etc. Then, we all write down what we want to release from the past year on paper, release it from our hearts and burn the paper. Then we write down our intentions for the coming year and seal them in envelopes to be put away until the next New Year's Eve celebration.

It sounds like a lot but really, it just flows and it's all very relaxed and loving.

Much like both of your traditions!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
 
For friends "across the pond", having black-eyed peas for New Years stems from a Southern tradition. It is supposed to bring good luck.

Sculptress, Happy New Year! That is a beautiful tradition, especially writing down what you want to release from the past year and burning the papers. Leave the negative, the bad, the disappointments behind, sending them up in smoke and move into the New Year with only the positive! :thumbsup2:
 
We visit some neighbors; then spend just before midnight with the kiddies to watch the ball drop in Times Square.
 
Those are indeed beautiful traditions, Sculptress. Here, we don't really do very much usually. Often our neighbour puts on a new year's eve party which we attend, sometimes in the form of a crayfish party (they're Swedish), although they haven't for the last couple of years. Otherwise we usually just sit together as a family.

I don't make resolutions very often, and never for their own sake. Only very occasionally when I truly mean it, and then I will never break it.

Richard
 

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