New Year's eve has never been a big night for me. For years, I felt there was all this pressure to have a great night. Go to the best party, have the prettiest outfit, have the best night of the year, be with the right person at midnight, and have all those moments that are celebrated movie after movie. That's not to say I never had fun on New Year's, but it always stressed me out.
A few years ago I did have one of those movie moments - at R&J's wedding. And thanks to them, I had a few more as we celebrated the turning of the calendars with dinner and drinks at our favorite restaurant a few times. The stress I feel about New Years has wavered, maybe it's cause I've gotten older, maybe it's because I've now got happy memories to associate with it (such as the nuptials of two amazing people), or maybe it's cause I've found that spending a whole day with my soon to be (2 weeks) husband while pot roast simmers on the stove and a pint of Ben & Jerry's Mint chocolate chunk sits in the freezer waiting dishing out is perfect night. Of course, having a few glasses of wine and not having to drive anywhere is a plus as well.
That's not to say that I'm hanging up my party shoes. I look forward to some Rockin New Year's Eve's in my future. With balloons and confetti and all that jazz.
So hopefully, everyone's having their idea of a fabulous New Year - whatever that may be. Here's a toast to 2007; may it be full of joy and friendship!
My thoughts on whatever passes through my line of sight.
12/31/2006
12/20/2006
12/05/2006
Red Eyes & Gin
I have finally finished my last bit of travel for work for the near future. The next time I will be on a plane, I'll be sitting next to my husband on our way to Costa Rica!
But before that I took a trip to the Pacific Northwest for our final board meeting of the year. Again, gotta love a 2-day meeting that has an agenda like 10 am Budget Review, 12 pm lunch catered by local farmer, 2 pm Program Review, 7 pm dinner at the fabulous restaurant care of the local chapter! So I had fresh salmon, delicous potato and egg things, amazing pita breads, rabbit & polenta, outstanding pizza, cheeses, and truffeled breads and satsuma sorbet. Not to mention the best potluck EVER at the Portland Convivia Annual Meeting.
And to top it all off, I got to experience my first red eye flight on Jet Blue - which gives you a lovely sleep kit with lotion, lip balm and an eye mask. Luckily it wasn't a full flight so I got a whole row to myself, where I was able to get a few shut eyes, and woke up to watch an episode of Buffy!
After catching up on some sleep, I joined a few others for a special event: The History and Traditions of Gin. Learned all about how gin is made, had a GREAT gin & tonic, blind tested 5 gins while learning how they fill out the taste on the tounge an thru scent and had some very yummy cheese to boot. Thanks Plymouth Gin!
Now I'm finally able to put all my frantic mumblings onto wedding planning - with only 40 days to go my to do list is growing and growing. I'm going for a fitting on friday, now that I have my bra and shoes all set, and hopefully will get my veil as well. Invitations were mailed (and RSVP's have begun floating in).
And I'm looking forward to getting into some more "real" blogging again soon - I know I've said it before, but it's my New Year's Resolution - to actually make time each week for some writing. So till next time...
But before that I took a trip to the Pacific Northwest for our final board meeting of the year. Again, gotta love a 2-day meeting that has an agenda like 10 am Budget Review, 12 pm lunch catered by local farmer, 2 pm Program Review, 7 pm dinner at the fabulous restaurant care of the local chapter! So I had fresh salmon, delicous potato and egg things, amazing pita breads, rabbit & polenta, outstanding pizza, cheeses, and truffeled breads and satsuma sorbet. Not to mention the best potluck EVER at the Portland Convivia Annual Meeting.
And to top it all off, I got to experience my first red eye flight on Jet Blue - which gives you a lovely sleep kit with lotion, lip balm and an eye mask. Luckily it wasn't a full flight so I got a whole row to myself, where I was able to get a few shut eyes, and woke up to watch an episode of Buffy!
After catching up on some sleep, I joined a few others for a special event: The History and Traditions of Gin. Learned all about how gin is made, had a GREAT gin & tonic, blind tested 5 gins while learning how they fill out the taste on the tounge an thru scent and had some very yummy cheese to boot. Thanks Plymouth Gin!
Now I'm finally able to put all my frantic mumblings onto wedding planning - with only 40 days to go my to do list is growing and growing. I'm going for a fitting on friday, now that I have my bra and shoes all set, and hopefully will get my veil as well. Invitations were mailed (and RSVP's have begun floating in).
And I'm looking forward to getting into some more "real" blogging again soon - I know I've said it before, but it's my New Year's Resolution - to actually make time each week for some writing. So till next time...
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