Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008!

New Year's Eve! Can you believe it?! I certainly can't.

One of the big questions every year is what will we do on New Year's Eve? There are always a ton of options on probably the biggest party night of the year. But, as you get older I think you lose the desire to partake in some of those options. We're, sadly, still trying to decide what we'll be doing tonight. At this point, it looks a lot like nothing. But, if you do nothing it's so anti-climatic. You feel like a bum or a party pooper for not whooping it up with a little more oomph. Watching the celebrations on TV just makes me envious that I'm not in the MTV studios in Time Square. Not that I'd ever get in but it just looks like so much fun.

The first option on New Year's Eve is going out. There are bars and street parties galore tonight. Almost every venue in the world is hosting some kind of New Year's Eve celebration. It would be very fun to get all dressed up in something shiny and go out to party with the masses. Drink and dance and go crazy on the last night of the year. The problem with this option is that most of these bars and other party places charge and arm and a leg for admission. Who has $100 per person to get into a club? Crazy! Secondly, you have to consider how you'll get home from the event. Have you ever tried catching a cab past midnight on New Year's Eve? Not so easy. That means that one of the persons in your party will have to not drink so they can safely and responsibly drive everyone else home. That's never fun for that person. You could always stay in a hotel within walking distance but add the price of a room to your bar tab and the $100 cover charge and you've got yourself a pretty hefty bill at the end of the night.

Option 2. Go to a New Year's Eve party at someone's house. Assuming you know someone who is throwing a party, this isn't a bad option. You can still get dressed up and party and have a good time. It's a much cheaper option than going out too. But, unless you are planning on sleeping over, you'll still have to deal with how to get your drunk ass home. And, even if someone does step up to be the designated driver, you still have to worry about being on the roads with those people who weren't so responsible. Drunk drivers scare the hell out of me so I' d prefer to be off the roads all together tonight. Also, when choosing to go to a party at a friend's house, you have to be careful about whose party it is. Joe and I found this out last year. We went to a party at his co-worker's house and, while the people were all very nice, they just weren't our close friends. It was like ringing in the New Year with a bunch of strangers. It made us both kind of sad.

Of course, you could always step up and throw a party of your own. This is by far my favorite option. I love having parties and get so excited to make the food and decorate and host people in my home. I've thrown a New Year's Eve party before and had a wonderful time. You have the bonus of just being able to fall into your bed at the end of the night. I also wouldn't mind if our friends needed to sleep over. We've got plenty of room for everyone to crash. My only problem with this plan this year is who to invite. All my friends are far away or on-call for work or have children. If I planned a party, most likely it would just be me and Joe. Maybe if I would've planned earlier people could've rearranged their schedules but it would still probably be a very small group. I had suggested a small dinner party with my sisters but we never followed through on the plan. Now it's just too late.

I hope the rest of you have something splendid going on this evening. I may have to run to Publix and grab a cheap bottle of Andre Blush Champagne just so we can have a cork to pop at midnight. But, Joe doesn't drink champagne so I'd be stuck drinking the whole bottle. Hey, that might not be such a bad idea after all.... the night could be looking up. LOL... Whatever your plans are for tonight, be safe and enjoy yourselves. Don't drive drunk and if you have to be on the roads please, please, please wear your seatbelt! I hope you all have a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!