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| A sunny and beautiful New Year's Day |
2011 is finally here!
Don't make me drink any more champagne.
Last night marked the return of our annual pre-New Year's Eve party. After attending numerous, painfully long parties in our past, B-man and I decided to take a fresh look at the holiday.
We want to play on New Year's Eve, but neither one of us necessarily wants to stay up until midnight.
Morning people suck at that.
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| Paige the Snow Dog |
So we created another option; the pre-party. Our favorite people come and play until 9-10:00, then go forth and bring in the new year however they want.
Last year, Mom was in the hospital, and none of us were in a party mood.
It feels good to be back.
My New Year's Resolution?
Simple: To find joy and embrace it.
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| A cold and snowy wonderland |
Pictures my own, taken this morning from the deck
Happy 2011 to you Josephine!
ReplyDeleteAnd to you, Frida - thanks for your blogging friendship!
ReplyDeleteGood for you! Hope it was fun. I love not only your snowy deck photos, but also the new photo of you! (Not that I didn't like your old photo too, but you look absolutely radiant in your latest!)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Josephine!
Happy new year Josephine! I can't agree more with the sentiment 'find joy and embrace it'. What a lovely thought, and I hope you do!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne, hi! Yes, we had a good time on New Year's Eve, and I am so glad the holidays are over! Thanks, too, for your kind compliment about my photo. My husband took this picture on NYE, during our soiree, and it signified a new shift into a new year.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, too!
Michael, it feels like 2010 was simply a year of loss and of letting go. Starting a new year feels so significant! Even though February marks a year since Mom died, getting through the holidays without her was huge. I'm ready to start living my life - in joy - once again.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Hi, I really hope that you had a great time.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Josephine!
ReplyDeleteSounds as though you are embarking on 2011 in a very positive frame of mind, and I hope the coming year is kinder to you than the last 12 months.
And I agree that the new avatar is a corker!
Vintage Lady, thank you! It was certainly comforting to be with family this year. I hope your holidays were wonderful!
ReplyDeleteVanessa, thanks for your encouragement. I have already experienced a bit of a slump; the usual letdown after the holidays, and the realization that every year will be come and go without my mother. Still, I am relieved and look forward and move on.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, Vanessa.