New Year's Weekend Randoms

[lilyelayne]

Do you celebrate NYE? Or have any New Years traditions?

[lilyelayne]

G has been playing on the iPad all morning while I finish cleaning house for our weekend guests. Wish there were any useful windows to our backyard so I could let him run around out there instead.

We usually don't celebrate NYE. The NYD tradition around here is to eat peas & greens for luck & wealth, but I abstain because gross. I'm sure we'll go to my ILs to partake in the meal.

[seamonster]

I love greens. Black eyed peas are gross. We are roasting a goat leg for New Year's Day because that's what H wants to do. We invited my sisters (have not told them the menu) and my dad is in town. There will be other sides, but I don't know what yet.

NYE is champagne and TV and an early bed time. Maybe we'll get back to our pre-baby tradition of adult time at midnight.

[dreemkin]

My sisters took N for her birthday Auntie day so we took A to her first movie, Moana. It was at our second run theater. She did great and loved it. So did H and I!

No new years traditions except we always eat shrimp so maybe that is?? On NYE I like to watch New Years Rockin Eve and make appetizers and we cheers at midnight.

[aggiebug]

Hello! We went shopping this morning as a family so I could find some jeans and I did! It was amazingly easy compared to what I was expecting and yay for deals. We also stopped by Hanna Andersson for their super sale. Picked up a few leggings and a dress for cheap, well HA cheap but still, $30 and they will all likely last several seasons so not bad.


My family new year's tradition is starting a puzzle the day after Christmas and trying to finish it before New year's sadly with toddlers it doesn't happen and I miss it every year. Otherwise no big traditions.

[dreemkin]

Ps: black eyed peas are so good. I could just eat them on their own but I like them in this stew I make, yum! I never consider them lucky though lol. And I don't know what greens are...

[kartish]

We do peas and greens on new year's day, usually with a ham. My mom is pretty vigilant about it, if she thinks we won't make it ourselves she'll drop some off for us to eat. I think they are yummy though so I don't mind.

NYE used to be parties with friends and we'd usually make fondue, but is been a few years since that has happened. Last year a friend invited us of for board games and that was fun. This year I work both the eve and the day so I'll probably just sleep.

[seamonster]

Greens are things like mustard greens or turnip greens (I'd also count kale). Delicious cooked with a ham hock. There's a BBQ place that we frequent that has good greens and DS eats a ton of them when we go there.

[dreemkin]

Happy new years eve! I want to get drunk or at least a little tipsy tonight - it's been a while lol

[seamonster]

We're going to celebrate new years at 5pm and watch fireworks footage from around the world then with DS.

[aggiebug]

Happy NYE!

[seamonster]

Watching a countdown and fireworks from Australia on YouTube to celebrate with DS.

[lilyelayne]

Happy NYE! Having a great visit with my friends. Putting G to bed and then we're gonna make s'mores on our new fire pit :-)

[kartish]

Happy New Year's Eve!

[dreemkin]

Happy New Year!

[kartish]

Wishing all of us health, peace and happiness in the new year.

Any new year resolutions out there? I'm going to try to rebuild our emergency fund and savings overall. We definitely need to be more financially minded in the coming year.

[dreemkin]

No firm resolution here besides try to be a better mom: less screen time, more arts/crafts, lots of zoo! I "jokingly" said to my husband that my resolution is to have an oops baby lol. He did not think it was funny.

By the way I did not get drunk last night...not even tipsy. I think it's because I was snacking a lot too. Oh well, I still had fun! And I'm happy I'm not hung over today. That's when you know you're old.

[lilyelayne]

Friends left this morning. Had lunch at my ILs and played board games. Then dinner at my parents' house. So excited DH has tomorrow off and we have no plans!!

[mena]

Can I play?

Working mom here to a crazy stubborn DD. Had a nice long holiday break and heading back to work tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it.

I hope you ladies had a great holiday season and a happy New Year! Bring on 2017.

[seamonster]

Welcome mena!

[lilyelayne]

Hi mena! Welcome!


Couple get to know you questions if you want :-)

Book or movie?
Beach or mountains?

What's your daughter's favorite activity?
What's your favorite thing to do with her?

[mena]

Jan 2, 2017 18:46:46 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

Hi mena! Welcome!


Couple get to know you questions if you want :-)

Book or movie?
Beach or mountains?

What's your daughter's favorite activity?
What's your favorite thing to do with her?

Thanks for the warm welcome!

In the past I would prefer books however, since having DD I really don't have time any more so I'd have to say movie.

Always the beach.

DD loves playing with her "babies" and taking care of them.

I love taking her to the park!

Hope to get to know everyone and offer support.