New Year's

Now that we've covered Christmas...I love New Year's! I love that every year when the Christmas let down seems to be creeping in, I am reminded we have our annual New Year's party to look forward to. It is family only- except for the year my mom invited her friend that had recently lost her husband, which was very sweet. That was actually my sweet grandmother's last New Year's party. Not that she's missing anything. I am totally certain she's perfectly full of joy!


We always start with champagne tasting. My step-dad does a little trading for some dental work. He scores some pretty expensive bottles of bubbly for us all to sample. He hides them in bags so we all have no idea what we are trying. There are also one or two not as exciting ones he throws in to throw us all off. It is a good time with lots of laughing. I love to laugh.

Then we head out to my parent's deck room- it is really great- all windows hanging out into the woods. My mom loves to cook and make fancy things. We started with this- deviled quail egg and stuffed shrimp. We all asked for seconds on the shrimp! Then we had beef Welllington. And homemade chocolate sorbet and apple strudel. Yum!

Here is my sweet husband. He is cute with his beard- without it too. I am glad to be married to him. And I am glad that almost 11 years later he still makes me smile.




We always get a once a year picture together. Here it is. Probably the last time you'll see us in a picture together until next year. :)