My kids and I have a fun New Years Eve tradition of playing board games, and this year my daughter invited her boyfriend to join us.
APPETIZER NIGHT
And we snacked on finger food, that is another tradition that began with my family while I was growing up.
Appetizers for Christmas Eve was such a hit that we carried that menu over into New Years Eve, too.
This year I provided the desserts, since there were plenty left over from Christmas, while my kids provided an assortment of savories and the soda.
New this year are these cute slates to handily identify the cheeses.
On one side I wrote the name of the cheese, while on the other side I wrote the country or state of origin.
Gouda from Holland…
Manchego from Spain…
Chevre cranberries from Wisconsin…
GAME NIGHT
After gathering our snacks, we return to game night.
When the winner puts his/her name in the box lid next to the year, it becomes a fun record to look at each year when we pull the games out again.
After the winner writes his/her name in the box lid, he/she chooses the next game.
My son usually wins every. single. game.
Therefore, we always let my daughter choose first.
This year she chose Scrabble. I won!
Then I chose Blokus. Surprise. I won again!
It was getting late.
This time I chose Hail to the Chief. You can now call me Madame President. My son is Vice-President.
NEW YEAR’S MOVIE AND NEW YORK BALL DROP
Meanwhile we had our phones ready to celebrate the New Year.
The kids had their phones set to the New York City ball drop, while my phone played the Hallmark movie Midnight Kiss, where the lovers kiss under the fireworks, at midnight, on New Years Eve, which is the closing scene in the movie.
I thought the Hallmark movie was more exciting than the New York City ball drop.
SAN ANTONIO NEW NUMBER RISING
Then my kids set their phones to the celebration in San Antonio, Texas. (our former home)
For the countdown in San Antonio, the new numeral rides up the elevator of the Tower of Americas, joining the other digits of the year, just as an incredible fireworks show explodes.
The kids were exclaiming that San Antonio’s was not only better than New York’s, but also the fireworks rivaled that of Washington, D.C.
My son said that someone probably counted the number of fireworks in our nation’s capital, then added one more.
My take on this was that New York, which drops a ball, is pessimistic about the New Year whereas San Antonio, where the new number rises to the sky, is optimistic. 😉
