Do you Celebrate New year's Eve

We're having a lovely takeaway Chinese meal followed by whatever we feel like watching on tv. Last year we actually stayed up and saw the New Year in as there was lots of music we both loved. Hoping for the same this year

SunnySusie

New Years Eve in bed by 10pm with ear plugs firmly inserted. Just heard Hogmanay in Edinburgh has been cancelled this year due to the weather!

Ahh that’s a shame 😳

We usually go to our village pub for nye , but we’ve had a busy Christmas at home and have just spent 3 days with family and just want to chill , so have friends who are neighbours coming to ours for drinks .
Tbh I’m not a nye fan , I love Christmas, but by nye I’m sick of eating , drinking and socialising.

We have a nice dinner and Champagne and then retire before midnight. Lovely!

Such a shame about the Edinburgh plans being cancelled. My friend was so disappointed years ago when she went up with her husband and it was all called off at the last minute for the same reason. She’s hoping to try again, but fortunately decided to go elsewhere this year.

Out for lunch for my lovely stepson's birthday, then DH and I will come back to ours. Probably nibbles and wine throughout the evening. We'll open a bottle of fizz before midnight and stand on the doorstep to raise a glass to any neighbours. Days of waiting around for taxis in the cold and wet are well behind us. NY day we'll be busy taking down all decorations and welcoming in a fresh start to the year.

No, I never celebrate it. My mnother died on this date, fifty years ago today. It will always be associated with that pain. It was only four months after my father died too.

We do everything with the family over Xmas, is bloody exhausting, at NY we go to bed.
Btw all the decs and trees are down. Hate to sound like a bah humbug but am glad the hoohah is over.
Roll on spring.

Mostly leftovers tonight! I had some pastry in the fridge, meant for more mince pies if needed, but we had enough.

So I now have a quiche pastry case (there was just enough) ready to fill later with onion, crispy streaky bacon (also leftover from 🎄), cheese, milk and eggs - we have masses of those to use up.
We’ll have it with little new potatoes and salad.

Judy 54 ???

Me too......................

I still don't know what I'm wearing to my living room on New Year's eve. I might not even go.

Well, I went to bed at 9.45, read a bit then put the light out, just as DH came to bed.

Woke up, went to the loo, thinking I had missed hearing the town’s fireworks going off. It was still only 11.45!

Back to bed, must have soon gone back to sleep.

Neither DH nor I heard any fireworks, but there must have been some as the usual suspects were grumbling on the local Facebook page this morning about upset pets and wildlife.

Most respondents said ‘It was NYE, get over it!’.

(Does anyone complain about the Sydney fireworks, or the London ones?)

We all stayed up until about 12.30. DC and family have all been with us for a week, although DD returns home today.

The house looks as if a bomb has hit it, but I do not really care. 2024 was not a good year in many ways, health, trying to move home, we saw children less than usual for many different reasons

2025 is opening with many problems solved and lots of meet ups already pencilled in. Of course one cannot foresee what black swans are swimming serenely towards us, although not yet in sight, but we start this year in a better position than last year.

Llamas99

I still don't know what I'm wearing to my living room on New Year's eve. I might not even go.

😂😂
I went to bed at 10.30. A sure reminder of getting old, not that I really needed one! First time I haven’t stayed up for Big Ben though.
Dh followed not long afterwards.

Two grandchildren here (11 and 17) have just surfaced, last night we ate, watched a film, Jools ushered 2025 in, it was gone 1 by the time we all got to bed, a great evening.

Our nighbours had a party last night so no driving. Had a great night but not feeling great today. Woke up with cold and no voice!!! Did not overdo the alochol last night but would have preferred hangover rather than this stinker of a cold!!!!

We'd everyone out the door by 12.15 and then the tidy up began. Two dishwashers full of crockery later and we were off the bed.

Hate a messy home, can't function well in a tip.