New Year's Day

Years ago Braydon and I started a pseudo-tradition of doing *nothing* on New Year's Day. Back when we were in our 20s and living in Boston and had a thriving social life we'd get invited to all sorts of New Year's Day get-togethers -- mimosa parties, fancy brunches, dinner parties. Those were the days! But we always RSVP'd "no" to all those invitations in order to spend the day lounging in our apartment together, watching movies, and eating junk food. Most years we never even got out of our pajamas. We did this partly because we wanted to start the New Year in a very low-key way, just the two of us. And we did this partly because we were infamous for partying like crazy with all our pals 'till the wee hours on New Year's Eves. Whoa-- when I think back on some of those New Year's Eve fiestas... Some of you reading this participated... So you know exactly what I'm talking about. Again - Those were the days! Well, now of course we are living a different existence -- a "post-K&O" existence. And I'd happily give up all those wild and crazy nights of partying for the beautiful family life we have going now. But it did have us in a quandry: what to do on New Year's Day? We decided to go onward with what we had going and make our lounge-all-day-watch-movies-eat-junk-food an official family tradition. We never left the house today, except for a quick run to the grocery store this morning to buy our junk-food-supplies. Turns out all four of us love our 'new'-'old'-tradition!

Kyle's choice junk food's for the day: Whole Grain Fig Newtons, Bologna & Cheese Sandwiches, Hot Fudge Sundaes w/ Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and Rainbow Colored Jimmies

Owen's choice junk food's for the day: Juicy Juice, Ritz Bitz Cheese Cracker Sandwiches, Egg Nog, Hot Fudge Sundaes w/ Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream and Rainbow Colored Jimmies

Heather & Braydon's choice junk food's for the day: Potato Chips, BLTs, Espresso, Lindt Chocolate Truffles, Hot Fudge Sundaes w/ Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream (no jimmies!)

K & O's movies for the day: Dora the Explorer - "Penguino"/South Pole Episode, Bob the Builder's Christmas to Remember

H & B's movie for the day: Domino

Tomorrow reality hits and we get back into the swing of normal life. The boys have had two full weeks off from daycare (and me off from work). I think we all have mixed emotions about starting the day tomorrow. But I know we're all looking forward to a great 2007. The boys said many times today: "Happy New Year!" and raised their sippy cups for us all to toast. :)