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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 3:11 am
What happened to Stephanie Edwards? And ummm....who is Stephanie Edwards? Can you tell I'm way out of the loop?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 6:08 am
We usually are low key on NYE cause DH's birthday is NY DAY and we usually have an all day football watching party (especially since UT has been in the Rose Bowl for the last two years). This year, we are just having a small dinner party with 5 other couples.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 6:09 am
No plans. Don't drink anymore. Prolly be in bed early.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 6:46 am
hmmm...as someone who is facing my first NYE as a non drinker, why all the comments like "I don't celebrate cause I don't drink"? Is the suggestion that if you don't drink, you won't have a good time? (not picking on you Nick, have heard the same comment in several places)
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 8:09 am
Twinkie, have you done the virtual tour of the dream home, yet? I think it's gorgeous. I can't wait to start trying to win it..LOL
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Emmy
Member
05-05-2004
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 8:44 am
I'll be at home at my parents' home holding on to poor old Tiny who will be flipping out over all the (illegal) noise at midnight. Will anything fun happen on the board?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 8:53 am
Yes, Annie, I am wondering the same thing. Many comments here basically saying "I don't drink, therefore, I am not doing anything that night." I will drink if I feel like it. But if I don't, it doesn't mean I won't celebrate New Years.
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 9:01 am
DH and I will be heading over to his sister (Tera here on the board) and BIL's house. We're gonna have a Mexican fiesta and shoot some fireworks. I'm sure there will be tequila involved. 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 9:34 am
I'm going to a party and I don't drink. Don't have to drink to have fun! Twiggy, I try every year to win the house! LOL
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 9:35 am
<<hmmm...as someone who is facing my first NYE as a non drinker, why all the comments like "I don't celebrate cause I don't drink"? Is the suggestion that if you don't drink, you won't have a good time? (not picking on you Nick, have heard the same comment in several places)>> I haven't had a single drink since last New Year's Eve, and even then I only had one. I think that there is an assumption that people drink on New Year's Eve. Over the years, "celebrating" on NYE includes drinking and that's sort of just become synonymous. I'm sure nobody means that there is nothing to celebrate if we/he/she/they don't drink. Congratulations to everyone here who have quit drinking. Tex, you will enjoy this NYE like no other before because you will feel wonderful on New Year's Day! I'm going to a friend's house party, where liquor will be flowing liberally. I will drink my Mountain Dew or root beer and enjoy myself just fine! Have fun everyone, and be safe!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 9:54 am
I don't drink, but I will be partying. I will be the Designated Driver, and because of that I will not have to celebrate National Hang Over Day.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 10:00 am
Nah, has nothing to do with not celebrating cuz we aren't drinking. Darren and I choose to stay home that night because we don't like to be out. We also choose to stay sober because most everyone we know goes to a party where they drink a ton and they know to call us if they don't have a ride home. These days people are more aware of how bad it is to drink and drive so they arrange for taxi's or ride with a designated driver, but we still get the occassional call for a ride home and we'd rather be on our toes and ready for it. I have more fun staying home that night and watching opk's and hosting a little kiddie party than I ever had going out. When we were younger and into partying, Darren and I always took turns drinking/staying sober. And I can say, we had just as much fun sober at parties or out as we did the times we got to drink. As we've gotten out of our 20's drinkings just not the center of things anymore. It's not unusual for us to go to a party and neither one of us drink, or to be walking out of a restaurant when we've gone out on a date and without the kids and realize the reason our bill was cheaper was because neither of us ordered a drink.
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Y2krazy
Member
09-17-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 10:12 am
DH and I will be doing our usual...fancy eats--sushi, crab spread, shrimp, bacon-wrapped chestnuts...whatever else I decide to prepare. And hang out together, watching movies or TV..I might be on-line lurking as usual..LOL
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 10:14 am
I don't know what happened with Stephanie Edwards either! It is a shame that some don't have happy memories of the Rose Parade. One of my favorite things was the jets flying overhead. We used to take thermos of hot chocolate and donuts and stay overnight. Friends used to go and work on the floats but I never did that. Would be totally exhausted on NY's Day but I was younger then so could recuperate. lol I think the kids might get a kick out of seeing the floats some time after the parade...
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 10:17 am
Texannie! I am so excited for you to be celebrating your first sober New Year's Eve! I still remember waking up on New Year's Day after my first sober New Year's Eve and just being giddy with the joy of NOT having gotten drunk the night before. It was a huge milestone for me, as it is for almost any ex-drinker. Congrats!!!! I have had better New Year's Eves in sobriety than I ever had drinking and, best of all, I can remember them the next day and not feel ashamed! I can't wait to hear how you feel on New Year's Day! Happy New Year to everyone. I'll be hanging out with my sister. My nephew is now old enough to stay up until midnight. It's a lot of fun.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 10:39 am
In my heyday (mainly my 20s) I had a BLAST on New Years Eve, and a lot of that was, in part, because of alcohol. The people were fun too. I'm not saying I want to go back to that. (and frankly I can't. My body cannot handle a hangover the way it used to!) But I will say, I did have a blast!!! I did love chilled sambuca!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 10:48 am
Same here Julieboo! I can't handle the alcohol anymore but I will try to stay up until midnight. It will be kind of sad because my Joey, grandson, and his mom will be going back to Georgia after being with me for the last few months!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 12:12 pm
LOL, I ran to the grocery store this morning after posting here and when I walked in grabbed the sales add. This is the only week of the year they have a full page of alcohol on sale! But, as I was looking through it, and pondering Annie's question about drinking and New Years and partying and I got to giggling. I was thinking about some of my best party stories. Ya know the ones you start to tell when a group of people are sitting around and everyone's having a great time laughing and sharing memories. Every single one of my best party stories starts out with, "There was that party at so and so's where I was the dd and everyone else was toasted...." I've had some great parties where I was drinking and having a terrific time, but I still think the best were those times I was sober, and yep, didn't have to worry about the next morning or doing something stupid or puking my guts up. Sis called this morning to tell me she's picking up the cider and those poppers for the kids. I'm thinking cheese/crackers, spinach dip and bread bowl and probably a fruit tray for them. I don't want to overload them on junk food, but I may bake some cookies for them. If anyone wants to come to a kickin party, stop on by! We'll be watching movies and playing games til about 11 when we find some countdown show on tv. Then we'll go outside at midnight and let the kids set off the poppers.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 12:21 pm
I'm wondering why more people don't drink in moderation on new year's eve? A person can have 3 or 4 drinks over the course of 6 hours and would not be inebriated at all. I have done for the ones during my current marriage. A couple of glasses of wine over the course of the late afternoon evening and a glass of champagne at midnight. Before getting married I was at work and didn't have anything till new years day while watching football.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 12:39 pm
I agree Lance. It seems there is very little moderation in drinking or if there is, no one talks about it.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 1:06 pm
answer to texannie's question: i'm not trying to be rude or mean in any way, shape or form, but this is how i feel. i don't drink. most new year's eve parties are filled with people drinking (not in moderation). i think most people are/look like idiots when they drink at new year's eve parties as they don't know what "when" means. i'm tired of being the designated driver at said events and watching people make fools out of themselves because they always drink to excess. i'm tired of holding people's hair so they can puke. i'd rather spend the time with my daughter and husband at home.
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Nickovtyme
Member
07-29-2004
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 1:13 pm
Texannie...I know you weren't picking on me. :D Me? I don't know any other way to celebrate NYE...for many years that was the only way to celebrate it...getting so drunk I couldn't see crooked...much less straight. So...I'm gonna not drink this year and not do anything. Hey, one step at a time, right? :D
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 1:45 pm
At parties DH is usually the designated driver, as he never drinks and drives, so he prefers to ring in the New Year at home or in a restaurant nearby. Plus we don't drink much if at all throughout the year, so we look forward to our annual toast of icewine. But if we didn't drink at all, it wouldn't bother us in the slightest. It's just a little treat for us that we love looking forward to. I'm famous for ordering Virgin Pina Coladas, etc, cuz I don't like the taste of alchol. It's the sugar I'm addicted to. And dh is asleep after a couple of beers. We are lucky that alchol doesn't rule our lives, but unfortunately food, specifically, sweets, grease, and starch are our demons. This is NOT a good thing. My dad was diabetic, and dh's brother is diabetic.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 1:52 pm
What I wonder, does everyone have friends that still drink that much? (to the point of making fools of themselves?) I know in my day, I hung around and drank with the "fools". But now, very, very few (if any) of my friends dink that much. Back in the day, it was jello shots, goldschlager, sambuca, daquaris, margaritas, jack & coke, rum & coke, etc. But now I don't think any of my friends drink that anymore. It's wine & beer. And not to excess.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, December 29, 2006 - 2:04 pm
We are hoping to go to Niagara Falls this weekend (with mom) but trying to fit that in around helping a friend move. Waiting to hear when the friend has access to a truck. Can't plan a thing til then. Sigh. But the nice thing is that we don't drive to the Falls, we take the bus, and being Casino members, it only costs us about 5 bucks return! At this point we may be home and not go at all. But whatever happens it will be nice cuz we are all together. I've signed mom out of the nursinghome til Jan 2nd. (Unless she wants to go back sooner.) She's been with us since Sunday. 
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