Happy New Year!
Well, it is now 2012 as I write this recap of my last day of 2011.
It definitely didn’t feel like the last day of December here in Witch Falls this afternoon – especially when the temperature briefly danced around seventy degrees for an hour or three. Rowen and I loved that; and we packed a lot of fun into our day. There were a lot of kids out at the park and school playground; and Rowen and I spent more than an hour playing with Kara, Eddie, and Nicole while they were at the park with some Moms and cousins. Mom, Violet, Ethan, and Ehlana came over to the park too; and Violet ended up hanging out with Chrissy for most of the afternoon.
The two older girls added to the fun for Rowen and me too by agreeing to go for a little canoe ride with us. Kara and the other younger kids weren’t happy about that, but the parents and two doctors vetoed their going along because of the chilly water temperature. After our little river adventure, Rowen and I had time for a bit more play time at the park before we split up to get ready for the big New Year’s Eve party at the Inn.
Jacob and Miranda were doing a single buffet dinner before the party, and Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, and Dad had picked up tickets for both the dinner and party. Dillon was working all night, but everyone working at the Inn also had lots of time to join the party too. He and Violet spent most of his free time hanging out in the section of the dining room that most of the teens had staked out for the party and dance while Rowen and I had a few friends from school and baseball to sit with; including Rebecca and Jenny.
Since it was the first question Aunt Leanne asked me when we stopped by on the way home from the Inn to wish everyone at their party a happy New Year; yes I went dancing, and no, I didn’t dance with any boys that weren’t related to me. I can’t say that for New Year’s kisses, but there definitely weren’t any of those kind of kisses; so don’t go there (I’m looking at you, auntie dear).
Violet and Dillon had said goodnight to each other at the Inn, mostly because they were going to be leaving first thing in the morning for Woodvale and the Rice family Christmas. She’s using my Jacuzzi now while I’m cuddled in bed with Mandy; doing this; and winding down from the party. Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne have the Johnson family Christmas tomorrow, and with Violet gone too; we’re just going to have Grandma and Grandpa coming over for some afternoon football watching and dinner. Rowen’s going to be busy with her family; so Mom, Grandma, Ehlana, and I may end up having a chick flick movie afternoon in the lounge if nothing else comes up instead.
It’s nearly one-thirty now, and I’ve had enough fun for one year. Hopefully 2012 will be just as amazing as the last couple of years have been!