Before I forget, I want to say I "borrowed" the Happy New Year banner above because it's very whimsical and I LOVE anything I think is whimsical. I apologize for not taking better care in giving credit to where I found it.
I had the BEST new year's eve last night ... it's been YEARS since I did anything special. Well, it couldn't have been anymore fun - I spent the afternoon and evening with 2 of my dearest friends - Ruth and Doylene. Ruth was our hostess and took us to a fabulous little hole in the wall for great hamburgers (let me go look at the business card I picked up ... it was Maple & Motor). We enjoyed every bite (along with some onion rings, homemade potato chips and a basket of fries) and interacted with a group next to us. The 3 of us have never met a stranger and Ruth soon was cutting up with them and had everyone laughing. She says she can get with anything since she's old.
The best part of the evening was hearing my youngest DD went home from the hospital. It was stressful week with my oldest being in the ER for 48 hours and my youngest having a procedure on Thursday and had to go the ER on Friday evening with side effects. I was a real UNHAPPY Mama for a couple of days. Thank you God for answering my prayers about them!!!
A Few Facts About New Year’s
• Besides Auld Lang Syne , other popular songs for New Year’s are It was a Very Good Year (Frank Sinatra), Imagine by John Lennon, and What a Wonderful World made popular by Louis Armstrong.
• From 1981-88, Manhattan switched and dropped a big, lighted apple instead of the ball.• New Year’s Eve is the busiest day of the year at the Walt Disney theme parks.
• Dick Clark started hosting New Year’s Eve in 1972, offering a younger type of programming to contrast with CBS and Guy Lombardo.
• For more on the ball drop in Times Square, read “The Times Square Ball Drop.”
The evening with spent nibbing on goodies and enjoying some coffee and Baileys! We watched CNN to see how Kathy Griffith was going to embarrass Anderson Cooper (because that her goal every year). I wound up going home at 1:30 A.M. - hoping and praying all the way that I didn't encounter any drunk drivers. Made it home safe and sound although I think I held my breathe the entire 10 miles.
The following caught my eye since I've been mulling over what my new year resolutions might be. I know what my one thing to leave behind is ... procrastination! I'm living with the theme "JUST DO IT" in 2012. Tomorrow I'll share what my LOVE LIST is (instead of resolutions I'm focusing on what I want to accomplish, in addition to eating healthier, moving more and yes, quitting smoking again).
What One Thing Will You Leave Behind?
http://www.thebridgemaker.com/what-one-thing-will-you-leave-behind/While the New Year gives us the opportunity to see life as a clean slate, there are some things we don’t want appearing on that slate again. Different from making a resolution, identifying what we want to leave behind gives us the chance to consider something that is no longer serving a purpose; doesn’t bring value or is no longer working for us.
It is something that may be keeping us from finding the happiness, peace and love we deserve.
Identifying what we want to leave behind isn’t about ignoring a difficult circumstance; it’s about acknowledging our reality and then deciding to do something about it.
I'll end with a lovely prayer I found:
"New Years Prayer" by Charlotte Anselmo: http://www.mamarocks.com/
My New Years wish for you:
" I wish you Health
So you may enjoy each day in comfort
I wish you the Love of friends and family
And Peace within your heart
I wish you the Beauty of nature
That you may enjoy the work of God
I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities
For those things that really matter in life
I wish you Generousity so you may share
All good things that come to you
I wish you Happiness and Joy And Blessings for the New Year
I wish you the best of everything
That you so well deserve!
Wishing all of you, all of these, and hope you have a Happy New Year's Day!
XOXO,
Karen
