As much as Aaron and I are Christmas people, we are NOT New Years people. Neither of us enjoy all of the anticipation and ultimate disappointment that comes with New Years Eve. The first year we were together, I surprised him with a full scavenger hunt at home which led us to Granville Island and all around it for the evening, where we enjoyed a set dinner and a night at a hotel. After that, however, we decided to just stay home each year due to lack of money after Christmas, lack of excitement to spend time on the roads with crazy people, and lack of desire to get dressed up.
This was our 5th year in a row staying home, our first with a baby on the way, and our last as a couple - next year we will celebrate as a family!
We had a lot to be thankful for this year, as we spent our first full year in our own home, took a trip to San Francisco, found out we were having a baby, and enjoyed life as a married couple. We took the last opportunity to enjoy the quiet before the storm.
We enjoyed delicious Indian take-out
The cats hung out, slept, and continued to play with their new catnip toys
We watched When Harry Met Sally
And then we watched Dick Clark's Rocking NYE and celebrated when the ball dropped and struck 12!
We had our traditional midnight kiss
And then, we ventured to bed with this 34.5 week belly
All in all, it was a very lovely night in for us, and I even managed to stay awake until midnight, as much as I yearned to be in bed. Aaron polished off a bottle of good red wine, we kissed the cats, and then we were promptly in bed at 12:05am on January 1st, 2014.
This will be the very best year of our lives because we will celebrate becoming parents, we will watch my step-brother become a husband, we will learn more about ourselves and each other, and we will make so many amazing memories along the way.
Cheers to you all in 2014!
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