New Year's Eve!

Happy New Year's Eve!  I've given up on new year's resolutions because they usually fail within the first week or so.  For this new year, I will just hope to do better in all areas over last year--more exercise, better diet, more activities, less spending..the usual.

We were in downtown Las Vegas this afternoon and it was already getting crowded.  The SIL graciously got us a hotel room so we could "enjoy the festive atmosphere" with them but I had her cancel it because once we've done New Year's Eve Las Vegas-style (which we did the first year we lived here) we pretty much never want to be around that many loud, drunk people ever again!

So now we are home and will enjoy the Las Vegas festivities via TV from the comfort of our sofa!  I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable New Year's Eve!

Out With the Old...Goodbye 2021

It's the last day of 2021 and it seems like everyone is ready to say goodby to this year.  Hopefully 2022 will be much better for everyone!  In other news...

• The house is clean, all of the laundry is done (including blankets, comforters, etc), we cleaned up the yard, the car's gas tank is full, our pantry is stocked, all bills are paid...we are ready for the new year!
• Sadly, Betty White died today.  I was so looking forward to her 100th birthday celebration next month.  She was a wonderful actress!
• Hubby and I are staying home this evening.  The local news is saying 300,000 people will be celebrating New Year's Eve on the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Fremont...needless to say that is way more people than we want to celebrate with.  We went to the Strip for New Year's Eve the first year we lived here and that was an experience to last a lifetime (we almost got crushed when the crowd surged right after the fireworks ended--scary!).  It's also very cold outside, the covid virus is still running rampant, and we are old so we aren't nearly as interested in the party atmosphere as we were when we were younger!
• Our plans for the first day of the new year include a First Day hike with my walking club and new year brunch at my friend's house (we aren't much for social gathering right now but our host is our 91 year old friend and when she said "you WILL be here right?" The only answer is "yes, of course".  So we are looking forward to an enjoyable, low-key first day of the new year.

I hope you and your family have a safe and fun new year's eve and a great new year day!

Happy New Year's Eve!

I hope 2018 has been a great year for you!  It's been an OKish year for us--hubby had a heart attack at the beginning of the year but fortunately a handful of stents later and he is good as new.  I worked at WSOP again in the summer which was really fun.  I quit my job...eeekkk. We didn't travel anywhere which was unusual but good.  Overall it has been an up and down year for us.

2019 is scheduled to be filled with fun and free events, frugal living, and hopefully I will get my car paid off (which means I need to do something to earn money!).

Our new year's eve should be fun (we will be playing bingo which is a new thing for us to attend an actual big money bingo event) and we will be inside (it's supposed to be a freezing 28 degrees on the Strip tonight!).  We are having guests for the first few weeks of the year which is also fun for us. 

Overall, I am looking forward to a wonderful 2019!

Getting Ready for New Year's Eve

Do you have plans for New Year's Eve?  Our first year in Las Vegas we went to The Strip to celebrate and that was the last time we will do that (it was cold, we were there for hours, there were hundreds of thousands of people, and they all decided to leave at the same time nearly starting a stampede--it was scary!).  Ever since then we have quietly--and safely--celebrated the new year at home, usually by watching the festivities on TV then falling asleep minutes after the new year.

This year the SIL and her husband will be visiting and she wants to go to bingo for a special New Year's Eve party so go to bingo we will.  She is even paying for us to go so that will be a treat.  While I am not a big fan of driving on our roads during the holidays (there are SO MANY drunk drivers here!), I think this will be a unique and interesting way to celebrate the new year!

Other than that, the house is clean, we are ready for guests, I am still 100% vegan, and all of my work is completed for the year.  Wow!