Does a great New Year’s Eve exist?

[Anonymous]

I have yet to find it, other than heading to bed early.

[Anonymous]

No. It does not exist, even when it looks like it does.

I'm sure people are jealous of my Insta post from last night from a party which looked very glam.

Truth of it is that the friends we were with? An embarrassment all night. They cut in line at the buffet enraging about 10 people behind them and when DH mentioned it the guy said "You were holding our place in line." Not how it works. Then the same guy bumped into a lady on the dance floor and instead of letting it go he turned around and tapped her on the shoulder to apologize and was holding her shoulder tightly the whole time. Probably not even aware he was doing it. Her Dh got pissed off and said "It's fine, it's fine" in an annoyed voice and waved him off aggressively. The dj had a great world-music vibe going and he kept going up to him on the stage demanding "YMCA." Then when the check came he pulled over multiple staff members to check to see if the 20% service charge was a tip because he didn't want to add anymore. He also insulted me multiple times -- without even knowing it -- with awkward stuff he said.

It was a trial and a tribulation. But the fancy rooms, the pretty falling confetti, the bubbly, the pretty NYE desserts, my perfect dress and the new jewelry DH got me for Christmas, etc, etc, etc, looked good in the reel. Don't believe SM, lol.

Ugh, sorry to write a novel. Had to get that off my chest and this post called for it.

[Anonymous]

I spent it mostly on the couch with my tween and teen. We ate junk food and watched funny stuff.

It was great for me. They seemed happy too.

[Anonymous]

Lean in to what you love.

My perfect NYE is time with family, enjoying good food, counting my blessings from the last year.

Or traveling to a fun location and ringing in the new year with family and friends, in a non-crowded setting.

For you, a perfect NYE is a cozy one and that’s fine too.

[Anonymous]

I went to a great party at a friend's house. It was casual, it started late, there was a game to pass the time. One of my better NYEs.
But, I probably would have been happier going to bed on time.

[Anonymous]

Yes? what kind of question is this?

[Anonymous]

we had a nice steak dinner at home with our close friends. watched fireworks over the lake, sat by a fire. what else would one need?

[Anonymous]

I have pretty much always had a great new years. In my pre kid days it was spent partying with friends and crashing on floors, couches, air mattresses, etc. Once we had kids the parties became more low key and smaller. Get together with our closest friends and anyone who wants to can crash at the host's house. Last night we hosted. Had light apps and hung out with the adults while the kids played and watched movies. Kids had a big sleepover in DS' room and then the adults had some wine and champagne with steak and crab legs. Enjoyed each other's company, played some card games, watched the ball drop, went to bed around 1. Had a low key AM with everyone this morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. It does not exist, even when it looks like it does.

I'm sure people are jealous of my Insta post from last night from a party which looked very glam.

Truth of it is that the friends we were with? An embarrassment all night. They cut in line at the buffet enraging about 10 people behind them and when DH mentioned it the guy said "You were holding our place in line." Not how it works. Then the same guy bumped into a lady on the dance floor and instead of letting it go he turned around and tapped her on the shoulder to apologize and was holding her shoulder tightly the whole time. Probably not even aware he was doing it. Her Dh got pissed off and said "It's fine, it's fine" in an annoyed voice and waved him off aggressively. The dj had a great world-music vibe going and he kept going up to him on the stage demanding "YMCA." Then when the check came he pulled over multiple staff members to check to see if the 20% service charge was a tip because he didn't want to add anymore. He also insulted me multiple times -- without even knowing it -- with awkward stuff he said.

It was a trial and a tribulation. But the fancy rooms, the pretty falling confetti, the bubbly, the pretty NYE desserts, my perfect dress and the new jewelry DH got me for Christmas, etc, etc, etc, looked good in the reel. Don't believe SM, lol.

Ugh, sorry to write a novel. Had to get that off my chest and this post called for it.

Glad to help you vent!

[Anonymous]

One year we went to a bar that was 1) closing that night so it was a super cheap open bar and 2) close enough to our house that we could run home to pee. A great night, but that was pre-kids and when I could drink and stay up all night without feeling like death the next day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes? what kind of question is this?

It’s a question that others answered. A yes with your definition would have been helpful, but here you are in 2025 still choosing to be obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we had a nice steak dinner at home with our close friends. watched fireworks over the lake, sat by a fire. what else would one need?

I think I would love this!

[Anonymous]

Took a chartered powerboat from Tortola to Jost Van Dyke and got dropped off for a pretty amazing beachfront party (around 1999). Got back on the boat at 12:30 after partying on the island. It was pretty amazing.

[Anonymous]

Mine was pretty great but it wasn’t for most of my younger years. We were always looking for the great time out and it was never that fun.

My teens stayed home. We made a lot of comfort food and ate too much ice cream. They talked to us and we all watched tv together. It was great. We found out they had no idea who Alanis Morrissette is when she was singing on tv before the ball dropped.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I went to a friend's house in leggings and a T-shirt (along with another friend). We made a quick and easy meal together, ate, and drank champagne. She gave us blankets, and we went to the basement. We all found a spot on her huge cozy sectional couch and binged a few episodes of a series on her big-screen TV. At midnight, we turned on the TV to watch the ball drop and toast with more champagne. Instead of driving home, we spent the night. It was great!