New Years Eve 2006!!

Not only was New Years Eve 2006 Jon and my first one together after being married, it was also our first New Years Eve Party in the little cottage we call home :).

Over the course of the night we had about 18 people in and out. A smaller group of our friends came over early to watch the Eagles game and have dinner. Then everyone else started showing up around 7:00. We played video games, card games, watched a movie, talked, and ate TONS of food! I should have taken a picture of it. Our kitchen table had the leaf in and was completely crowded with food + some.

December 31st is also Steve Heebner's birthday so I had secretly baked him a cake (which Jon decorated) and hid it until everyone was there. Then we randomly started signing happy birthday to him as we brought it into the room he was in. He was so surprised! :) 3 minutes before midnight we turned the tv on and watched the ball drop as we counted down. Then at 12:00 am we toasted the new year with sparkling cider and ran outside to lite off a bunch of fireworks in the back yard.

At around 2:00 am I had stayed up as long as I could, I crashed in bed with my noise machine on, and amazingly, didn't hear a bit of the noise that was right outside my door. People slowly headed home but a bunch of the guys stayed. At around six in the morning they found spots all around the house to sleep and stayed the "night" and into the morning. Everyone was awake and gone by noon on new years day.

For the rest of the day on New Years Jon and I cleaned up the house (which wasn't too bad) and took down our Christmas tree and all our other decorations inside. That night we went over to my parents house for dinner with my family, Nate and Shawna and the Clemmers.

Tuesday I took off work to stay home and finish getting my house in order and run some errands. I got so spoiled between Christmas Weekend and New Years Weekend! I only worked 3 days in between the two long weekends. Needless to say, this past Wednesday, I DID NOT want to get up and go to work again! :) haha... but I did. It makes me hope for the day when Jon's done school and gets a Job and I can start working part-time or none at all. I was so relaxed and not stressed out and I got to see Jon way more than normal.

Now that December is over Jon's back to working only 2 nights a week, last night and tonight. Last night Sarah came over to scrapbook and tonight I went grocery shopping, made brownies and have been blogging ever since.

I think it's about time I get up and start getting some stuff done. Jon should be home anytime!