Mia is still away so today it’s me Lana who has the honour of starting off conversation (and an honour it is).
My New Year’s Eve was actually pretty good for a grinch like me who would love to never have left the house. But I did and, along with oh about 500 other people (and about 40 of our friends ) we went to Nielsen Park in Vaucluse to watch the fireworks over Sydney harbour. We were noticeable by the amount of glowsticks our children decorated themselves with, in fact I think people on the other side of the harbour may have believed we were a light show unto ourselves.
Apparently the 9pm fireworks were spectacular but I was watching the kids faces rather than the city skyline (and my eyes were still adjusting to the glowsticks).
But at 9:10pm I started to get a little restless. So did the kids. It was dark, dinner was finished, the humidity was enveloping us and everything was wet. Even my dead straight hair started to knock at my scalp in an attempt to frizz.
My husband, being the excellent negotiator that he is, persuaded my son that it would be much more fun to watch the next round of fireworks from the comfort of our home on TV so we fled the crowds, our friends, the wet EVERYTHING and came home in time to cuddle up in bed and watch the midnight fireworks. Just me, my husband, my son and my dog. Bliss
How was your New Year’s Eve? What did you do to mark midnight on 31 December 2010?
If you missed the fireworks here is a gallery of fire in the sky from around the world.
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I had a very quiet one.... had a lovely dinner with the boyfriend, spent a bit of time with my parents while they were at a friends house and then we came home - were in bed by 11.30.... spent midnight together with him, just the two of us. We've both never been a fan of NYE as I think it is such a forced 'happy' time & big night out which always ends up disappointing
- I have to say this was the best one yet.... we're looking forward to the great year that lies ahead!
we were out on sydney harbour.
we went out with my mum, dad, grandma and 10 month old on the thursday to get our "spot" over by taronga zoo, we swan and bbq'd on the thursday. friday friends of our joined us in their boat and we had a little party.
10 month old was alseep b4 the 9pm but friends kids stayed awake for them, they went down at 10.30pm. baby woke at 11.30 watched fireworks with BIG eyes.
We all were tucked up in our bunks onboard after a few bottles of wine by 12.30am.
woke the next morning and sailed to rose bay for a bit more swimming and another night. then home on the sunday afternoon about 4pm.
So we had a little holiday on the water in our own city. It was awesome. Got home about an hour before the rain hit. Boat was still being moored when it started :(