Happy New Year

We didn't think we'd make it till midnight, but holy cow! we were out till 3am! We went to our friends, Dick & Merrily's, to have a light dinner with Janet & Gary...wow, is Merrily a great cook! We had crab & artichoke dip, a salmon dip, texas caviaer, carrot soup, potatoe soup, great bread, wine, cocktails, and a champagne toast at midnight! Janet made some giant chocolate chip cookies we ate while we played som games: Pop 5 by Cranium and Scattegories.

We didn't know it last year, but there's group that hikes up Pikes Peak on New Year's Eve and sets off fireworks at midnight. You can actually hear them downtown and the fireworks light up the entire peak.

I am on roll 18 for my Negative Project. Here's my favorite from Roll 17, taken in Atlanta's Historic Oakland Cemetery:

We didn't get out today at all and it was nice to chill out...of course I didn't get out of bed till 1115 after our late night. A great brunch of a huge bacon, egg, & cheese sandwich will do wonders to kill the last year and start the new one.

Resolutions? Well, maybe list all the books in my garage on Amazon and finish this Negative Project.

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