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How will you ring in the New Year?

April

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SO and I are in New York, where it's going to be bitterly cold. We're planning to walk over for an early dinner at our favorite gourmet vegan restaurant (no, we're not vegan, just love this place), then to come home and toast in the new year with a lovely bottle of wine that a colleague gave to SO.

I'm going to wear my new BCBG jacket.

If past history is any indicator, we'll be sound asleep when the new year actually arrives, so others will have to do the partying for us, okay?

Happy New Year!

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Sveta

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As per our tradition we always celebrate New Year with friends. We are doing potluck late dinner (I already made "herring's coat" salad for the party), toast with sparkling wine when clock strikes midnight and usually goof around a bit

I am not sure what I will be wearing tonight yet, may post some options and have you help me to decide

April

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Sveta, what is "herring's coat" salad?

Sveta

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That's Russian dish: layers of cooked diced potatoes, grated carrots and beets with mayo and pieces of herring with onions in the middle. Looks like a mousse cake! Very tasty but not very light so we make it for celebrations only

MsMary

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I'm going to a party at the home of one of my oldest friends -- we've known each other since we played two of the Von Trapp children in our high school production of "The Sound of Music!" It's fairly casual and I'm thinking it's finally time to copy this Pinterest look, which I have been loving for a long time -- I realized today that I can substitute my new olive blazer for the army jacket in the original! It's a potluck and I've already made a yummy cream-cheese-shallots-pecans-cranberry-sauce layered dip to take with me.

rachylou

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Like always, I don't know what is going on. My brother is supposed to arrive sometime - that's a 3-day window. My best friend says he's "more into something low-key." (More than what, I ask?) My neighbor says she may or may not come back from up north with her new bf to eat grapes and go to some shindig down the block. DD is actually NOT going out. (What?! At 21 I'd be out all night...)

All I can say is, I have added a couple of outifts to my night-on-the-town capsule ("a bit trashy but not sleazy" being the theme). I WILL be wearing gold lame leggings come hell or high water.

That's all I have to say ;>

Mo

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I will likely be sitting right here in the condo on the couch, popping my bubbly. We went out for dinner here one year but were kinda disappointed. I'm just happy to not be working it. Bartending in Tahoe on New Year's near the casinos is a nightmare through and through. I'll take the couch any day, thank you very much!

Jjsloane

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Another low key celebration here. We have relatives in from France and are having an early supper so we can be home before the partiers get on the roads. We'll have a nice meal and some champagne then back home to maybe stay awake for the ball drop (and more sparkling wine). Since it's family at my SIL's house I'm not dressing up too much. After wearing my sparkles for several weeks straight I'm actually giving them a break. I let the kids choose between 2 outfits and I'm wearing camo pants, a sweater and my navy boots. I'll post later.
Hope everyone stays safe!
Cheers!

Louise

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I'm not really feelin' it this year so am vegging in my loungewear in front of the tv with the family x

April

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<Fist bump> to all my fellow low-keyers.

Greyscale

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We are hosting a party that might be tiny or might be huge. It will be fun regardless, a good chance to warm our new house and talk to interesting people. I have no idea what I'll wear, yet!

It's a rough week among my friends, because a friend died last week and his close-knit circle is coping with his death. In light of that, half the people I'd invited (including him...) will miss my party. One of them is hosting a gathering that is less celebratory and more a place to mourn. I am sorry that I can't be in both places, but I wasn't nearly as close to him as they were.

Angie

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Welcome back, April. Lovely to see you post again. We will officially wish all a happy new year on the blog post tomorrow, so you'll be up again for that.

We celebrated the New Year with friends last night, so we're staying at home tonight. Very much looking forward to it. xo

Alassë

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With fondue, sparkling cider, & extended family - and hopefully sleep at midnight.

Anonymous

We are doing a wine dinner with good friends, and dressing in black tie! Will try to post pics. Happy New Year to all from a devout reader but rare poster (this Christmas season has been crazy busy as most of my family has birthdays in the second half of December- first week of January).

Echo

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Low key this year. We will be having champagne and martinis while playing Bubble Talk and other board games with the kids, with various appetizers for dinner. This is one of the few occasions the kids will get to have pop to drink. They likely won't stay up until midnight, though.

Some years we have my mum stay with the kids and go to a celebration at a nice hotel where they have a cocktail hour, steak and lobster dinner, a comedy show and then various bands playing and brunch the next day. But with my recent knee surgery, we decided to skip it and stay home this year.

Happy 2014, everyone!

Linda

Undecided on dressing for the evening in -- had a suggly PJ pant ordered online but it hasn't arrived, sooooo, might just pair a matte gold sequin tank with my brown pants and a cocoon style sweater over it all.

I think we're going to enjoy our newly revived HD video option and watch the ball drop, snack on some brie, open a couple of Sam Adams (we're not big bubbly drinkers when there's only the 2 of us). I have some silly New Years' hats/headbands and some Christmas Crackers left too, so we may include those.

Very low key, but we really like it that way at New Year's. May everyone's be just exciting enough, and may all start the Year off safe and happy!

Krista

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I'm actually running a 5K race in about an hour and a half, so my first outfit of the evening will result in about 3 layers of running gear (or more!) because it's -23C here today. After the run I will race home - IN A CAR (haha!) - to shower and change and head three blocks down to the neighbourhood pub where DH and I will have drinks with friends. A very casual night - jeans, sweaters and boots for me. Happy New Year, everyone!

Anonymous

Lobster and chocolate fondue with DS, DD out with friends. I may be her Designated driver so a quiet movie night, waiting for her to get home. Last big dinner tmrw, then Christmas clean up and back to work/routine. I am ready.

shedev

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Gluten free pizza and beer, movie night with Hedev and the dogs.

Diana

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Staying home with my husband and a bottle of bubbly. I walked around town earlier and looked at the ice sculptures. Way too cold to go out tonight! I'm thinking flannel pajamas.

Anonymous

We're going to a get-together at our friends' place. They've been doing the same thing for a few years now, and it's always lots of fun -- pretty low-key, with ridiculous amounts of food and drink.

I still have no idea what to wear. (Talk about not thinking ahead.) I actually have a black dress with metallic polka dots that's perfect for NYE, but I wore it last time, and somehow the symbolism of ringing in the new year with a repeat of what I wore last year seems really off.

Greyscale, I'm so sorry about your friend.

Karie

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April, that BCBG jacket is gorgeous. DH is still at work, we were invited over to one of his work buddies' house later, but since DH has been sick with a stomach bug I doubt we'll go. We'll probably relax with the pups and kitty and watch re-runs of Downton Abby (season 4 starts Jan. 6, yipee!).

Deborah

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We saw the new year in with our best friends last night. Stayed with them in Melbourne (still there and catching up on YLF from my bed), had a BBQ dinner, kids watched a movie, we played Trivial Pursuit and then watched the fireworks. Very low key, we rarely do parties on NYE.

AJ

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Our church has a game night starting at 9 pm. Then at 11:15 pm, we all head into the sanctuary and welcome the new year praying for each other, our nation, and the world. We also ring our church bell, "Batty Richard" at midnight.

I don't know yet what to wear. I'll probably choose a long tunic sweater and skinnies.

Irene

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After planning for a week and changing plans several times, I find myself sick and tired on NYE and not capable of taking myself anywhere. I thought I would at least watch a movie but I will probably fall asleep in the process. Talk about low key!

Dee

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We are doing dinner, drinks and board games with a group of friends that we don't get to see very often. I have on skinny jeans and a black shirt with some metallic rivets on it, and I'm the dressiest one here. But really enjoying all the board games and looking forward to midnight!

JAileen

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We're roasting a turkey and having champagne. We'll probably watch some old movies on TV. I don't know if we'll make it to midnight, though.

Desmo April

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I'll have a low key night in Hollywood. We are walking to a local bar that always has amazing live music. The don't do a crazy cover which is a huge plus.

Since we are walking I'm wearing black brocade leggings, combat boots, black tunic and a waxed moto jacket.

Suzanne (ambergreen)

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So interesting that so many are doing it low key! What's even more interesting is how many YLFers have not yet planned what they're wearing.

We're going over to a friends' party, but it's a very casual thing. I'm wearing a peridot velvet top, a gray skirt, green boots, and sparkly rhinestone jewelry, It's not super-glam; that would be too much for this event. I have a glam outfit I'd wear to something that called for it, but maybe that'll be next year.

Jaime

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April you are a gentle low keyer but I just described myself as a New Year's grinch on another thread. A long time ago I decided to opt out of New Year's celebrations. Back then it was probably to avoid crowds, now it is just too late for me to stay up!

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