We use to go to parties when we were younger, but now with all the traffic and people drinking and driving, recently we are staying home for New Years Eve. I was wondering how many quilters are staying home with their family, and how many are out at parties?

In my jammies sewing and watching tv.

We had a early supper with the in-laws now we are home for the evening. watching tv and sewing.

Stayed at home and at midnight opened a bottle of Kir Royale made with spring water, white wine and blackcurrant juice. Opened the curtains and watched everyone else's fireworks going off...... now am off to bed as tired!

Not a "party", but a couple of houses down to a neighbor's house to welcome in the New Year. There will just be us 2 couples. No driving and no traffic to contend with - our kind of "party"!

8:30 PM here - Hubby and I just came back from watching a hockey game at the local pub with some friends. I plan on a quiet night of quilting while watching movies with my teenage daughter and her friends. I can rarely stay awake until 12:00! :)

Home watching where it's safe.

We're staying home, I'm getting ready to cook a nice Salmon Dinner (served with some wine), we'll have dessert and the later on toast to the New Year - so long as my husband doesn't whimp out and fall asleep on me, LOL... we usually at least like to do something at the house with all our friends (where my husband actually manages to stay awake and drink too much, LOL), but money is very tight this year so we couldn't do it up as we'd usually like to do.

We (much like you) feel the same way about the craziness and the drivers and as a result won't be venturing out. If we had the urge though - we have a nice hometown bar right down the street to have some drinks at and it's well within walking distance so we wouldn't have to worry about having a designated driver for either of us. Luckily neither of us had to work today or tommorrow so we also don't have to deal with the joys of the travelling public getting hammered 50,000 feet in the air on NYE. Believe me, since alcohol and its effects are different that high up, I've seen it all, LOL. I'm not missing flying tonight that's for sure ;)

So, to the rest of you all - please have a safe holiday this evening and enjoy your New Year's Eve celebrations! Much happiness and prosperity for 2011!

Explosive blessings, abundance and inspiration to you all!
- The Creative Seamstress

Probably sleeping.

Home- here --

So everyone have a Happy and Safe New Year :thumbup:

I've never been a party person, so no party for me.

Staying home with my boy. Hope he crashes before midnight so I can go to bed. Otherwise, sewing.

We are staying home as usual. I will probably still be on this board reading and commenting. Hubby will be asleep soon, just another evening.

Happy New Year.

Staying home, in my jammies already and drinking eggnog hanging out with my friends here on the forum. Its hard to get a DUI on a laptop!! And you do not have to worry about drunk drivers. :-P

Happy New Years to everyone!!

Billy

I'm home and here on the board! Maybe I'll get inspired and go sew something...or not.

Home. Had enchilada supper with family and took sick sister her dinner. HOme alone with my gown on. Happy New Year everybody.

Bon Fire in our orchard and then indoors for the rest of the night. It's a clear night.....but crispy cold. Will be glad to hunker down in front of the tele and watch the ball drop in Times Square at midnight. Happy New Year, My Quilting Friends☺

My husband and I are staying home tonight. We already ate the chocolate dipped strawberries that I did, and we'll get out the big bag of M&Ms soon, when we watch a movie on TV. Don't know if we'll make it to midnight or not! ;)
Happy & healthy New Year everyone!
Janie

We always stay home. Family celebration. Most of us don't make it to midnight.

Going to church at 11:00Pm for New Years Eve service. We, the family, have done this for many years. Everyone leaves, by the front door, the church at midnight. It is a beautiful sight each person holding a lighted candle. Lots of good wishes and hugs. Off to breakfast at a local resturant. Home we go, my husband is ready to go home to bed.

Staying home!!!!!!

Staying at home with the dog. We celebrated with starting a new quilt top, watching TV and and a break for pizza rolls and chocolate milk. No chocolate milk for the dog!!! To think of the days when i could party all night!!!

had to work now at home and dh is babysiting gk since i had to work he will be back in morning

My 2 college kids are having a party tonight - kids from High School and college. So I will be chaperoning. My sewing room is right next to the family room where they will be playing games & watching movies. So I will be surfing this board and sewing most of the night.

We had dinner out with friends and are now home, watching tv and talking about turning in. I don't think I've actually stayed up to see a new year in for several years and I'm not really looking to break my tradition tonight! lol

Staying home and as one friend says, "Why go out and deal with all the amateur drinkers on the road?" We had Chinese tonight, don't know if I'll stay up til Midnight, we have Mass in the morning and I'm an EM so have to get up before 8 am. May we all have a Blessed and Prosperous New Year!!

Went to dinner with my hubby and then back home. We're in our jammies watching tv. We will probably not stay up to see the New Year in. I'm sure it will come in fine without us greeting it. I have homemade cinnamon rolls made for morning, and the coffee pot is set to come on at 6:25.

Staying home, surfing online and reading messages on the Quilting Board site

Happy New Year to all!

Craftybear

No party. I'm not sewing either. I think i'll just be with my husband and wacth a moie together. Have to go to work tomarrow anyway.

We had went out for supper home be for 9pm and was in bed by 10pm and wouldn't had it any other way bringing the New Year in. No party at our house this is about as good as it is going to get.

was home watching tv, fell asleep ,woke at 1 30 oh well Happy New Year everyone......lol

Had a slow jammy day and spent the evening with grandkids who got to see midnight for the first time.

I was asleep before midnight. 1st time in years the neighbors making noise did not wake me.

Sat up last night to watch the fireworks on TV.

I stay home. New Year's Day the family is getting together for an early dinner (take out food and some home cooked food). Then it's time for some cribbage games. I actually might iron some material and cut blocks for a charity quilt.

same here..dh has to work tomorrow.

Stayed home with DH and DGD. Working on her a new quilt. Our weather was 4 below zero plus wind chill. Didn't even want to stick my nose out! :-P

went overnight to stay at a holiday Inn with 10 other couples.
Had a great time.
Happy New Year