I follow Annie at Tuesday 4. This week her four questions are all about New Year's Eve
1. Despite the weirdness of this past year, was it still a good year for you anyway or not?
This was a difficult year. I lost my mother, 3 good and long time friends, and my DIL's stepfather. Life became the same for me as everyone else and got much smaller. It was an adjustment. At the same time, I found joy every single day, even on the worst days. So even though it was difficult it was not a horrible year, but I will never refer to it by the name 2020 again. It takes too much time to call it "the year which shall not be named" so I am just going to refer to it as the Voldemort year.
2. How will you spend New Years Eve?
At home. We will have a heavy appetizer supper then watch the New Year ring in via TV, There were a lot of years when we either were at a party or traveled to wherever Alabama was playing football. Lately we stayed in town because of Mom. This year we are staying home because of Covid.
3. What do you do on New Year's Day? Is football part of the agenda?
We have our traditional New Year's Day meal, have a couple of glasses of wine and football___lots of football.
4. It's a Scottish tradition to kiss at midnight. Do you keep that tradition? Does everyone get a kiss if you do?
When we are at home, TheHub generally falls asleep in his chair before midnight. If he is awake we share a smooch, but if not there is none. I was never the one at a party to kiss anyone other than TheHub. Even cheek kissing others is out of my comfort zone. I might hug someone else, but that is pretty much where physical affection with others ends.
May your new year be a bright and blessed one, free of trials and tribulations. All the very best to you and your family.
So sorry about the loss of your mom and friends. I understand not wanting to hear 2020 again. I am with you on the Covid thing and kissing. I am looking forward to a new year, but I don't think we will see many changes for the first few months of the year with Covid so high over here. Have a Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I don't think we will see many changes until late summer, early fall. But only then if people start taking it more seriously.
DeleteI'm so used to doing "la bise" (2 kisses on the cheeks) that I forget that some of my family are maybe not comfortable with it. Of course covid changes things too!
ReplyDeleteCovid changes everything! I grew up in a family of kissers (I am talking extended family here kissing briefly on the lips) and I was never comfortable with it, but as a kid was not able to voice my objections. As an adult I got to decide and would offer only a cheek for a while but later refused even that. Hug me if you must ,but I truly prefer a very wide smile unless I married you, gave birth to you or your offspring or you married someone I gave birth to, or I shared a bedrooms with you while growing up. Come to think of it, I was custom built for Covid.
DeleteAre we twins, Anne? Your answers are so much like mine might have been.
ReplyDeleteTwindred spirits, maybe?
DeleteThe Voldemont year is so nearly over. For which I am grateful.
ReplyDeleteHooray for the beauties and the joys.
It is me that will be asleep long before the New Year arrives. She knows her way and doesn't need my assistance.
And yes to no random kisses. And few random hugs either. I don't demonstrate affection physically very easily - or well.
Like you I am grateful it is nearly over. Though I believe it will take a while I will be so glad when the world begins steps back to some form of normalcy.
DeleteI am so sorry for the loss of your mom. I hope you have better days to come. Happy New Year! Loved your answers! Have a nice week.
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There have been wonderful days both before she died and after, but there are also moments of profound sadness, which hits me hard , fast, and unexpectedly. The Covid situation has just added another dimension to a hard year.
DeleteSo sorry for your losses! I hope for only the best in the New Year! Thanks for stopping by :)
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Thank you. Happy New Year to us all!
DeleteOh my, you really have had a difficult year. I am sorry for all your loss, but love that you can find some good things in it. We have family in Alabama and my daughter is an Alabama fan so Roll Tide!
ReplyDeleteTheHub and I and 2 of our 3 sons went to school there. Roll Tide back at you!
DeleteSo many losses in one year and yet you found joy every single day! You are pretty amazing! Wishing you all the best for the new year. Big hugs (don't worry I don't kiss people either lol)
ReplyDeletesorry for your losses but glad you came through alright. I hope your new years is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone's new year is bright!
DeleteIn answer to the questions:
ReplyDelete1. By and large it has been a great year. COVID has brought challenges to be sure and totally ruined my travel plans, but for the most part we have done well.
2, We treat New Year's Eve like any other day. Nothing about our regular activities will change, and that would be true without the pandemic being a factor.
3. On New Year's day we generally fo for a long walk. TV is definitely not part of our day.
4. My wife and I will be alone, but we are in the hugger and kisser category and never hesitate to show affection to our friends, who are all pretty much of the same bent.
Thanks for playing along David, and a Happy New Year to you!
DeleteYou certainly lost a lot of people. ((Hugs)) Those are our plans, appetizers for a late dinner. Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteLikewise to you and yours, Debby!
DeleteI grew up in a family, who did not touch, and married into a very huggy, Latin family. Over the years, I've come to enjoy hugging, but kissing is still off the table except for my husband.
ReplyDeleteI have always been pretty physically reserved I guess.
DeleteI think it is pretty amazing that even with all the losses and stresses of this year, you still managed to find joy in each day. My daughter and I will stay up to greet the New Year and I will boil milk like I usually do and make milk rice. I wish you and yours a very Happy and Blessed New Year.
ReplyDeleteEach day is a gift and some days I do have to look hard to find the happy spot in it, but there always is one.
DeleteHappy New Year
Enjoy the traditional milk rice. I do love traditions!
No traditions here except that we have always stayed home. We have rarely been up to see the new year ring in, ( we were up for 2000), but I guarantee I'll be up a couple of hours afterwards to greet the first morning of 2021. This past year brought so many crappy things with it, but I think the worst for us was Hurricane Sally. Health-wise we have been lucky, thank goodness, and hoping to stay that way until we can get vaccinated.
ReplyDeleteThis has been a hard year for so many people. I am just glad Sally was not more destructive than she was!I will definitely be awake to watch this one roll in.
DeleteI told my son the other day that I plan to set an alarm for 11:50 p.m. so I can be awake at midnight to ensure that 2020 does roll over to 2021.
ReplyDeleteI've never read the Harry Potter books, so had to look up your Voldemort reference. Now I know!
Happy New Year and all the best to you and yours in 2021!
DeleteIt was presumptive of me to think everyone had either read the books or seen the movies. My son and I were always at the bookstores before midnight the night the newest release of HP was happening. I also checked him out of school when the newest Harry Potter film was released so he could be one of the first in town to see the film. Imagine our surprise one year when we saw one of his teachers there also.