In our own version of Times Square, or any number of crowd-thronging, drunken revelry sort of venue (we did not imbibe) we chose the low-key way to mark the passing of this year – 2010 – not exactly my favorite year of all time – and give a nod to 2011, which I have a feeling is going to be a better one all the way around.
At about 11:40pm we rousted our lethargic selves from the various parts of the house in which we were comfortably ensconced, and could have just as easily stayed put, lazily letting 2010 go. But no, we went out into the mild night at the coast and met up with our lovely neighbors and joined them on the short walk to the sand: the eastern seaboard of Florida, where the dads of the group set up some casual fireworks and we all enjoyed a half hour or so of happy new year-ing, the kids tackling each other in the sand; the youngest, a little out-of-sorts, her earlier insistence on midnight fireworks had waned. But it was nice to get out, and be with some other good people and welcome in 2011, another year ripe with possibilities for all. That’s how I’m looking at it.
I prefer to do what we did, than gather with a crowd in Times Square or some other amped-up crowd where people are not themselves for a night. But I’m not certainly not travel-averse. NYC, Charleston, anywhere would be nice – and travel’s on the 2011 agenda – but right here at atlantic beachlife, we’ve got ourselves a pretty nice lifestyle and lovely neighbors, and that is something to celebrate.
Happy New Year!
Sounds like a great way to celebrate! Happy New Year!