See You Next Year!
By Rhonda S.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
United States
December 31, 2017 9:48pm CST
When I was a kid, nothing delighted me more than to tell people, "I will see you next year," when it was the last time I saw them before January the first.
Time moved so slow back then, a year felt like one hundred years. To be able to say, See You Next Year, felt extremely cool.
I said it to my class mates and teachers when school was out, my local family members and friends, neighbors, people in my church and even my parents and brothers when I wasn't allowed to stay up late.
I may have been the only person who loved it, and everyone around me was tired of hearing it, but I persevered.
So now, I want to say I'll see you next year to every person on MyLot, and I hope the year ahead is full of love, happiness and great surprises for you.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
I hope you're having a great New Year's Day.
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@rebelann (111194)
• El Paso, Texas
1 Jan 18
I am @misunderstood_zombie how about you?
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
@rebelann Great so far, and I'm intending for it to stay that way.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
2 Jan 18
@misunderstood_zombie Much better to stay at home, I always fear the drunkards who spent the night toasting.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
Those days are better to stay inside and read or watch TV for sure.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
Happy New Year to you also. I hope it's a great year for your country, family and you.
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@Juliaacv (48478)
• Canada
1 Jan 18
@misunderstood_zombie We take the day really quietly, put away the Christmas gifts and generally clean up and get ready to start the year fresh and clean.
I have a nice supper in the oven, and it is starting to smell delicious.
What are you up to today?
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
It's the next year, and we arrived here. I hope you're having a great New Years Day.
I hope you're having a great New Years Day.1 person likes this
@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
1 Jan 18
see you next year is indeed very cool to say. why I never think of that phrase? hmmm =)
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
Apparently, people say it more than I thought, and there's always next year for you to use it.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
Thank you so much, I wish the same for also.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
2 Jan 18
See you around!
If I say, 'See you next year', right now, it is going to mean, to see you in 2019! 
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
I felt kind of foolish after writing this, because Coral told me she still does this and many people she know also comments this way. I thought it was just a foolish kid thing, but oh well, I already wrote the post and I didn't want to delete it. 
@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
1 Jan 18
This is already a New Year. I think you need some more sleep. We just now stepped into 2018. Your wishes can be for the next year.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
@shivamani10 When I wrote this post, it was 9:48. We still had 2 hours and 12 minutes until midnight. So the wishes were for 2018.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
Happy New Year to you also, and yep we arrived.
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Jan 18
I am soooo far behind. Hope the new year is going good so far.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
12 Jan 18
Well, you were out having a real life and that's even better, and that's even better.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
I hadn't thought about it in years, and it just popped into my mind.
@khagendra1994 (1226)
• Kathmandu, Nepal
1 Jan 18
welcome back next year, hope you have great year to you there.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
Thank you, it's good to be back in the New Year. I also hope you have a great year ahead.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
3 Jan 18
It always confuses me for a minute when people say see you next year. You are right about how slow time used to move when we were young. I was about 13 when I started to notice how fast years move.
@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
1 Jan 18
It is already 2018 here. And I guess you are waiting for the new year's eve in your timezone.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
1 Jan 18
Yes, when I wrote that we still had a couple of hours to go. I hope you have a great day.
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