How will you ring in the New Year?

@lovebuglena (52208)
Staten Island, New York
December 9, 2021 12:42pm CST
This year I will ring in the New Year at an Italian restaurant. Have never done that before. There will a DJ and live music there. There will also be an open bar. Not sure what that means exactly. The menu will include one appetizer, a pasta duet, one main course, one dessert, and tea or coffee beverages—cappuccino, espresso, etc. For good luck, they will serve lentil soup at midnight. This thing runs from 8:30pm to 1:30am. It costs $250/person. I’m sure that doesn’t include tax or tip. I’ve been to this restaurant before and it’s really good. Hubby’s cousin who asked us if we wanna join him and his family there said we won’t be carded. Hope that will be the case.
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Bensen32
@Bensen32 (28658)
• United States
9 Dec 21
Wow, that seems expensive but I don't get out to things like that very often. I will be spending the evening safe inside my own home and probably do nothing mostly.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
I've never been to a thing like that before. First time for me. So can't say if price is too high or reasonable. Of course, would have been better if it was cheaper.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
@JimBo452020 You can pay nothing if you stay home or go to someone's home. If you go out you have to pay.
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Bensen32
@Bensen32 (28658)
• United States
9 Dec 21
@JimBo452020 yeah, seems like a lot of hoopla for just another day.
DE
@DaddyEvil (174686)
• United States
10 Dec 21
I usually go to bed at my regular time and then someone wakes me up shooting off fireworks for a few minutes at midnight. I either play on myLot for a while or try to go back to sleep.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174686)
• United States
11 Dec 21
@lovebuglena When I fall asleep.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil when do you usually fall asleep?
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
What's your regular bed time?
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
9 Dec 21
At home like i always do, besides the few years i was at my fiances.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
10 Dec 21
Sounds like fun. I think an open bar means you get free drinks all night or it would be deemed a cash bar. Hope you have a blast! Do you have a designated driver? We will stay home and have a nice meal. Maybe standing rib or tenderloin and crab cakes.
Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
No designated driver. Hubby is the driver.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
I hope open bar doesn't mean free drinks all night.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
11 Dec 21
@lovebuglena It might.
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Keith Henthorne
@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
9 Dec 21
I will probably just stay home and watch some television.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
We've done that the past few years. Would be nice to do something different.
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Keith Henthorne
@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
10 Dec 21
@lovebuglena I would not mind going out on that night, but I want to go where there is not a lot of people. I do not like big crowds.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
@Scrapper88 Due to the pandemic or in general?
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
10 Dec 21
Enjoy. As usual, eve, lots of cooking, eating watching TV, ready with noise makers made of dried beans. Little drum was my Mom's, she got it one Chinese New Years...makes a nice sound.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
Sounds like it will be an enjoyable evening.
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Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Dec 21
@oahuwriter Same to you.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
11 Dec 21
@lovebuglena Thanks. Happy holidays!
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@mayka123
@mayka123 (17083)
• India
10 Dec 21
I intend staying at home on New Years eve. May be my son and daughter in law may plan to visit.
Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
That's nice to get a visit from your son and family.
Four Walls
@FourWalls (86855)
• United States
10 Dec 21
Similarly to last year: watching live streaming cameras from places like Times Square, Key West, and the French Quarter in New Orleans. Hopefully this year WITHOUT the covid that I had last year.
Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52208)
• Staten Island, New York
10 Dec 21
Hopefully, no covid for you! It just hit me that since I won't be ringing in the New Year at home I won't get to see the ball drop in Times Square.
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