New Years Eve

Like last year I had a really low key new years even and it was pretty much perfect. We gathered at my BFF's house and cooked and played games and danced and watched the ball drop. Crystal dyed her hair pink! It looks like an awesome wig. 

We played pictionary first. Crystal and I won, even though I couldn't guess this monstrosity.

Thomas gave me a stuffed piece of bacon. And just WAIT until you see what Marc made for me! I have to take a good picture of it first, but it is pretty incredible. One of my favorite presents EVER.

While the boys cooked dinner and cake for us, Crystal and I danced and played with the strobe light. I really hope their neighbors could see us through the windows.


A variety of grilled cheese. Mine had a fried egg on it. YUM.

We busted out Settlers of Catan of course. Are any of you obsessed with this game too? We all have a set now. That amazing blue settlement chain is mine! I did really good, FINALLY.

I always buy these "Krisp Kringles" because they are cute, but they don't taste that good.

Delicious cake! Homemade icing with accidental butter chunks.

Then I won the game! And Crystal won second! It was a new year's miracle! I have never won before.

Then we watched the ball drop, drank sparkling cider, sang auld lang syne and parted ways. It was totally nerdy and relaxed and just perfect. I love having a little group of friends who are like my family. We tried to find somewhere to road trip to today, but everything is closed new years day.

Travis and I slept in really late today, then cleaned the house, threw out all the Christmas candy, and went and bought food to do the 28 day challenge from Whole Living. This is the year we stop being junkatarians and really start to eat vegetables like we should. The goal is to change our tastes so we aren't slaves to sugar and bread and cheese. I'm excited! I love a goal.

New Years Eve 2010

here finally, are my pictures from the best new years eve i ever had!

so a few weeks before new years crystal and i started talking about plans, we had been saying we would go to PLAY and dance all night. but we are both really shy and awkward and knew if the club was packed we probably would just stand around and not have fun. so crystal said "let's make my basement into a club!" and we'll have a party monster theme!

marissa was in charge of hair/makeup.

i wish i had a more fun outfit. maybe next year i'll branch out and get a glittery party dress. but i loved my hair! i should be brave and tease it up more often!

thomas came and put together this hilarious outfit. afro wig/pirate shirt/king pants/gold bowling shoes. haha. he also bought TONS of snacks for the six of us. probably enough food for 20 people.


so in the basement, marc had hung up sheets so you could't see any of the storage stuff. then we had a disco ball, a strobe like, and one of those rainbow spinning balls. and black light bulbs in the regular lamps. we put on pandora's "RuPaul Radio" and just danced for about 5 hours. it was so freaking fun!

it was also fun to take pictures in front of the strobe light. i will try not to post a thousand of them.







we took a dance break and played blokus.

then went back downstairs and danced til almost midnight.

then we watched the ball drop and screamed. i love new years.

Hairspray New Years

The New Year's Hairspray party turned out great! i even had a little beehive. but I don't have a picture of it for you. but i have some of all the other beehives!

the first part of the evening was the dress up part, as usual. crystal did my make up and marissa did everyone's hair. the only time i wish i had long hair is when i see crystal with that huge beehive! gah! i was so jealous all night!!

brittany's shoes also almost made me want to wear heels. and i got some new zebra tights!! 

i think kyle won the boys dress up contest. 

we brought our record player and there was a little bit of dancing. we watched the original hairspray (and half the party likes the new one better! the fools.) and i learned how to do the mashed potato, which is my favorite dance. 
jeremy got crystal and marc's new tv to pick up some channels so we watched the countdown. this is the first new years party we've had where we didn't forget about midnight.

it was so exciting! we did poppers and confetti and horns and noisemakers and screamed and hugged and sang auld land syne. so fun!!!

it was a really good new years.