This Reminds Me

There are (illicit) fireworks going off all over san Antonio right now, even though it’s only 11:40 p.m.

Rachel says she’s “in da hood” since she’s wearing one.

Julia has helped prepare her first New Year’s Eve dinner – Dad’s lobster’n'feta ravioli, Mom’s Alfredo sauce, grilled tuna, homemade butter, fresh vegetables, and berries with whipped cream for dessert.   Lots of Jones soda scattered through the evening – the good kind, in bottles.

We made napkin rings and place cards for tonight’s special dinner, with each place card featuring a customized wish appended by the (sister/parent) creator – fun to read before eating.  (“Mom, this was on sale, wasn’t it?”  -sigh-   Target clearance is a wonderful thing.)

Tomorrow, it’s all work – getting Christmas 2006 taken down and boxed up.

But tonight’s it’s all fun.

If you’d been sitting at our table tonight, I would have written this wish on your place card:  “May 2007 bring you as much joy as we had in 2006.”

So Happy 2007!  And glad we could share 2006.

Now c’mon – le’ts make some noise!

2007 – Whoo-hoo!