We ushered in the year of the ox cooped up here at home, and as soon as the crystal ball at Times Square dropped, it was time for a good bottle of champagne, Moet & Chandon (Rose Imperial).
New Year’s eve is the one time when we willingly open a bottle of bubbly and expect the rest of the bottle to go to waste because we’re only two in the household 
.
We had Thai dinner, brought in (courtesy of the husband), because I was not willing to brave the chill to head out to our favorite Thai restaurant in the Bay. I’m deliberately not posting shots of the food here lest, this site will look like a food blog already. Note: previous posts bear food pics, that’s why. Not long after the clock struck midnight, our phone lines (cell and land line) started to get busy because friends and family were calling. We turned in at about 3:00 a.m.
In Manhattan, in spite of the bone chilling temperatures, it didn’t prevent the hundreds of thousands revelers from trooping to Times Square. Bundled up in their finest winter gears, they patiently waited for the crystal ball to drop at the strike of midnight. It was a sight to behold seeing the Former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton joined by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in triggering the traditional ball drop, ushering in the new year with a new 12,000-pound Waterford Crystal ball that was several times larger than the ball used last year.
So here we are, hello 2009!
Hey Tuks….buti kayo gising…kami tulog…hahaha. I was not feeling well so I turned in early with the h not far behind…..
Naku speaking of wine….the h decided to start drinking red wine kasi daw healthy. He tried…then failed….hahaha. Ayaw nya ng lasa. I think he tried about 7 bottles of different brands then gave up. Oh well…at least he tried…
May you have a prosperous, blessed and happy new year, Juliana.
I dropped an EC here.
Hiya there, got an award for you: http://madzlifesdiary.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-years-blog-award.html
Thanks & grab it if you have time..
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BTW, my new blog http://madzlifesknowledge.blogspot.com/ has been awarded by Mr. G with PR3! So all my 3 blogs are now on PR3…
Happy New Year Juliana..Dropped EC here..Visit me if you want to have some Japanese Recipes
Hi Tuks…oo nga at baka tulog ako buong taon nito kasi tulog ako ng new year’s eve….hahaha. Actually nung Wednesday maghapon akong naglilinis kasi sabi ng nanay ko dati pag daw madumi bahay pagpasok ng bagong taon isang taon madumi ang bahay….
Musta ang weekend? Ako busy kasi ang daming ligpitin….una na ang Christmas tree…
Anyway, enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Tuks
@ Juliana
same here, I cleaned Wednesday, ganun din ang practice when new year comes. buti na lang wala akong tree hehe
@ Japanese Recipes
thanks for peeking. Will drop by your site in a bit.
@ Madz
congrats! enjoy your PR on the three.
@ Madz
will grab it soon. TY!
Hi juliana! Happy new year! medyo late ang greetings kasi busy offline..:)
happy new year manang!
m still preggy po, waiting for baby pa rin…
Hay naku Tuks…ako din tamad na tamad to do anything. Buti na lang maganda ang pahahon dito today so we were able to go out the yard. I pulled out weeds in our flower[less] bed….
Have a good week…
we had redwine to welcome the new year.
happy year of the ox to you & F.