I saw this posted on Facebook last night and thought about how fitting it is for our family:
We didn't have New Year's Eve plans last night. No one has ever accused us of being night owls, and I told a friend that I wanted to "sleep my way into the New Year... and be tucked away in bed by 9 p.m.". Any mama who has a child that doesn't consistently sleep through the night will understand my New Year's wish for rest.
When Mark surprised us by coming home from work a little early, we decided to go out to dinner at our local pizza place. "Elizabeth's Pizza" is a quaint, tiny, casual authentic Italian restaurant and when we walked in at 5:30 p.m., we noticed that there was a live video stream from Italy playing on their big screen televisions. It was Italy's countdown to midnight, since Europe is 6 hours ahead. There were performers, music, and even a ball that dropped with fireworks afterward. The owner of the restaurant poured Prosecco for all to toast the New Year and came out to greet us. I decided that this was the absolute perfect celebration for us: 6 p.m. festivities and Italy combined! The best part is that we went to Elizabeth's last year on New Year's Eve. We had just relocated to Greensboro two days earlier, and wanted to escape the apartment and do something festive. Now we've established a new North Carolina tradition, and this turned out to be one of my favorite New Year's Eves with the kiddos.
Before we went out to dinner, we attempted an NYE photo shoot which accurately captures our crazy, chaotic, joyful life right now. Here's proof that sometimes the outtakes do make the best pictures:
Happy New Year to our friends and family!
Tanti Auguri (Best Wishes) & Buon Anno 2015!
