New Years Eve: Then & Now

With the change from 2009 to 2010, there was a lot of talk about what we were doing ten years ago. People like to think in nice big chunks, like ten. To me, ten years is a long time. A lot changes in ten years...a lot.

New Years Eve 2000
Autumn and I spent NYE in Austin, Texas with our friends, Taylor and Kris. We went downtown for the festivities. I remember getting there just before midnight. There were huge crowds of people in the street, lots of lights, fireworks (I think), and huge video screens. We counted down, yelled, and headed to the closest bar.

The bar we got into was Aqua Lounge, which I only remember because I wrote it on the back of my photos. Kris tipped the bartender very generously for our first round, which paid off the rest of the night. The bartender made stiff drinks, gave us shots, and gave us tons of attention. Naturally, we drank a lot that night. I remember it being a lot of fun, but not anything specific.

I was wearing some ridiculous heels, something I seldom do any longer, and the walk back to the car was torture. Taylor was kind enough to give me a piggy back. I'm sure we were a hilarious sight. When we got back to Taylor's apartment, I got sick from drinking too much and spent the rest of the whee hours of the morning throwing up or sleeping on the bathroom floor. Not exactly the best way to start off the new year.

Worst than spending the night being sick, I learned the next day that my long-distance boyfriend kissed another girl because he was so convinced that I'd be kissing another guy. Thank goodness what happens at the beginning of the decade doesn't define what happens for the rest of the decade.

New Years Eve 2010
This year Chris and I went to a neighbor's house. They had a small party with other couples and all their children. It was a blast watching the kids ring in the new year at 7pm and 8pm Phoenix time. Eventually the kids were put to bed and the other couples with kids left for home. We hung out with our neighbors until 11 o'clock and were back to our house before midnight.

Chris and I rang in the new year from bed, which was exactly perfect!

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