NEW YEARS EVE/NEW YEARS

so, im of an age now where going out and seeing fireworks, and being among a bunch of people isnt the end all be all to the bane of my personal existance.
drinking was put to rest a LOOOONG time ago...parties along with it.

new years is the end of a long 2 months from october 31st (halloween) to january 1 (new years) filled with stress, and ALLOT of it.

i go into panic mode the second we finish halloween, because i know that im going to be ultra busy, and not really have any mental rest.
as we creep up to new years, i get to think about relaxing again.
and so it is..i WELCOME the new year!

so, one of the things i decided to do wasto not make any REAL resolutions, id set some small goals, work towards achieving them, and when i was done, make more...none of this business where i say im gonna lose weight, or whatever and then never get to that marker...

one of my 1st goals, was to change my hair color, which i did, and right at the new year, stpeepped out of the shower wearing my new red !

its nothing really new, i do this every year..just thought id  show it. :)


this new years was pretty quiet in the neighborhood, normally we have a ton of fireworks going off all over, but this year it lasted fo about 5 minutes and it was done. to which i was very greatful for, because it allowed me to sleep better.

happy new year 2012...lets make this one better than the last!
MICHELLE

DEC 31 2010 NEW YEARS EVE DINNER - CHINESE- CRAIG DOES OCTOPUSS (VIDEO INCLUDED!)

as a family we decided to go out to eat Chinese, at one of our favorite Chinese places, ALLLLLLL the WAYYYYY ACROSS TOWN...

while we were there, i showed daniel the huge bowl of baby octopi and challenged him to eat one. he said hed do it if we paid him 20 bucks, i agreed. i mean, youd have to pay me MORE cash than that to put one of those in my mouth eat it and completely swallow that thing, so 20 bucks..well, it seemed pretty cheap.

so, i scoop one up (tried to find a big one, too! lol) and brought it to the table in the cup i held it in.



daniel said he wouldnt do it (eat the octopus) if i took pictures OR filmed it, and the whole reason was to get it on film...so, there it sat, in all its pure nastiness, (sorry, but i really think its quite gross.)
and i suggested craig eat it (no money for it, tho) and he agreed.

WARNING: IF YOU ARE GROSSED OUT BY PEOPLE EATING OCTOPUS, I DO NOT RECOMMEND CLICKING THE 'VIDEO PLAY; BUTTON!



he survived. not sure how. but he did. and i have it all on film. (EWW!)

i also decided to show the world (not that i do it in secret, i dont) that im serious when i say i eat with chopsticks...video of that as well:



all in all NEW YEARS EVE was, well...pretty normal around my home, lol

hope yours was as adventure some!

the hubby (craig) and the kid (Daniel)


me


MICHELLE