new years eve 2007/8

On New Year's Eve we decided at about 4 p.m. that we would like to join the rest of the clan that had assembled in Woodruff for the party. So, we crammed ourselves into Tony's car and headed "north". We merely grabbed our Wii and the coveted guitar hero and dance dance revolution pads. Three hours later we arrived and were ready to party, which we did until about 2 a.m.

The mom's and kids seemed to enjoy the dancing game quite a bit while others played rook (video cannot be shown due to card content and sign language). Laurie and Mannie jammed out for quite some time on the guitar hero that Ray and Laura brought...that was when it was vacated by the strummin' teenagers whose fingers just fly across the colored guitar chord buttons. Felicia and Laura had prepared this amazingly healthy snack bar with fruit and veggie trays and a chocolate fountain. Way pretty and yummy to boot. At midnight everyone toasted in the new year with sparkling cider. The kids thought that was fun.

The morning after seemed to come much faster than anticipated with Felicia making french toast for breakfast. People slowly dragged in their tired and weary bodies because it is very difficult to sleep when good cookin' smells permeate the house. After lunch everyone left to travel their distances home and surely Felicia was glad that she had survived yet another holiday held at her house. Without Ronny and Felicia opening their home, as a central hub for family gatherings, we would all be crammed into our very little Woodruff house. We are thankful that Ronny and Felicia allow us to all congregate at their home and not become imitation sardines.