Just for me I chilled a few beers and turned on my lantern snow globe. Something about the glittering multicolored flakes is very soothing. My New Year guests stayed home because they weren’t feeling festive, probably due to the death of one of our friends, long estranged but very present in our memories. John still had no PCR results, so I had to "celebrate" on my own. It was my first NYE completely by myself unless you count Mari. I could have been depressed but decided not to be. I thought about trying to kiss Mari at midnight, but I suspect she would have reacted poorly! In a final kick to the teeth from 2021, Betty White has missed out on the New Year (and her 100th birthday) by dying a couple days early. She ran a great race though and was active and healthy, as well as funny and quirky until the end, as far as we know. I don't aspire to live that long unless I can still be ME. Active, healthy, funny and quirky. :)
“I don't fear death, thanks to my mother. She'd say, 'We know so much about so many things, but we don't know what happens after.' When we lost someone she'd say, 'Now they know the secret.' It took all the dread out of it. So when I get to that point, I'll know the secret." -Betty White
My New Year's Eve highlight included Younger Daughter stopping by with some homemade Pop Tarts. I also enjoyed my beer and white cheddar popcorn while watching Jeopardy. Go, Amy! And Older Daughter and her family will be returning soon with clothes "reeking of dead rat," due to the rodent issue in the Airbnb. Life, no matter the year, is an adventure, isn't it? Onward.
Glad you got to have popcorn and beer so it wasn't a total wash. We had heated-up samosas from the freezer, ate cookies, watched HBO, and toasted Betty White and the new year with a little Prosecco around 10:00. I hope this year includes more joy and less covid. Here's to that!
Posted by: Kathy | January 01, 2022 at 01:42 PM
May 2022 lean us into marvelous adventures and plenty of joy. Your glittery snow globe is quite cheery indeed.
Posted by: Deborah Weber | January 01, 2022 at 04:23 PM
2022 has to be an improvement over 2021. My late Uncle had a friend that planned his funeral and he had a gravestone carved with: "And now I know." I love it. In my opinion, life and death are an adventure. Expecting the unexpected continues to serve me well.
Posted by: Susan | January 01, 2022 at 05:13 PM
Sorry about John and the missing company.
Posted by: AC | January 01, 2022 at 06:32 PM
Well, oh, well, I had expected you'd be dancing the night away and swilling champagne by the Jeroboam. But, best laid plans are sometimes best laid aside. A belated Happy New Year anyway, my friend, and may 2022, at the very least, be better.
Posted by: Catalyst | January 02, 2022 at 07:16 PM
Maybe Mari wanted some beer. Don't PCR tests only take 3 days? Homemade pop-tarts! Sounds yummy. Did you know 900 movie theaters across the country are having the Betty White 100 years celebration movie on her actual birthday of Jan. 17th! I got my ticket, and saw some previews. K.C. is showing it at 3 theatres. Bummer that she died before that but should still be fun. Her books are hilarious too. Cheers, Linda in Kansas
Posted by: DrumMajor | January 02, 2022 at 07:33 PM
It would have been nice to see Betty's 100th birthday celebrated but like you, I have no desire to live that long unless I am still mentally and physically intact. I haven't watched Jeopardy in many weeks and Amy is still there? She/he must be on a real tear. I forget how long Jennings was on but I will never forget the question he missed in his last final jeopardy that I was correct in answering.
Posted by: Ed | January 03, 2022 at 08:05 AM
Homemade Pop-Tarts?? Are they as good as they sound and look? I'm awed.
One of the things I loved about Betty is that she was lively til the end. She had such a great attitude. We need more of that right now. She was a special one who set a great example for all of us.
Posted by: StoicWannabe | January 03, 2022 at 06:54 PM
Sir, you are wrong!! Amy (she NOT he) is winning on Jeopardy. Please remember that.
Posted by: Linda | January 03, 2022 at 09:41 PM
That is utterly ridiculous how long it takes to get the PCR test results. It's like, what's the point? GAH!
I was so sad about Betty White. It sure would have been nice if she could have made it to 100. I watched SNL Sat. night and it was from 2010 when Betty hosted after a massive Facebook effort to get her to do so. I remember watching back then, but it was hilarious to see it again, and to also see all the old cast members (Seth Meyers looked so young!) But the funniest—and now classic—sketch was Betty and the NPR ladies, discussing Betty's muffins. If you have not seen it, Google it (Betty White+SNL+Muffins). You. Will. Laugh. Your. Lips. Off.
Posted by: Tonya Watkins | January 06, 2022 at 12:08 PM