Happy New Year! 2009

Me & Jesse outside on a beautiful New Year's Eve Night 2008.

Jesse showing off his champagne. Tenille doing her typical picture face.


Me all fancied up for work. I had lots of beaded necklaces on, a feather clip, a headband that said Happy New Year, and lots and lots of glittery spray in my curly hair. You've got to be festive when you work with the kiddos. You better believe that they loved it too. So many kids were drawn to me and my sparkly colorful exterior.


A close up of the museum's ball. I'm not sure when they made this ball, but it's been a Noon Year's staple for years. The kids love to get to see a ball drop since most of them can't stay up late enough to watch the big one in New York.


After a long day at the museum. For your information we did break the record of visitors, this year we had 3,092 visitors. It was quite a clean up as I predicted, but thankfully we had lots of volunteers. I'm still not feeling up to par, so after work I hitched a ride home to take another relaxing bath and rest until Jesse came home. I was so glad that we closed 2 hours early. Jesse worked a long day and went straight to his Ideal Father's practice after. This gave me lots of time to relax and I enjoyed every minute of it. Around 10:30 we headed over to a friends house for a small gathering of people from our neck of the woods. 7minutes until mid-night (it was a beautiful night) we were standing in the backyard with our friend Tenille and some other people who I just met.

Jesse: What time is it?
Me: 7 till
Jesse: I have to pee. I probably won't be able to make it in through the crowd, to the bathroom and back in time. Huh?
Me: I don't know probably not.
Jesse: Ah there's probably a line. I'll wait. I will pop this champagne for you guys and then I'm going in.
Me: Ok

a few minutes later...

Jesse: What time is it now?
Me: 2 till
Jesse: Oh that's plenty of time. (he proceeds to hand me the bottle and run off)
The Crowd: 10, 9, 8
Me: Jesse's going to spend New Years in the bathroom
Tenille: Pretty Much
The Crowd: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Happy New Year!
Me: I knew it. ( I take a sip of the champagne someone poured me as I see the gate to the back fence come flying open and Jesse is sprinting towards me for a kiss)
Jesse: I'm here
Me: It's too late now it's 12:02. You spent New Years alone in a bathroom while I was in a backyard with Tenille and some strangers.
Jesse: I'm here now.
Me: I guess that's better than you disappearing.

All is not lost we kiss and say Happy New Year!


HAPPY NEW YEARS! Everyone we hope you had a great beginning to your 2009 and that you got to spend it with someone you love.