This year we wanted a mellow yet fun NYE. We did not want to party it out at some club, and wanted to stay home with Tesla, but we did want to see our friends. So we had a pre-party gathering, and offered cocktails and appetizers to those who could stop by before each headed to other big parties.
First, the night before NYE on Sunday, we got a babysitter and went on a date. We didn't have specific plans and just walked around downtown, had a cocktail at
Cityscape, then had dinner in North Beach. It was definitely sweet to have our own couple time :)
For NYE dinner, I ordered special
osechi and made
ozoni. I haven't been in Japan for New Years for quite some time, and we usually travel during this time, so I had never ordered osechi before. It was delicious and
懐かしい for me. Michelle and Jeremy joined in for dinner.
The cocktails I prepared for the gathering were champagne-based and a vodka recipe I found online that called for Calvados. The vodka drink was a bit strong, but yummy. Michelle brought cheese, champagne, and chamborge. Rachel brought a rice dish as well as a bundle of amazing pastries she made. Score for us! In addition to our friends, our housemates (my boys) joined with their friends too. I am getting quite attached to our housemates, and when we discovered that it was close to Kunal's 4th anniversary with us, we made a toast.
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Most folks left around 11:30 to their parties. At midnight, there were 6 of us. Perfect for the 6 animal noses that we received as a gift from my aunt & uncle, so we goofed around taking NYE pictures. I have to say the night was just perfect for us; got to see friends and have fun, but stayed snug right at home!
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