A good start to the new year?

New Year's Day has always been my most favoritest day of the year. Long before I met Hans, I would spend the day in my pajamas, watching marathon episodes of The Twilight Zone, and sewing my heart out!

This was my first New Year's Day in the apartment and I warned Hans in advance that if The Twilight Zone was on, he was in trouble!

It was, he was, and I had a wonderful day!!!

Just so you don't think I'm a total ogre, we do have another TV, and as long as Hans can see the picture, he's ok. So he watched football (muted) while I watched my Twilight Zones, and sewed.

Hans' mother had a saying (shared by many) that went something like this: whatever you do on New Year's Day; you'll end up doing for the rest of the year.
I sure hope so!

Now, I'm not a superstitious person (at least I don't think I am) but a couple of things happened on New Year's Day that, if I were a superstitious, would have me humming a happy little tune.


I was making breakfast, and when I was cracking the eggs open I thought they all seemed awfully big. Then I realized I'd gone and bought Jumbo Eggs instead of Large (the grocery store was NUTS and I also went and bought jalepenos instead of green chiles!).

Check it out!
A double yolked egg!! The two smaller ones toward the bottom were in one egg shell.
I think this is maybe only about the third time I've found one, and I made Hans come into the kitchen to look!

Then Hans walked up the street to get us a paper, and when he came home he was excited to show me the lucky penny he found on the sidewalk.

A double yolked egg, and a lucky penny, all on New Year's Day!

I'll take my luck any way I can get it!

A prequel to the night before; New Year's Eve.

Chlorox with her cat nip

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Chlorox after her cat nip.

Hans and I ringing in the new year with chambord and champagne.

I have on my $3.00 Walmart jammies.

We watched the ball drop and had a wonderful evening! It doesn't get any better than this!

Happy New Year's Eve

I've been enjoying everyone's year end sewing reviews, but I won't even attempt a sewing review as I did very little-however...

I do feel much more adept at making bags and purses and since I really love sewing them, that's a good thing.

I did not put all of the fabric that I bought in Paris to good use but that's okay because I've gleaned enough info from blogs and pattern review to know what I would like to do with my purchases in 2009. We have a couple of weddings to attend and I'd love to wear something I've made to them. I did make the dress that I wore to my High School Reunion and I was very happy with it.

But you know what? If it weren't for the wonderful people that I've met in blogland I'm not sure if I would have kept up with my sewing attempts. I'm so impressed with what others have achieved and are willing to share with everyone else.

On a personal level, I think I've done more in this one year than I've done if I combined many of my past years all together. In January we bought a sail boat. In April we visited family in Paris and Switzerland. In May we sailed our boat from Massachusetts to Maryland (and I lived a bulimics dream most of the way!). We tried very hard to use Miss Kitty at least once a month this summer and ended up weathering a few storms in the Chesapeake. I moved Baby Girl to an apartment in August and to yet another one last week. I now have a Granddog, and it's a good thing he's so sweet and lovable because he has no manners. And last but certainly not least, Hans asked me to marry him.

So tonight we are going out to celebrate New Year's Eve at the same place we went to last year. It too has had some changes. It's been completely remodeled and added on to but luckily it still has the same crowd and great dance music.

Here's to a Happy and wonderful New Year to everyone and I'm looking forward to reading everyone's wonderful blogs in the coming year.