The Worst New Year's Eve EVER!!

Okay, maybe not the WORST, but definitely the most BORING!!

As I sat on the sofa, watching "Rear Window" with my cast foot high above my head; I realized that this was the first New Year's that I hadn't been "out" in 16 years. It got me thinking about the whole build up of New Year's and if I'd ever truly had a "FABULOUS" New Year's Eve. I've come to the conclusion that NYE is the night where everything is SUPPOSED to be exciting, entertaining & fun. But, in my experience, it's the night that you over-plan, over-dress & over-drink.

Here is a rundown of the past 16 New Years & their FABULOUS outcomes:

1990 Sophomore Year of HS, grounded for partying past curfew week before, allowed to have girlfriends over, find HUGE stash of Company Christmas Party alcohol in unfinished room downstairs, invite boys over, have party with parents in house (stuuuupid!, parents don't notice (waaay other side of house) until friend is running around outside on snow 1/2 naked, BUSTED, take friend to emergency room to get stomach pumped & have to call EACH person's parents individually & explain (grounded for 6 months).
Midnight Kiss: Six Months of My Life Away!

1991: Church fieldtrip to CO to ski (parents weren't taking any chances this year), crush on guy on ski trip, sit around campfire, hope for midnight kiss, get hug, go to bed frustrated.
Midnight Kiss: Jesus Christ.

1992 First New Year's with high School Boyfriend- B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L, he wrote song, sings it for me, spend nice quiet evening, in love... Midnight Kiss: Fabulous boyfriend

1993: Freshman year of college, Second New Year's with High School boyfriend, still in love, but 19, he proposes, I say "No" (waaaay too young), he doesn't understand, get in fight, break-up, very sad. Midnight Kiss: My Soggy Pillow

1994:: Sophomore year in college, best friend in college comes home with me, go to old high school friend's party, see hottie I had crush on in HS (pre-boyfriend, of course), I'm single, go for it, He ends up being a narcissistic would-be date rapist bastard, tries to attack not only me, but my friend (who looks like barbie) as well.
His Midnight Kiss: My KNEE, right to his balls. I walk home in the snow w/out shoes b/c we ran out of there.

1995: Home for break in MN, head up to St, John's w/ good guy friends from HS, go to many bars, fall out of bar, sprain ankle, fall out of tree, think it's funny, flood guy friend's bathroom b/c thought it was good idea to take drunk bath. End up in bed with guy friend (who ends up marrying best friend from HS, shhhh).
Midnight Kiss: The Pavement when I fell Out of the Bar.
NY Bonus: Get home & find HS boyfriend on front door step, wants to reconcile (after 2 years)don't reconcile, but rekindle friendship. I tell him how to propose to his now wife, years later.

1996: Back at school in Dallas, Senior Year, Honestly can't remember, Remember missing boyfriend who was home in Oregon for break. Midnight Kiss: Couldn't Tell ya!

1997: Go to Nachodoches (sp?), TX with new boyfriend, spend NYE waiting for him to get back from hunting, go to seedy bar w/ "the boys", drink a lot of cheap beer, wish I was back in Dallas.
Midnight Kiss: Beer sodden boyfriend.

1998: Wow these years are getting tough to remember. Went to NEW boyfriend's bar w/ friends, had dinner, many drinks, bar hopping. Midnight Kiss: Back to Boyfriend's Bar to find him kissing OTHER GIRLFRIEND!!

1999: Go on date with new "High Society" beau, (swore off the bar owners & rednecks)start off with FABULOUS bottle of Vueuve Clicquot Rose (1985), head to swanky society ball, dance, laugh, feel like fairytale princess until his ex-girlfriend accosts me in the bathroom. He spends rest of night calming her down. I get fed up, call cab, go home. He shows up at my house, hours later, apologizing, I dump him.
Midnight Kiss: "Society Boy" goodbye.

2000- MILLENNIUM!! Host dinner party with current boyfriend, all couples, minor flash fire in kitchen, lots of wine later, all okay, Boyfriend convinces me to do "X", I do, here fire engines, freak out that world is coming to an end, boyfriend decides to "break-Up" (ON X!!!, fight, cry, REALLY bummed (it's the "X", feeling WAAAY to intense, make up before midnight, drama, drama, drama)
Midnight Kiss: Probably everyone in the bar, was VERY happy by the end of the night.

2001: WORST ice storm in the HISTORY of Dallas, planned a FABULOUS night for 14 girlfriends, Limo almost wrecks, one friend gets in 2 car accidents before even getting to limo, Get wasted, throw up at bar in between shots, casually walk away as if nothing happened, catch random guy & friend in limo drinking all the liquor, drunk & pissed, kick him out, fight with friends, end up in tears, go home & ex boyfriend is unexpectedly at my house (bad, very bad).
Midnight Kiss: Bottle of Veuve Clicquot

2002 Gave into the whole "Hotel Party" thing with a bunch of girlfriends, food was mediocre, band was lame, but had a blast with my best gal pals and very little D-R-A-M-A (for once). : )
Midnight Kiss: Who else? Fabulous girlfriends!

2003 Dinner with all the "couples" in Dallas, best friend knows I'm moving, no one else does & she ends up in tears in bathroom, Take her to meet current (mine) boyfriend at party, who ignores me half the night and gets so drunk he pukes everywhere. Best friend hooks up w/ fabulous hottie and disappears.
Midnight Kiss:Boyfriend (pre-puke).

2004- Drive to DC to meet new boyfriend who ends up freaking out about relationship, ditch current boyfriend for night on the town with "best guy friend" & end up hooking up w/ him, instead.
Midnight Kiss: Well, of course, "best guy friend"- very nice, BTW. : )~

2005~At ex-boyfriend's party @ his house (we are "friends"), watching everyone get trashed & he makes out with his new girlfriend all over the place. Bad karaoke & beer bong (how old are we anyway?)
Midnight kiss: Everyone.

2006 Post foot surgery, unable to go anywhere, watch "Rear Window", followed by a very saddening Dick Clark on his "New Year's Rockin' Eve". In hind site, probably the BEST New Year's to date! : )
Midnight Kiss: Mom & Dad (forehead), my cat & the dog. : )~

Well, compared to the past 16 years, maybe THIS is the year I actually start it out on the right foot! (okay, no pun intended).

HAPPY 2006!!I hope it is DRAMA free & LAME, just like my New Year's Eve (I mean that, I really do). : )~