Happy New Year everyone!
We managed to stay up late last night to bring in the New Year. We had our front door wide open. Why? This is an old Iris tradition. People would open the back door just before midnight to let the old year out and open the front door to let the new year in. So, that’s what we did. We could also hear all the fireworks going off around town in celebration. It was nice.
Oh crap. Wait….I did it wrong. I just realized that I did not open my back door. Only the front. Oh well, maybe 2024 left the way it came in.
Me and Nick didn’t attend any New Years parties. We just went out for a steak dinner and hung around the house. We went to our favorite steak house. The food was great but the service was terrible this time. I understand it was new years eve and the young workers did not want to work so they had a low work crew, so we tried to stay patient.
We were third in line for a table and had to wait 45 minutes. Once at our table, a waitress with no personality took our order. We waited and waited. Finally our steaks arrived. We asked, “Where are our salads? The waitress then asked “Do you really want them? I can have the manager deduct them from your ticket”. We looked at each other in confusion then turned back to her and said “Yes, we would like our salads and the complementary bread. She returned with the salads and dropped them on the table without any expressions or words and walked away. We never saw her again until it was time to pay. I gritted my teeth as I kindly added a tip.
I hope this new year will be great. We will have a new president and new promises. I hope and pray it all goes well. I plan to work on myself this year. I really let myself go last year. I was slack on exercise, ate unhealthy, started the menopause stuff and had a couple (minor) health issues. I need to make myself better and be the fighter I am. I also plan to get back to blogging regularly. I could actually make a little fun money by blogging since my blog is monetized. I just need to put in more effort.
What are some of your plans for the new year?
First Footing is often practiced in Scotland. It is a Scottish tradition that just after midnight on New Year’s Eve the first person to enter a house would bring good fortune for the coming year.
ReplyDeleteThe "first footer" is often a stranger, (neighbour or friend), who would bring with him some gifts like a coin which represents financial stability, some bread for food throughout the year, salt to represent flavour, a piece coal for warmth and a drink, usually whisky, for good cheer.
God bless.
That is ONE of the reasons we rarely go out to eat anymore. Just disappointment with the experience. I've come to enjoy cooking. :). Happy New Year. I've never heard of that tradition but like the idea. :)
ReplyDeleteI’m with you. We usually go out to dinner on Saturdays but it’s at our favorite Mexican place and the staff know us by name. We do breakfast sometimes and the staff is nice but entirely too expensive.
DeleteHappy New Year! Honest question - what do you think will be better under the new administration? He already said he won't lower grocery prices, Project 2025 takes money from veterans, and apparently an illegal immigrant by the name of Musk is calling the shots. Oh, and the pedophile he nominated for AG. I don't understand how my fellow Christians think this will be better. I'd love to hear your perspective, I'm really struggling.
ReplyDeleteI’m sure you already know how I feel. I refuse to argue politics on my blog or in comments. Just pray for our country.
DeleteI'm not trying to argue with you, btw - I am trying to understand this. Aside from the horrific cabinet appointments, we are bought some land to build on in upstate NY - the estimates have been at least 40% higher than original from all contractors as they prepare for the tarriffs. We don't produce enough wood in our country to support the amount of building. Every American is going to feel this, so that corporations and billionaires can get tax breaks.
ReplyDeleteJust dropped by to say hello. I like the tradition you mentioned but never heard of it. All the traditions around the world are fun to read about. Just wondering, I hope the Steak house wasn't the Woodshed. Been awhile since I ate there, but the last time we had to wait too long.
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ps Not feeling great, just wanted to stop and say hello.
We love The Woodshed, but nope it was Logans. Hope you feel better.
DeleteI'd never heard of the old Irish open door tradition. That's so cool! It's pretty sad these days how some people do their jobs. Sorry about your meal and how you were treated. I'm like you hopeful for our future and the new presidency. Hang in there girl you look beautiful and I don't think you were that slack. Love ya Happy New Year! Dolly
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