This is not going to be a very long post, as I don’t have a lot of exciting things to tell you about last night. It was basically like every other New Year’s Eve we’ve had in recent memory. Or, really, it was like every other evening we’ve had in recent years. Bill and I listened to music, had dinner, enjoyed libations, and then, when it was time, watched fireworks. 

Bill made a couple of new things. First, he made khachapuri, which is a Georgian cheese bread with egg. I first encountered it in Armenia, but have since seen it in other places. It’s absolutely delicious. Bill’s version turned out great. Then he made an Iranian chicken dish that was somewhat less successful. Still… I was pretty satisfied with the khachapuri! I ended up buying a Georgian cookbook. Georgian cuisine is absolutely delicious, and it pairs so well with their equally delightful wines!

I didn’t try to take still photos last night, because they never seem to come out well. I did take some video, though, and the shorter one was the most exciting of the three videos I made. So, below is the scene at our house last night, just before and just after midnight. Our neighbors put on a hell of a show! Noyzi handled it pretty well, and the Germans were polite enough to wrap things up by about 12:30AM.

We enjoyed a very nice Cremant from the Loire Valley, and slept well until about 9:00 AM. That’s very unusual for us. I turned on music in my office and lit up all my fancy lights. Then I started shopping for a custom made neon sign, which I might or might not buy someday. ;) 

All in all, it was a very pleasant evening. And now, I will have to take down all the decorations and dive into January. I hope y’all had a nice New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. May we all have a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year! We can always dream, can’t we?

Time to get to work on planning our next adventure!