New Year's Eve: Low Key, but Still a Party

Our friend Kathleen came over to taste the bulgogi and have a glass of champagne with us and about 8:30 the three of us walked around the corner to Betsy's. Although Jim and I were not originally intending to stay very long, her friend from Boston/Chicago turned out to be not only a chef but a principally blues musician and he had brought his keyboard with him. The several other people who showed up were all very interesting and congenial, and even though I started feeling a little tired and headachy about 11, I just took an aspirin and rested a bit sitting in her rocking chair and got a bit of a second wind. So we stayed to welcome the new year in with the group, which eventually broke up about 12:45 or so a.m.

We slept until 9 this morning. Felt a little ragged most of the day and it was cold and rainy, so rested a lot. But we did do the GGRF financial report with an eye to a Board meeting mid-month, and we ventured out of the house for dinner: Lia's for half price burgers.

Nice beginning to the new year.