Yeah, the actual Winter Classic this year has been moved to 8 eastern because of the weather. Which will make it an outdoor stadium night game!

You guys were excellent houseguests and I am so so so bummed that we didn't have more time chillaxin together. Seriously, all who are reading, they could not have possibly been better guests (Tom assembled my new patio heater, HKF was in charge of party decorations, and Sox basically ran the kitchen!) and the Incident was not a big deal to me.

The only package I am interested in receiving is more of Consuela's apple cake (because it was so good, the entire thing was gone in a flash) and a HKF.

I pretty much had the second best New Years Eve EVER in my whole life, thanks to be being awesomely fortunate in the friends, neighbors and family department. There's nothing better to me than a house filled with happy shiny wonderful people all enjoying food, megan walker's libations, and conversation. It's pretty cool to look around and see people meet each other and get on well. And apparently my cousin and her husband have been invited to dinner by my neighbors. Ha!

Our very last guests (next door neighbors) didn't leave until almost 2. I'd call that a successful NYE party. Especially since we originally thought it would wind down around 6pm and we'd all be asleep by 8. Ha!

(Best NYE ever was my weekend in Boston with Steve 4 years ago. It was an absolutely phenomenal four days together.)

New Years party story: one couple started out the door at 11:15. Wes, an acquaintance who is not always the most socially adept person shouted: "where are you going. It is going to be the New Year in less than an hour. If you leave what will you do for New Year?"

And the woman half of the couple glares at Wes and replies: "Nothing we care to discuss with you!"

And I'm thinking but do not say "What do you think they will be doing - asshole?" Beats the hell out of just a kiss at midnight, though.

I have to remember that it doesn't matter if I drink over a really long period: I'm still going to be hungover

The unfairest hangovers, yes.

The only package I am interested in receiving is more of Consuela's apple cake (because it was so good, the entire thing was gone in a flash)

Indeed, Consuela, I had to fight Emmett off from eating my slice. Finally he had the sense of his own limits to make JZ carry it in the back seat as I drove us home.

So sorry to hear HKF got sick! Matilda's walking around muttering, "Is [HKF] okay? Next time she can only have four chocolates. Four."

java, we all had a lovely time. I quite enjoyed talking with Sox fam and your friends.

We're all up and I've made waffles. All are content and cuddled up in the house facing the warming glow of the TV (an old Billy and Mandy being on) and disinterested in facing a rainy New Year's Day.

java, we all had a lovely time. I quite enjoyed talking with Sox fam and your friends.

Glad you had fun!

Sox, I can't promise anything, but with 5 hours at DFW email me if there is anything you might need for HKF or yourself. We are only about 20 min away. If you are up for leaving security, I could bring you all stuff, maybe take-out food? Meds? Let me know and give me a contact #.

Msbelle, You are the Nicest. You know that? I'm sending contact info to your profile addy now. Hopefully, we won't need anything, and though I would love to meet you in person, I don't want to inconvenience anyone else.

Granted, if there are shenanigans, I'd love to know we have friends on the ground. We have to wait to hear about where whether we will be sitting on the Dallas-Philly leg (that is, if we can sit together, not anything fancy like an upgrade), so I'm going to talk to every gate agent I see about better flight combos. If it's not total travel madness tomorrow. I'm sure it won't be, right?

Is it bad luck to start the new year with a cold?

Sure hope not! I'm telling myself that starting with a cold means i'm all done for the rest of the year :)