New Year's Eve Extravaganza!

This New Year's Eve the Sudduth adults were invited to join several dear friends and some new folks at Ruth & Scott Calabrese's wonderful Houston Heights bungalow.  It was a warm, cozy setting for good friends to bring in 2011 together.  There was much food, wine, cocktail, Wii, and name games for all to enjoy.

Ruthie - Our Hostess for the Evening

The food offering was truly overwhelming.  I could easily have just kept on shoveling appetizers of bacon wrapped/chicken stuffed peppers, bacon wrapped scallops, numerous chips/dips and a tangy Italian bruschetta down the system, but when I saw the main course offering, I dutifully stopped and waited for the heavy servings of roast beef, macaroni & cheese and salad.

Appetizers and chit-chat

Parson's Bacon wrapped / chicken stuffed peppers

Main Course...lovely!

The chatter during pre-party was that we would watch the Ball Drop in New York at 11:00 CST and then head to the house in time to watch our midnight scroll by in our own beds.  Forget that!  We blew right on past 11:00 and right smack into midnight where we crowded around the TV for the Houston celebration and some serious kissing...well, it was serious for me anyway. 

New friends - Rob & Ouisie

Three jolly young men

Do they have any idea what those signs mean?

King Thane holding court

Are we going to eat or just look at it?

About 2 hours until midnight and all is well

2 Mental Giants at Play

Keeping up with the Jones'

Proof that I was there!

So adios 2010 and welcome to 2011.  At 43, every new year is happily welcomed.  And every year just keeps getting better and better.  This year will bring a new business venture soon to be chronicled within this blog, a trip to Germany for Jen and me in September, a possible ski trip next winter, a learner's permit for our October birthday girl who turns 15, another year of Sand Gnat baseball for me and the March 1st 6-year old and a whole host of other good stuff that you'll be privy to experience right along side us.  All you gotta do is keep reading!!!