New Years Eve

This year, the Smelmooo and his wife decided to stay home for their first New Year's Eve as a married couple. We had stayed home pretty much every year we have been together, but this was the first year, we had a few friends over.

The inspiration for the evening began when we discovered that some dear friends were going to be in the state -- not their current home state of Arizona -- for the holiday. We included another mutual couple and a night of food and companionship was hatched. Finally, a third couple joined us and the evening was complete.

Muh wife and I began by coming up with our food theme -- appetizers all night. It worked out better than we thought. We thought we might be a bit tight on food but the exact opposite worked out. We will be eating leftovers for days to come.

Our menu looked like this:
New Years Eve 2004

Welcoming 2005

Menu

Baked Parmesan
Bruschetta
Cheese & Crackers
Chicken Satay
Clam Dip
Fondue with Pumpernickel Bread
Homemade Carrot Soup
Salad Bar
Shrimp
Taco Dip
Tomato and Mozzarella
Tortellini
Turkey Wrapped in Bacon
Weenies or Pigs in Blankets or Little Hot Dogs
(Assorted Desserts)


We served everything on the menu but the chicken satay... we just had way too much food... In fact, muh wife and I plan on making it today and enjoying it later on. Don't you wish you were here?

After eating and because it was such a gorgeous night, we walked the short walk into town to see the fireworks that our town was throwing up into the air. They also had this cute makeshift ball drop and it looked like they had it fall close to the midnight hour! It was a lot of fun.

P.S. -- Thank you to our six lovely guests... you made our transition to the New Year a blast.