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It’s Tradition New Year’s Eve seems to be a for having his or her broken tooth
time for traditions, as we celebrate repaired.
the birth of a new year and reflect Pigs are believed to represent
upon the events of the previous prosperity, so pork is served on
by Valerie Nusbaum twelve months. There are parties December 31 in Cuba and Argentina.
and champagne, music and dancing, I know that a lot of my friends and
It was New Year’s Eve 1993. and then we went to sleep. We’ve and fireworks. And since 1907, family swear that eating cabbage on
Randy and I were in the early days never been party animals. the people of New York City have January 1 will bring money in the
of our relationship, and we decided Flash forward a few years to dropped a large ball at the stroke New Year. I do that one, too. It can’t
to impress each other and celebrate New Year’s Eve 1996. As often of midnight. We sing “Auld Lang hurt, and I like cabbage and Brussels
in a big way. We went to the happens during the holidays, I had Syne,” and we kiss the one we’re sprouts. Randy won’t eat either of
Holiday Inn in Frederick, where our been fighting a flu bug. I put on with—and sometimes we kiss other those things, but then, his favorite
deluxe package included not only my pajamas and got into bed with people, too. Ask Randy about that vegetable is macaroni and cheese and
the room, but also dinner, a dance my blankie to watch the ball drop when you see him. he puts gravy on it.
and party, and breakfast the next on television, but I couldn’t stay December 31 is the last day of The practice of making New
morning. There was a telephone in awake. I awoke sometime later to the Gregorian calendar and that’s Year’s resolutions is believed to date
our bathroom, which fascinated me find myself wearing a party hat, the date on which we celebrate New back to the ancient Babylonians,
for some reason and I remember with a noisemaker stuck in my Year’s Eve pretty much all over the where they promised (or resolved)
calling a lot of people. I’ve said mouth. I was covered in confetti world. Julius Caesar is credited with to pay debts and return borrowed
it before. It doesn’t take much to and littered with empty bottles declaring January 1 as the start of items in order to gain the favor of
impress me. and glasses. The next morning, the new calendar year, but earlier the Gods. Randy and I don’t really
I was dressed in an emerald green Randy showed me the photos that celebrations date back as far as make resolutions any more. We
satin brocade cocktail dress with he’d taken to commemorate the 4,000 years ago, when a religious do set goals, and we track them
matching jacket, and wearing all occasion. He was proud of himself. festival called Atiku went on for throughout the year. I met all of
manner of bling. It was the ‘90s. I guess he got bored all alone on eleven days and praised the barley mine for 2015, but I gave myself
Don’t judge me. Randy was dashing New Year’s Eve. harvest, thought to have been in easy things to do. Most people
in his navy pinstripe suit with a Three years later, in 1999, I what we now call March. resolve to do the hard stuff like
red tie, and we dined on surf and remember us sitting on the edge of Traditions have grown out of the losing weight, exercising more, and
turf. At the party, an inebriated the couch at midnight, waiting for celebrations. People in Spain eat a being better people. Whatever.
man sprayed Silly String in my hair. the lights to go out and things to dozen grapes just before midnight, There have been a lot of other
Contrary to the writing on the can, explode. All the hype about Y2K with each grape representing hope New Year’s Eves for us. A couple
that stuff does not easily comb out. had everyone in a tizzy, but when for the coming months. Legumes of them were spent with family and
I think we stayed until just after nothing had happened by 12:30 are consumed because they resemble friends, and a few were celebrated
midnight to ring in the New Year, a.m., we went to bed. coins and are thought to enhance with dinner at The Shamrock or
financial success; for example, Cozy Restaurant. I cooked Cornish
Italians eat lentils and American game hens one year, and another
Southerners eat black-eyed peas. year we got takeout seafood for
In Sweden and Norway, people dinner. It occurs to me that our only
eat a rice pudding containing an New Year’s Eve tradition seems to
almond, and whoever finds the be spending it together and getting
almond is promised twelve months some sleep, and that’s just fine by
of good fortune—right after paying me. Happy New Year!
We Invite You to Share Your Good News!
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It’s Tradition New Year’s Eve seems to be a for having his or her broken tooth
time for traditions, as we celebrate repaired.
the birth of a new year and reflect Pigs are believed to represent
upon the events of the previous prosperity, so pork is served on
by Valerie Nusbaum twelve months. There are parties December 31 in Cuba and Argentina.
and champagne, music and dancing, I know that a lot of my friends and
It was New Year’s Eve 1993. and then we went to sleep. We’ve and fireworks. And since 1907, family swear that eating cabbage on
Randy and I were in the early days never been party animals. the people of New York City have January 1 will bring money in the
of our relationship, and we decided Flash forward a few years to dropped a large ball at the stroke New Year. I do that one, too. It can’t
to impress each other and celebrate New Year’s Eve 1996. As often of midnight. We sing “Auld Lang hurt, and I like cabbage and Brussels
in a big way. We went to the happens during the holidays, I had Syne,” and we kiss the one we’re sprouts. Randy won’t eat either of
Holiday Inn in Frederick, where our been fighting a flu bug. I put on with—and sometimes we kiss other those things, but then, his favorite
deluxe package included not only my pajamas and got into bed with people, too. Ask Randy about that vegetable is macaroni and cheese and
the room, but also dinner, a dance my blankie to watch the ball drop when you see him. he puts gravy on it.
and party, and breakfast the next on television, but I couldn’t stay December 31 is the last day of The practice of making New
morning. There was a telephone in awake. I awoke sometime later to the Gregorian calendar and that’s Year’s resolutions is believed to date
our bathroom, which fascinated me find myself wearing a party hat, the date on which we celebrate New back to the ancient Babylonians,
for some reason and I remember with a noisemaker stuck in my Year’s Eve pretty much all over the where they promised (or resolved)
calling a lot of people. I’ve said mouth. I was covered in confetti world. Julius Caesar is credited with to pay debts and return borrowed
it before. It doesn’t take much to and littered with empty bottles declaring January 1 as the start of items in order to gain the favor of
impress me. and glasses. The next morning, the new calendar year, but earlier the Gods. Randy and I don’t really
I was dressed in an emerald green Randy showed me the photos that celebrations date back as far as make resolutions any more. We
satin brocade cocktail dress with he’d taken to commemorate the 4,000 years ago, when a religious do set goals, and we track them
matching jacket, and wearing all occasion. He was proud of himself. festival called Atiku went on for throughout the year. I met all of
manner of bling. It was the ‘90s. I guess he got bored all alone on eleven days and praised the barley mine for 2015, but I gave myself
Don’t judge me. Randy was dashing New Year’s Eve. harvest, thought to have been in easy things to do. Most people
in his navy pinstripe suit with a Three years later, in 1999, I what we now call March. resolve to do the hard stuff like
red tie, and we dined on surf and remember us sitting on the edge of Traditions have grown out of the losing weight, exercising more, and
turf. At the party, an inebriated the couch at midnight, waiting for celebrations. People in Spain eat a being better people. Whatever.
man sprayed Silly String in my hair. the lights to go out and things to dozen grapes just before midnight, There have been a lot of other
Contrary to the writing on the can, explode. All the hype about Y2K with each grape representing hope New Year’s Eves for us. A couple
that stuff does not easily comb out. had everyone in a tizzy, but when for the coming months. Legumes of them were spent with family and
I think we stayed until just after nothing had happened by 12:30 are consumed because they resemble friends, and a few were celebrated
midnight to ring in the New Year, a.m., we went to bed. coins and are thought to enhance with dinner at The Shamrock or
financial success; for example, Cozy Restaurant. I cooked Cornish
Italians eat lentils and American game hens one year, and another
Southerners eat black-eyed peas. year we got takeout seafood for
In Sweden and Norway, people dinner. It occurs to me that our only
eat a rice pudding containing an New Year’s Eve tradition seems to
almond, and whoever finds the be spending it together and getting
almond is promised twelve months some sleep, and that’s just fine by
of good fortune—right after paying me. Happy New Year!
We Invite You to Share Your Good News!
[email protected] • Message Line 240-288-0108 • Publisher’s Line 301-271-1050 • Fax 301-447-2946
