Happy New Year! (and hanging out with Joel's friends...)

NYE this year was pretty chill- we didn't have big plans, which was fine by me. I find that often NYE has been a let down. It's always one of those nights when I feel like it's supposed to be really big and monumental- a night you're not supposed to forget- and yet, they usually end up with me being bored, tired, not drunk or too drunk and well, anyway... I was happy to have some simple plans. Hanging out with Joel's friends, heading into the city to see fireworks, coming home again. So that is what we did. Unfortunately, one of Joel's best friends, K, was busy and had other things going on, so we didn't see him- but R&D were around, and the four of us had a nice time.

After a fair few drinks at D's place, we head into town- here, R and I wait for the tram.

Then R flashes his gang signs and I do "peace" because it's the only thing I know how to do.
And then we add D into the mix- gang signs all around- but I'm still flashing peace. :)

In town, Joel and I sit and wait for the fireworks.

Fireworks!

(And can I just say that the show lasted a good 12-15 minutes, and fireworks were being shot off from several different locations, resulting in the entire skyline being lit up, and one needing to continually turn one's head left to right to try to keep catching what was going on- after three years of LV fireworks, Joel and I were in awe!)

After the fireworks we headed straight for the trams to get back home. The crowds were huge, and it took us about an hour to get on a tram. We did witness a cat-fight in the wait time, which was interesting. Some girl got a whole lot of hair torn out of her head. Ouch! Once we got back to D's place, we had some more drinks, but around 2, I found myself assuming a more and more horizontal position on the couch, until eventually, I was asleep. From what I remember, R was doing the same on the floor. So, we passed out. Ah well. :)

We got home thanks to Joel's wonderful dad picking us up- and proceeded to have a good long sleep. Nothing like waking up at noon on Jan 1st! :)

Here's wishing all of you a very happy new year! I know I'm looking forward to lots this year- hoping you're all as excited as I am (about your own lives!). :)