Semi-fancy dinner!! That sounds great 🙂

we are having dinner in, with the inlaws. NYE is our dog’s most hated day (terrified of fireworks)
i feel bad leaving him alone to party it up while he’s hiding behind the toilet!

We’re going bowling! I hate traditional New Year’s Eve things (am I the only person that thinks NYE is the most hyped, least deserving holiday?) and this fit the bill as something more fun and unusual than a normal night out, but NOT something that reeked of 2012 plastic glasses.

I would go with fancy dinner. It’d be a nice way to spend yalls last New Years together before the baby. And it doesn’t mean you have to stay there all night..just a way to celebrate.

We’re having a mini-party, just a couple of couples. I call it “less than a party but more than nothing.” I’m going to make Ina Garden’s beef bourguignon and we bought a case of champagne so everyone can go to town.

My fave New Years activity is to get tons of appetizers, put on my pj’s, and watch tv. I’m going to bed early this year, though. I’m running a half marathon on New Years Eve and another half marathon on New Years Day!*

Swim 1,2,3,4 or 5×2012 yards, of course:
http://www.terrapinmasters.org/NY2012.htm

We usually do a more low-key New Years Eve. We generally go to our friends house with some other couples, make a nice dinner, play games, and chill. My friend’s birthday is January 1, so there is also generally some kind of birthday treat at midnight too!

NYE Plans: I am going up to a cabin in VT with my boyfriend and some friends. This is the perfect antithesis to our life in NYC, and we are really looking forward to it!

I say you treat yourself to a dinner out and then get cozy back at home to watch the ball drop 🙂

We have no idea what we’re doing either. Initially, i wasn’t even going to be able to celebrate because I had to work on January 1st (meaning 4am alarm), but then someone switched with me. Part of me wants to go see the fireworks, but then it’s going to be so busy with so many people. But I don’t want to just stay in! no idea.

I hate going out for NYE. Honestly, I never have a good time when I go out to the bars since I don’t really drink too much. I’d rather go out for a nice dinner and then come home to relax!

We’re taking the mullet approach (you know, business up front, party in the back): we’re all rounding up our toddlers and going to a friend’s house for mac n cheese and sippy cups/fondue and martinis! Pack n plays upstairs, partay downstairs! (and yes, with enough responsible non-drinkers to make it all kid-safe)

I say have a fancy dinner party at your house – have people dress up but you can still save some cashola by having it at home instead.

I also like the pajama party idea. Board games should definitely be involved if you go that route.

My group is also completely at a loss – we have multiple options but I’m letting someone else take the reins and just going to go with the flow!

we are doing dinner out with our good friends/couple. 🙂 🙂 driving is always a disaster on nye, neither of us drink a ton so paying big bucks for an “all inclusive” night at a bar has never appealed to us… dinner with some close friends is fabulous. we did it last year. just enough to celebrate but not enough to break the bank or be hungover in the morning. 🙂 🙂

I didn’t want to pay $$$ to go out to club or dinner so I decided to volunteer with a few people to decorate Rose Parade floats.

Good luck deciding what to do.

The last couple years we’ve either had a fancy dinner out or gone to a big group dinner, but this year we’re going to friend’s house party. I’m excited!

No plans yet! Probably just low key hanging out with good friends and/or family 🙂

Since my boyfriend is currently away I don’t feel much like doing anything. I plan on being in my pajamas, drinking hot chocolate and watching something funny!

A dinner party sounds nice! That way you can still get to sleep at a decent hour!

I used to be such a big party-goer on New Year’s Eve but now I’d much rather wear my PJ’s and ring in the new year on the couch with my loved ones. This year we’re having my parents over to our house to make sushi and drink some champagne and hot sake. Doesn’t get more crazy than that, right?

NYE is a big get-together for my college friends (we are all mid-late twenties now). We are mostly in the Sacramento/Bay Area, but some are across the country and come back to their families for the holidays. This year, it’s a lake front cabin for 20 of us on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore for five nights. Skiing, hot tubbing, drinking, dancing, concerts… we are stoked.

I feel ya – being 5 months pregnant I am not really feeling like a night on the town. Ha! We are headed to my in laws lake house (1.5 hrs away) to ring in the New Year. I’m excited… movies, games, good food and just some relaxing.

I am currently at the airport awaiting my flight to New York City for NYE! It’s been on my bucket list for awhile, so I’m really excited! I’ve typically gone to a friends house for NYE though and it’s always been fun…you should host a dinner party!

We are having a dinner party, but to spice things up we are going with a “Chopped” theme using the Food Network television show. Each guest is assigned a course of the menu to prepare. The morning of the party, the hosts call each guest to tell them what their mystery ingredient is (since we don’t have a food network sized pantry, we need a LITTLE bit of extra time to pick out a recipe and shop for ingredients). We all show up at the hosts house and get cooking. Should be fun…or a disaster. We can always order pizza at the last minute.

Get ready for lots of new years eve’s just watching the ball drop on TV while the kids sleep peacefully in the next room! If you want to go out somewhere for new years, even if it’s not to a club, make the most of this last chance for a while.