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Ashland Calendar ... Snow expected on valley floor Monday ... In the new year, be sure you have your 'ICE' file ready ... Ashland Calendar ... Snow expected on valley floor Monday ... Lost in Suburbia: Confession of a New Year's Eve weenie Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Dec. 24, 2014 @ 12:01 am Posted Dec. 24, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Social News By Tracy Beckerman More Content Now I’m not a big fan of New Year’s Eve. Sure, I’m excited that we are welcoming in a new year, but I don’t think it’s any reason to have to pay three times as much as I normally would at a restaurant just to get a glass of Champagne with dinner. I’m also not much of a night owl, so the idea of staying up until midnight to blow a horn and kiss my husband seems kind of silly. I can do that the next morning when it is still the new year and I’m not asleep on the couch, drooling on the throw pillows. Does it bother me when my daughter calls me a “weenie?” Yes, but only because I prefer the term “New Year’s challenged.” Of course, I was not always such a drag. When I was little, my big New Year’s goal was to stay up until midnight. I usually missed that goal by about three hours, got woken up by my parents, blew a horn and then went back to bed. In my teens, I went out to parties until midnight, blew a horn, came home and went to bed. In my 20s I not only stayed up until midnight, I would stay out until the sun came up and then go to bed at dawn like a vampire ... which is usually what I looked like the next day after staying up all night. When I was a new mom in my 30s it was a moot point. I was usually up at midnight feeding a baby anyway. In my 40s I finally realized that I could do whatever I wanted. I didn’t actually have to stay up until midnight anymore. I figured at 10 p.m., it’s midnight somewhere, so that was good enough for me. It was liberating to realize I didn’t have to go out to dinner for the only available seating at 11 p.m. I didn’t have to go to a party until midnight, and if I really wanted to watch a ball drop, I could drop a ball on the floor in my own house any time I pleased. Of course, it’s not really cool to tell people that you are a New Year’s challenged. It’s like admitting that you don’t like puppies or roller coasters or “The Wizard of Oz.” New Year’s Eve is one of those things you are supposed to participate in, look forward to, and enjoy. Otherwise, people think you are … well … they think you are a weenie. So this year I told everyone we would be away for New Year’s. Then I planned a nice early dinner for my husband and myself, rented a great movie, and planned to be in bed by 9:30. Until I realized that I have to stay up until midnight anyway to wait for my kids to come home from their New Year’s Eve parties. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and safe New Year’s … at any hour you choose to celebrate! DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Dec. 24, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2014 Local Media Group, Inc. 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