To not 'do' New Years Eve?

[WheresTheCat]

Are DH and I the only people in the world who don't 'do' NYE celebrations? I just don't get why it's such a big thing!
Or are we - according to my OAP parents - just extremely boring!!!

I have always had to work NYE so do not really get into the festivities. I shall come home around 11pm and have a glass of wine.

"the 'first seals of 2012'"

Oh wow - you must live in a nice place!

I wanted to go out but we can't afford it now.

I don't think I've ever been out on NYE and enjoyed it. I last went out for the Millenium, and have refused ever since. Sometimes I go to bed at 9 and DH wakes me up at midnight, and sometimes we stay up. Don't see why we have to do anything tbh

I wouldn't do anything about it but here the church bells peal at midnight so it's a bit hard to ignore. First year I was tucked up in bed and got a bit of a surprise!

I will be in my favourtite place as always... home :) spent new years eve 95/96 in hospital having ds1 never been out since.

Done a few good ones, but normally don't bother. This year friends have organised something, so we're going along to it. Should be good, if not, meh as my children would say.

I tend to get very maudlin on NYE. Never do much.

Then last year my DP and i were pursuaded to come out and we did the big p*ss up and 'auld-lang-syne' thing in a pub lock in.

And guess what? We've both just had the worst year of our lives one way or another

Needless to say we're sticking to quiet NYEs again from now on ....

For the first time in8 years we actually were planning to go out on NYE to a friends with two other couples for a dinner party which would have been fun. Instead I am recovering from a hospital trip with suspected pneumonia and cannot go out. It's the first time I will feel like I am missing out. :(

This year we will do pretty much what we did last yr and the year before that - go somewhere for dinner, come home and play board games and have a glass of something fizzy usually diet coke at midnight then off to bed!

We don't do it usually. Just get woken up by the freworks like others say.

This year I will be only my lonely only as DH is working 4pm to 3am. No doubt he'll wake me up for a (breif) New Years snog when he gets in!

What are the fireworks for exactly? I need to tell my cat.

Nope, we don't "do" NYE either.

This year DH is duty and I'll be at home with the children.

I've had many NYE out and they were all, without exception, shit. Especially when we went to Leicester Square.

TV is always crap as well on NYE, we tend to watch a film we've recorded or got for Christmas.

No. I usually see the new year in with Jools Holland and the hootnernanny and a takeaway.

The whole Jools Holland routine gives me a heart sink feeling too.

We used to run a pub so NYE party had to be done and to be fair it was usually pretty good, but I don't miss it now. Dh will be out at work so I'll just be in with MN and the telly and the Baileys. Last year I saw the New Year in with a pile of ironing!

We don't bother nowadays. We will go for a curry with friends, and the DDs (3 between us) around 7ish and then head our seperate ways afterwards. DH and I will share a bottle at home and will probably see in the New Year, but will head to bed straight after.

We have a party at ours every ny my boys are now 14 and 15 and we invite all neighbours/friends to ours it saves getting taxis or babysitters and we all enjoy together

People that go to Leicester Square and Trafalagar Square etc - what do you actually do for all that time??

Been there, done that.

I don't even bother waiting up for the bells.

I do enjoy taking MIL her paper on 1 Jan, though, because every year she's incredulous that there are papers on New Year's Day.

Ah bugger I'd forgotten about the bloody fireworks.

Shopping list for tomorrow:

A wee dram
Shortie
Earplugs
Black Bun

I'm sure the fireworks is a recent thing. I would love someone to explain it to me and why they are necessary.

DP and I haven't been out on NYE for years....don't like leaving the dogs alone in the house in case they freak out at the fireworks. We usually stay in, cook a nice meal and have a bottle or 2 of bubbly. I'm pg this year so the bubbly will be Sainsbos alcohol free sparkling wine and as I struggle to stay awake past 9.30pm, DP will more than likely have to wake me up for the bells.

I'll be in bed. DH will watch the hooty thing. Fireworks will wake me up. I'll be mad grumpy. DH will laugh and pour me a port or similar and tuck me back into bed. I'll peek at dd 4 and ds1 and smile myself.
Been that way last 5 years.
Before that we were mad party animals on class A !!! No regrets.

ugh I hate all the forced jollity! and why on earth would I want to kiss a load of people I don't know - no thanks! OP YANBU!