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!!!

Another one here who does nothing for NYE.

In the past we did do stuff with family but ti used to get to half ten and I'd want to be in bed asleep!

Since DS was born we've given in to our inner hermits and we go to bed at our normal time. The falming fireworks normally wake me up and I have a brief moment of 'oh, it's 2012' and then go back to sleep.

As the DC's get older we'll do stuff if they are interested until they are old enough to celebrate without us!

Went out on NYE once, but it was a friend's 18th. Not bothered since, it was dull.

Can't remember the last time I went out for NYE. I don't think I've ever enjoyed it, though I've pretended many times when I was younger.

As ever, this year will be me, dh and ds (13), at home with popcorn, crisps and a few glasses of wine.

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Bed about 12.30 - I only stay up now because ds likes to see in the New Year, though I can tell he's as underwhelmed as we are, but he's 13 and thinks he has to stay up late .

NYDay we take down the Christmas decorations and get back to real life. That's the bit I really look forward to .

You lot are a right bunch of miserable feckers

Yeah, I agree it's overrated but it is still an excuse for a bit of a knees up and fireworks are nice.

Bah humbug

I think I celebrated NYE between 1988 and about 1993 but stopped bothering after that. Occasionally I get forced to go to the pil for a family party which means we have to extend the polite chat past midnight instead of escaping to bed at 10pm - much joy.

Like the idea of a seal walk on NYD, we went to see the seals at Horsey on the 27th, may have to repeat that!

The English are very good at Christmas but rubbish at New Year's eve, that's why!

In many European countries it is the only day fireworks are allowed and there is special food. At midnight everybody comes out on the street and Hugs and kisses, even feuding neighbours. It is goodbye to the old year's problems and disappointments and welcome to a whole new year where everything can be be better! Champagne!

We stay up and watch jools. Then we have whisky at midnight and go outside to watch other peoples fireworks.

A couple of years ago one of my sil's had a liitle NYE party - that was fab.

Iused to work in pubs on nye (in my youth) and it kinda killed any urge for me to go out and celebrate.

Well, I shall be celebrating in a travelodge, probably asleep after my brother's wedding reception. He thinks we are all staying til midnight fireworks, the reality will be back to hotel at 8ish with a sleepy baby.

I'd almost rather stay home.

NYE wedding sounds lovely Pascha.

I have always found NYE really embarrasing.
Counting down the inevitable

I enjoyed it in my teens and twenties, when the kids were young it became just another evening and now I hate the queues in pubs and lack of seats so stay at home or visit family. Edinburgh is OOB because it's ticketed and alot of the pubs throw you out at 11 30 so staff can see the new Year in which always seemed bizarre as they'd never get back home in half and hour and lots of drunk people were chucked out unable to see the new year in with a drink. It's maybe changed since becoming ticketed.

I detest it. For years as a child I LONGED to stay up, then when I did . . . oh? is that it? < massively disappointed >

DH always loved NYE spent in the pub, and he is always in a bit of a grump as I don't want to do anything. I tell him he is welcome to go to the pub but I am going to bed!

This year DD (10) is hoping to be able to stay up so we might end up having a night of DVDs etc. However she likes her bed and will even take herself up 10 mins before the end of the x-factor if she feels tired, so I doubt she'll make it to midnight.

I love spending NYE the way I did as a child, going to sleep in the old year and waking up in the new one.

I never know what you are actually supposed to do and why. Plus I have personal space issues so kissing people i don't know wouldn't be good.

The fireworks started being popular in 2000 I think. I can see that if you're having a NYE party then getting fireworks is a good plan to try to make the midnight bit special and stop everyone sitting around be bored and looking at their watches wondering how many minutes after midnight they can reasonably go home ...

Someone let off fireworks at midnight last night here.

I went into London once, with the crowds near Big Ben - it was very cold and boring, and so noisy that no one could the clock striking midnight so we were all counting down at different times.

This year we're going to stay up with the children, playing the games they got for Christmas. Then we're going to find a webcam of somewhere in Russia on the internet, and celebrate New Year at 10pm . Then to bed (until the fireworks wake us up).

We don't do it either - it's just a big non-event really and people pretending to like each other and put dislikes aside etc just cause it's a new year!

This will be our first year with our little one and I don't think any of us have the energy to do anything even if we wanted to! It will be just a relaxed (well sort of relaxed) NYE at home.

we generally put dcs to bed, watch a film, go to bed, wake up with fireworks, say happy new year, turn phones off to avoid text bleeping all night and go back to sleep.

I love the idea of a new year = a new start but, the truth is this day is just an anniversary of the better person I didn't become last year.

I used to enjoy it when I was younger but CBA anymore, what's to celebrate?
It's January FFS. The most miserable month on the calendar.

I dont either, I'm too tired and usually in bed early because the fireworks wake DS who then needs to be supervised until he goes back to sleep. I HATE it, and Guy Fawkes night for the same reason.

DH and I got into a routine of not going out, just staying in with a nice meal and a bottle or two of champagne.

We mentioned this to another couple who were at a loose end 6 years ago, they joined us and have done ever since.

They mentioned how good NYE at our house is to another couple we're friends with, and they have joined us for the past two years.

What began as us liking quiet NYEs has developed into the year's biggest party. Last year I got 25 mins of sleep before DD woke me up. Tomorrow night we're doing a BBQ with a whole belly of pork, currently marinating in a bin bag.

YANBU for not bothering if you don't want to, but it would BU to condemn those who enjoy it.

And this year, for me NYE marks the half way point of DH's tour, so I'll be celebrating there only being two months until he gets home.

We don't do anything either, just a normal evening at home, maybe watch the fireworks on TV. Actually I do stay up later than usual, but just because if I go to bed at 10-11 as usual, I'll get woken up by the fireworks!

I've never been 'out' to pubs etc on NYE, occasionally went to a house party or something when younger, but these days it's just a non-event really.

I hate New Year-I find it very depressive.

Nope dont 'do' it ourselves. Actually this year we are doing more than normal. We have got a couple of drinks in (nothing mad as we still have kids to look after just a 4 pack of beer and a bottle of wine between 2 of us) and are going to be shooting zombies and playing game of life on the X box.

Usually they are spent with me whinging that Im tired, but I feel as though I HAVE to stay up till 12. Id say that I might as well go to sleep when the fireworks stop, but they dont usually wake me. I hate fireworks

The first year me and DH were together he was sat playing games on his bed (this was pre living together) while I fell asleep.

There's all this counting down then midnight comes and thats it nothing happens time just goes on. Its as though everybody's waiting for something magical to happen, but for me it just never does.