Are we a grumpy family regarding NYE?

[RainforestLizard]

DH and I are in our forties. Two dc. We have no plans for tonight. Haven't invited anyone around and we haven't been invited anywhere either.

We've been away for a few nights visiting extended family over Christmas.

I guess we're both weary and tired after a busy year but I'm now wondering if we're old and miserable before our time.

Anyone else have no plans? AIBU for feeling old and miserable?

@etulosba

I guess we're both weary and tired after a busy year but I'm now wondering if we're old and miserable before our time

You are. I have 20 years on you and I will be out making the best of it despite Mr Drakeford’s best efforts.

Haha - this made me laugh. Good for you. I have now returned to England (after spending Christmas and a few more days post Christmas in Wales and Drakeford spoilt some of our plans!)

@CurlyhairedAssassin

DH and I are basically a couple of introverts. I would have a few people round on NYE (close family) but don't think he's too keen. He's usually working so looks forward to just coming home and chilling for the evening. We usually do a particular food on NYE (family tradition) plus some party nibbles, have some champagne and that does us. The kids are pretty much the same as us at 18 and 14. Not wild party animals themselves but we'll probably play a couple of games.

I feel pretty glum at the moment. I just want to go back in time to before the pandemic. It feels like it's dragging on and on so there doesn't seem a lot to celebrate other than that no-one in our extended family has died from COVID or got seriously ill from it despite some people being CEV or CV.

Before COVID normally if you'd had a shit year, on NYE you'd think "well, thank fuck that's over with, it can only be up from here!" and you can start planning etc. Now we're all thinking back to last NYE and how optimistic we felt that we were getting through it fine, vaccines were starting etc etc. We naiively thought that normality (proper normality) was on the horizon. And then look what happened - new variants, cases rising, still having to isolate, travel still restricted, businesses going bust, cost of things going up.

It's really really hard to stay positive when you've had a year of being optimstic and had your hopes dashed for some proper PERMANENT normality. It's hard not to look back at better times (especially when you're rapidly approaching 50 like me) and wonder if we'll ever get them back!

I'm sorry you feel glum. This has been a tough year. Let's hope 2022 is better for us.

I'm scottish take it from me NYE is hugely over rated. This year we are all in lock down in Glasgow (so it seems) so will be a quiet one no doubt.

There is something about the enforced jollity of New Year that makes me want to sit on the sofa in a bad mood . I've never liked it and since having kids (who are early risers) I resent bitterly the idea of missing 2 hours of precious sleep.
I usually go to bed at my normal time and pretend it's not happening.

Will be happily home alone. A “picky” supper, a glass of wine, a book & maybe something on Netflix. Will go to bed whenever I feel tired. No pressure - just pleasing myself.

Doing the same thing we do every year. Best friends coming for dinner and cocktails and staying the night.

We'll stay up and watch the fireworks then go to bed and have a nice breakfast in the morning.

We are late 40's, 2 kids. DBFs are childfree.

Just the two of us and the dog. We'll be asleep by 10.30, though I dare say the midnight fireworks will wake us up.

A lot of my friends had house parties when we were younger.

In mid 30s I’d be hard pressed to think of anyone I know that has actually plans.

I've been atxx xxx work all day and have just eaten a bowl of nachos and am watching Tv. Gonna to go wild in a bit and take my bra off and open a box of chocolates

RainforestLizard letting your DC stay up and having a cake isn’t nothing, it sounds lovely. Enjoy your evening, you can always play a couple of games or build a massive lego model or whatever your DC is into and then you have yourself a new years games night.

We’re early 50’s but haven’t been out for New Year since having our son in our late 20’s. All through our 30’s we celebrated with neighbours in each other’s houses but not since then.

We're knackered due both me and DH with COVID . If I didn't have it , I'd be stuck in Central London dealing with drunken fighting , so on balance I'm better off !

Have just discussed whether we can get away with putting the clocks forward 3 hrs ( older dc's want to see midnight ) and winging it at 9pm instead 😄

DH and I both working tomorrow so no big plans tonight 😊

Was meant to be out for a meal with mates then back to their house for a few drinks but fucking covid has reared its head again in this house. Will be sitting on the sofa feeling very grumpy.

I am tucked up in a lovely hotel bed in a seaside location, having booked a week long stay in a hotel apartment. Ordinarily this is a very quiet relaxed place, although certainly not cheap. You pay for the tranquility. I don't do New Year's Eve. A nice meal/take away/prosecco and then get the kids in bed by 8:30-9:00pm and turn in shortly after. Only tonight, the bloody hotel has decided to get the world's shittest DJ in. And the bar is about ten metres from our bedroom windows. And of course, because of COVID, all the doors and windows are open for ventilation purposes. The kids are so tired that they are now crying because they just want to go to sleep. I am close to crying because I simply cannot listen to S Club 7 any more or the DJ yelling, "Make some noise!". The apartment is shaking. The disco lights are flashing through the curtains. My elderly parents are staying here too and my father is very unwell. I am stuck in hell. This is going to go on until 2am!! Eh up, it's Beyonce....make some noise..... Help me somebody before I go mad!

@Hugoslavia Sitting in my covid infested house now doesn't seem so shit. I'd be fuming!!

Hugoslavia hope your evening and year ahead improves.

For all those with covid, I hope you all recover quickly.

Happy New year all. I've ended up having a great evening with my dh and Ds playing board games and nintendo switch games. So glad my son has got to experience his first NYE.

Best wishes all

PInch and a punch for the first day of the month 😉 White rabbit 🙃

I didn't have plans and was in bed before midnight. Lovely