Conditions at 5:20 am: -4' feeling more like 08, but that's still way better than the past few days
Expected later: a mix of sun and cloud, a few flurries and a high of -3
The intense cold we were experiencing the past few days finally let up a bit yesterday. It was very cold on Wednesday, New Years Eve. I felt badly for the organizers of all the outdoor activities, both here and in Summerside. Patti and I took the kids last year, and it was bitter cold, so really not that much fun.
Our New Years Eve was quiet but very enjoyable. We left work shortly after 3:00 so I had a bit of time before we went over to the VanGaals. I had time to grab a sandwich and a nice relaxing hot bath before putting together some veggies and hummus to take with us. We were the first to arrive, but someone had to be. Shortly after, we were joined by Ray and Marlene, Meghan's friend Cynthia, and George and Maureen, and later by Pius and Paula. We were in the usual island party configuration - women sitting around the table in the kitchen and the men in the living room. We had lots of snacks to nibble on and plenty of beverages so it was a great night. We didn't actually make it to midnight, as we left around 10:30. I was getting very yawny and I know Lloyd was probably starting to fade as well. Some managed to make it to midnight, but 2015 arrived anyway, without our help!
Thursday was a pretty productive day. After something to eat, I tackled taking down the Christmas decorations and putting those away while Lloyd did some work out in the garage. I still hadn't finished cleaning up, but was stopped to take a break amid little piles of floor sweepings when Brenda arrived. She'd just returned from the airport, taking Meg for her flight home, which was delayed leaving. While they were there, she saw Burton Cummings and his crew in the lounge area of the restaurant, also heading out. They had been here for the New Years Eve concert in Summerside. Imagine that - a celebrity sighting in the tiny little Charlottetown airport. She only dropped in for a few minutes then just as she was leaving another friend, Donna dropped in with one of her little grandsons. She was on her way to a party just down the road so stopped in to wish us a Happy New Year. It was really nice to see her, as we haven't gotten together in quite a while.
The rest of the evening was pretty uneventful. Lloyd had to go to work at midnight so we brought out some of the cheeses we received for Christmas as well as opening one of the jars of pate that Patti brought, and it was mighty delicious along with the assorted cheeses and some crackers. A perfect non-stress finish to our day. Once we were done eating, we turned off the TV and sat and read, as Lloyd was almost finished the book he was reading. He's getting through them and will be disappointed, like I was, to reach the end of the Louise Penny series. He's really enjoying them. We'll be anxiously waiting for the next one to come out. Although he says there is one problem with the all the books - they make him hungry. They always go into great detail about the food they are about to eat and it all sounds just too delicious!
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