Happy New Year!

Last night we actually did some celebrating! My neighbor and her son(he's 16) came over for a huge feast. Since I didnt cook for Christmas dinner, I decided to cook a big dinner on New Year's Eve instead. I made pineapple ham, green bean casserole, candied yams, deviled eggs, rolls, and pineapple upside down cake. We ate and played a couple board games, then we went to a bonfire. It was a huge bonfire to celebrate New Years! A BONFIRE! I love bonfires, but this one was different than any I've been to. It was -6 degrees out. The bonfire was built on top of slough ice(the slough is kind of like a creek that runs to the river). We met some people there from Fort Wayne! It was so much fun.
Here are all the kids at the bonfire lined up for a pic. A couple of them are my students and Avery is on the bottom left corner. Him and his friends were playing king of the hill on some stacked up pallets that were eventually used for firewood.
Beautiful fire. I love the smell of a fire. It was so hot, you had to stand at least five feet away. Keep in mind that this fire is burning on top of a frozen creek!
Avery and I at the bonfire. Of course, everybody had different times on their watches so we ended up counting down about four times, but it was fun. There were fireworks too. The kids let off some and their were some out on the river and others in town.
This was the path that led from their house down to the slough(creek) and the bonfire. I found out that the sticky whiteness that covers all the foliage is called hoarfrost. Its cause by the dew freezing. It fascinates me.
A bonfire...in -6...on a frozen river...with fireworks...and hoarfrost on everything...a little vodka in my lemonade...AND A NEW YEAR! Can it get any better?

Happy New Year everyone. I hope the year brings you all the happiness that you deserve! Love you all and miss you too! Make your New Year Resolution to comment on my blog more. I want to hear from you all! XOXOXO