Just about everyone I know (and I am including myself in this statement) spends the holidays with their family. Some people complain about having to spend time with their family, but because it is something that I don’t get to do very often, I am happy that I get to spend this time with them. I have a lot of great people in my family, and it’s nice getting to spend some time with them in person.
However, although I do enjoy spending Christmas with the family, once that event is over, it’s time to get ready to party on New Year’s Eve and Day. If I had to pick my favorite time of the year, I think I would have to say that it is the very beginning. It just feels so great to not only start off with a clean slate, but to spend the first day of the New Year having a blast with your closest friends.
Although we have celebrated New Year’s in a variety of different locations, we are planning to go to Toronto to ring in 2009. I have never been to Toronto before, but several of my friends have told me a lot of good things about it, so I’m looking forward to checking it out for myself.