The pressure is on.

Happy New Year's Eve folks. I figure it was important to get that out of the way first. I am in Memphis and it's good to be back. I'm sitting in my old house right now on Mignon and looking forward to my week's visit here. But the pressure is on to figure out a plan for NYE. I wonder when it became such a BIG DEAL to have the perfect plan for what's supposed to be the biggest night of the year.  Everyone asks, "what are you doing for New Year's?" and you can almost feel the sympathy and pity when you say, "Oh, I don't have any plans." You poor thing, they think. How sad and pitiful to be without any plans on NYE. Thank God my life isn't that pathetic. 

Laine commented last night that I never talk about her on my blog. (C. Laine Royer, my former roommate in Memphis). I called her this morning and she asked our plans for tonight. When I told her there was nothing on the table, she politely informed me it was my duty to figure out a plan before 5pm tonight. She said she was developing a severe case of paralyzing anxiety over not having a plan. For any ordinary week night, it's perfect acceptable to come home after work, maybe work out, cook dinner, and finish off the night with a movie and perhaps a glass of wine. But on NYE? Not on your life. After you figure out the perfect plan, it's on to the perfect outfit. It never ends.

So here it is 10am and I have no plans for NYE. I won't be sitting around by myself. I'm blessed to have friends in town and I have no doubt we'll ring in the new year with a few laughs and some adult beverages. I just don't know where....

Before I close this post, I want to let all you readers know about a pet peeve of mine. If you are out celebrating NYE with friends, ENJOY THE FRIENDS YOU ARE WITH. I get so annoyed when midnight rolls around and rather than celebrating with the company you have, everyone is too busy calling and texting their mom and them to say Happy New Year. So try your best tonight to keep the phone in your pocket, share a toast or two with your immediate company, and start the texts at 12:10am. Or better yet, wait until New Year's Day. I've never had one friend complain that I didn't text them at exactly midnight or that I didn't text them at all. Try something new tonight. Consider it your first new year's resolution.

Cheers.