We celebrated New Year's Eve with our square dance friends at Bob and Pat's house. The gang got together for a 7:00 p.m. potluck and stayed to cheer in the New Year 2012 at midnight. Hardy and Judy, Jan and Steve and their daughter Cheryl, John and Sandy, Jean, and Ken and I rounded out the dozen at the party.
This is the second time we've seen Bob and Pat's house. They had it built several years ago and customized it to provide plenty of space inside for Bob's computer desk area and Pat's sewing, plus a workshop for Bob. It has an open plan that makes it really great for socializing.
After dinner, several of us went out to walk around the neighborhood and get some exercise and fresh air. It was still 70 degrees and very pleasant. When we got back to the house, Bob had started a movie, A Dog Named Christmas, which he had recorded from the Hallmark channel. It was the kind of touching story that goes well with the holidays, but reminded me a lot of Lassie.
Then most of the group played a rummy type card game called 3000. It had some unusual features; for example, the first card was dealt face up and determined the number of cards to be dealt for each person's hand (if a 9 was turned up, you got 9 cards, and so on). Also, the dealer's first card was wild for that hand. Only groups of three or more were allowed (no runs). It's a fast paced game, usually ending on the second or third round--and even on the first! Hardy says it's a card game for people who don't play cards.
At midnight we toasted the New Year with Asti or sparkling pink moscato or cranberry juice and wished each other a happy 2012--and then went back to playing the card game.
The party broke up around 12:30 a.m. We managed to leave several things behind, including the camera, so photos later.
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