...I quietly recovered from the New Year's Eve party we went to.
We had said we would leave at 1:00 am at the latest; we left at 2:30 am and got to sleep at about 3:00.
It was quite the evening but we were up to it!
In the French tradition, everything was set up very festively, and in the French tradition, we had a royal feast.
There were five couples and each one brought one course, but I still say hats off to our good friends Eric and Véro who hosted the event. They love to entertain and do it so very well.
Today has not been a day for reflection on the year to come...in fact, it hasn't been a day for reflection on much of anything! Just a very lazy day, preparing myself mentally for going back to work on Thursday.
But I do wish all of you a very happy and healthy new year -- with special thanks to those of you who have migrated back to comment a bit on this space.
Hooo, nice pix that. Did you take it? That sounds like it was a very agreeable evening and I hope you didn't wake up the next morning with 'painful hair' as the French would say...
ReplyDeleteYes, I did take it -- but I certainly didn't do the table setting!
DeleteHappy New Year Betty! We got home at about the same time you did and all I could do was vegetate yesterday. Today, back to action and full of good intentions and resolutions. May our paths cross...maybe even in Paris when tut-tut comes :)
ReplyDeleteMeredith, I was just thinking that the other day -- our paths MUST cross. Maybe Paris...I do have a place to stay there now, which is convenient. It is going to be a busy first half of 2013 for me but let's see what we can do SOMETIME in 2013! Happy New Year to you as well!
DeleteHi Betty
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you!
Sounds like you all had a marvellous time at the New Year's Eve party! I love the table decorations and settings- I think it adds an extra touch if someone really makes the effort to create a fabulous table display as is clearly demonstrated in your picture.