One evening one night to remember?!
# 1 Would you stay in or go out?
# 2 If you wanted to stay in and create your own New Years memory, ( mmmm) what would you cook, from appetizers, main coarse, dessert....
# 3 How would you set the mood to bring in 2008
Answers: My soon to be hubby is coming into town today and we don't have any plans for New Years. Here are my questions,..
# 1 Would you stay in or go out?
# 2 If you wanted to stay in and create your own New Years memory, ( mmmm) what would you cook, from appetizers, main coarse, dessert....
# 3 How would you set the mood to bring in 2008
I've only got some general tips here, so take it for what it's worth.
First, plan to stay up all night long, and I mean until the sun decides to rise about 7-7:30 in the morning...you need to have plenty of time together.
Don't get plastered....you really do want to remember the evening....and be able to function (you know) later on.
Next, I don't know where you are located, so I'm not sure whether you should stay in or go out. If you're in (or very near) New York City, I would take the bf and head for Times Square...OK, it's not intimate, but you two can have a blast there, and be intimate later.
I've spent New Year's Eve at Niagara Falls...it's worth going out for, and it has the added attraction of being able to hit the casinos, if you guys like that sort of thing. (Added attraction this year only....New Year's Day....Ralph Wilson Stadium...Pens vs. Sabres....NHL Winter Classic Outdoor Hockey...but that's just me.)
I'm located in Pittsburgh, and I can tell you that the First Night Celebration they have in the Downtown area is awesome...great food, all kinds of live music, live radio broadcasts, fireworks at midnight, and one of the world's biggest dance floors (OK, actually, it's the Sixth Street Bridge, but they close it off.), etc. Again, worth going out for.
Try not to go anywhere that is going to take you too long to get back from (ideally, you arrive home between 3-4 AM), because you also need the one-on-one time. This is why you don't want to guzzle yourself into oblivion earlier (that and the fact one of you will be driving....never, ever...well, you know)....you want to be able to remember your quiet time together...and be able to....never mind, I don't think I need to tell you what you want to be able to do.
You've probably had quite a bit to eat earlier, so you're food list won't be that long....just some types of finger/comfort food, made in small enough pieces that you can feed each other with (that really is romantic)...but you definitely want to have a bottle of champagne on hand that's been chilling since before you took off for the evening. If you've got a fireplace, that's a plus (even if global warming kicks in and it 45 degress outside, for one night, do the fireplace thing.)
The rest I leave to your imagination and ingenuity....good luck...I would wish you a Happy New Year's Day, but I think you got that covered already....all the best to you and him, sweetie.
New YEars!! Defenitely go out to or host a small get together. Avoid a big party as they are not very intimant and I am assuming that is what you want. By going to a small get together, you get a little bot of the partying in a little bot of intimantcy at the same time.
As far as food, that is dificult. Eveyrone is so different. I don;t know your preferences. I personally, love pasta and everyone I know loves it. I like to make three or four dishes and then serve them Family style to m guests. Most guys are not into the foo-foo stuff, but yours could be different or at least very willing to entertain you and pretend.
Anyhow, it sounds like you are asking for the perfect meal for the two of you, if you chose that route. My perfect meal (and may men would agree), is a salad w/ bread, followed by a steak. Desert should be kinky and saved for later.
BP
Anything you two do is going to be a night to remember even if it is fighting till dawn and making up...don't over analyze, enjoy that's what life is about...have fun..enjoy each other...
1. Stay in.
2. Depends. Might just order a pizza, or some other favorite foods. (Leaves more time for each other.)
3. Low lighting, maybe a candle or two, and some soft jazz.
Stay in
I'd create an intimate dinner for two with candle etc. I'd also create a theme to match the food. For example my husband and I love Chinese food like egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken over steamed rice, But to make it extra special I'd decorate the house with Chinese lanterns etc.
But I would also have the t.v set to watch the ball drop, with a sip of champagne and a kiss at New Year's.
I would suggest thinking about doing both. Plan an intimate dinner at home, if you enjoy cooking together maybe plan something you can do but nothing that takes hours. If you don't cook as a team plan a dinner that you can make most ahead of time and just serve as you go along, maybe a soup, main course and dessert that is timed to just be served you don't want to be in the kitchen all evening. Have the table set ahead of time, romantic candles, nice dishes, a few finger foods you can feed each other.
Then have a place to go after dinner, nice thing about New Years is you don't have to be anywhere too early, and this would be left open as well. If you are finding your enjoying the time together alone, just stay home and watch the ball drop, maybe have something erotic planned, massage oils or/and a few games for couples only. If you want to go out have a party of a friend lined up that you can stop by late.
What ever you do, do it together and just make sure its something you both want to do together.
We spend New years at home but that doesn't mean we don't make it our own little party. there is not rule that says you have to have a group to have a party.
I would definately go out on New Years. Being around people and feeling the hype is always a wonderful thing. If you are looking to be more intimate, hold your partner close, and have a passionate kiss, locking in your love for the coming year. HAVE FUN GIRL!