Friday, January 2, 2009

New Year's Eve on St. Kitts





We rang out the old and brought in the new with dinner for 10 at Ballyhoo, in the Circus. Great food and service but bad choice for sound. Had one of those wonderful flatbeds with 10,000 speakers ramped up to HIGH right under the balcony and it was impossible to have any type of conversation. We all got 'gussied up.' (I had been digging around in one of the local fabric stores and actually found Georgio Armani embroidered black linen, so whipped up a 'little black dress.' So glad I have the opportunity to continue to sew while here.) We all certainly enjoyed meeting George's daughter Courtney and her friend Sharon who were here for a week's vacation. Grace, George's granddaughter was enjoying a 'pj party' at the Marriott arranged for just the kids. The lobster was fantastic - and very pretty - as you can see. Dinner was at 7 p.m. and I had my earplugs in place and sound asleep by 10:15p.m. Why is New Year's Eve just not as exciting as it was when I was young? Of course 'the kids' headed out after dinner for more fun, but we old folks just enjoyed dinner and good, nights sleep!

2 comments:

Carrie and Don said...

Happy New Year Re!!! Your blog is very interesting....booklike. All you neede is a little mystery and some romance. Pics are great...St Kitts looks like its very scenic...but imagine you can see it all in less than two years.

Best of luck for the New Year, and we will be in touch.

Luv ya,

Carrie and Don

Courtney Mccollum said...

It was great to ring in the New Year with you - I, too, was asleep before midnight. I enjoyed meeting you and will continue to enjoy your blog! Hope things have quieted down a bit. Cheers, Courtney