Neighborhood New Years 2006 


Low Key and Surrounded by Friends -- Just how we like it 

While part of me wants to say we partied like rock stars this New Year's Eve, the truth is we did exactly what we felt like doing. The Zimmermans had the neighborhood crowd over (maybe a dozen of us) and we spent a relaxing evening with some of the people we're most comfortable around.

We had great food:



Great weather:



Fabulous Entertainment (including several costume changes):



After a while, the boys and girls separated... boys smoking cigars in the game room, no doubt. We ladies didn't mind:



Finally, it was near midnight, so we waited to toast before calling it a night:



Unlike many New Year's parties, one of the highlights of our neighborhood party is the following morning, when Jeff & Cori host a big brunch. They went all out -- french toast souffle, 2 eggy dishes, biscuits, sausages, and of course mimosas. The 75 degree weather didn't hurt either:



After brunch we decided to pretend like it really was winter. The flagship downtown Whole Foods had created the first ever outdoor Austin ice rink on its roof, and we were excited to partake (no matter how soupy the ice). Mazzy was a natural!



Marc chose to skip the figure skating (as did all of the boys). He went home to work on his hot rod (you'll notice the rod blog is back in action...) and we met up for a great meal at Curra's and finally got to see King Kong (excellent).

All in all, this New Year's might not have been quite as exciting as last year's road trip to California, but it couldn't have been more relaxing. 

Posted: Sun - January 1, 2006 at 03:10 PM          

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