Jan 1, 2025

QUIET, BUT LOVELY

I had a wonderful dinner, did some stitching and diamond painting, watched a couple of movies last night, and was in bed by 11:30.

(My better angels sent me to the big girl sleigh bed at a reasonable hour because I had to make an early morning trip to the train station to collect my Jersey Boy. Otherwise I would have donned my festive apparel and whooped it up like the crazy party animal I am and stayed up until 12:15.)

Dinner was a real treat...crab cakes, garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus, and an amazing chopped salad, followed by a white chocolate/cranberry cookie from Bonefish Grill. I allowed myself the indulgence, both spendy-wise and calorie-wise because I behaved myself over Christmas, as well as did a nice job cleaning and tidying during the day.

Totally worth it!


I watched The Other Boleyn Girl while stitching Carolyn Manning's Starstruck:


And then re-visited The Tudors while starting a new diamond painting of a village scene:


Tonight, my Irish will take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl down in New Orleans, but the fun of it has been marred by a madman. Notre Dame, Our Mother....pray for us.

So that's the report for the first day of 2025, Dearies! I'm going to settle in with some damn good and a little scroll this morning, and hope to grab a nice long nap before the game tonight. Happy New Year to you and yours...what's on your agenda for the day?
 

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6 comments:

  1. MaryO1230January 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM

    What a great start to 2025! Wishing you & JB nothing but the best in 2025. Looking forward to seeing your stitchies & diamond paintings..xoxo m

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM

    Now that sounds like purposeful and rewarding living... good food,
    good activity following good effort. Welcome home JB. Wishing
    you both all the best of blessings in the New Year in a world that
    renewed with compassion, reason and goodwill.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM

    I'm sorry the game was postponed but it was the right thing to do. Such sadness to start the new year. But your New Year's Eve looks so peaceful. Debby in CO

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  4. JustGailJanuary 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM

    I got the new calendar prepared, then sat down to do some stitching, got sidetracked and laced up a small project in preparation to put it on a small lidded box. Crab cakes & veggies for supper. That was about all I got done. Glad you had a great day, and that JB is back!

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  5. Robin in VirginiaJanuary 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM

    Your meal looked quite delicious, Coni! Wishing you a wonderful New Year!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM

    Beautiful day, and beautiful stitching. i love that the way you stitched this up, it looks like a little kimono for a doll.

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