January 1, 2013: Ringing in the New Year, “my family” style!

Before

After

Yep, it was quite a night!  We rang in the New Year in typical Mallozzi family fashion: eating an enormous dinner and then fighting to stay awake just long enough to catch the countdown before turning in for the night.

Some of the highlights:

Sis breaks out the mead.  I was the only one who drank it, and only because I was feeling all Games of Throne-ish on account of the goblets.

The family gathers – and waits impatiently for me to snap a pic.

Mom’s eggplant parmesan.

Mom’s baked musssels.

Mom’s biscotti.

Roxy hogs the couch.

Mom’s dogs.  And sis.

We toasted the New Year, I knocked over an open champagne bottle (actually, Asti Spumanti) which is apparently considered good luck by some and, soon after, I was in bed.

I made the most of the first day of 2013 by lounging about, perusing the internet, and grazing on leftovers.  I also partook in a Greek New Year’s tradition compliments of my sister’s friend, Daisy, who brought over…

Vasilopita, a (slightly) sweet egg bread.  Baked inside is a lucky coin.

The sign of the cross is made on the underside.

After which the bread is sliced, each slice representing a member of the family, the house, the poor, and the New Year.

My slice was, sadly, devoid of lucky coins.

As is custom in our household, the festivities continued through lunch as the family gathered to continue our hard partying ways…

Mom, resting her eyes.

So, do tell.  What are some of the traditions you follow to ring in the New Year?  Was your New Year’s Eve as exciting as mine?  Really?  I find that hard to believe.

Best in 2013 to all you regulars, semi-regulars, sometimes blog readers, and first-timers!

[Oopsy.  Forgot to mention that I'll be joining Barbara Barnett on her Blog Talk Radio show tomorrow (Wednesday, January 2nd) night for the second part of our Stargate: Universe discussion.  Again, I will be taking calls on the Stargate franchise so if you have one, phone in. And tune in at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, 8:00 p.m. Central, and 6:00 p.m. Pacific: (718) 305-6982.  Let's Talk Stargate Universe Season 2 w/Joe Mallozzi ].

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