I always spend New Year's Eve quietly at home, but New Year's Day has long been one of my favorite days. For quite a few years it has been a tradition to spend the day at the home of my friends Katie and Olivier, and their children Nina and Christian. Katie used to be a colleague of mine in the foreign language department, and she still teaches French, although at a different high school. Her husband is originally from France. It is hard to believe that their daughter is now a senior in college, and that their son is a junior in high school.
Katie is a great cook, and we always have a delicious afternoon dinner, and way too much to eat. We then do a post-Christmas exchange of presents. (I enjoy shopping in Mexico to find gifts for all of them.) I always show them the DVD of pictures from my latest trip to Mexico. And there is a late-night supper, as if we were in need of more food. It was midnight before I headed home.
If all goes according to plan, by this time next year I will have moved permanently to Mexico. Although I will surely make occasional trips back to Ohio to see all my friends, this was our last New Year's Day together. I have no misgivings about moving to Mexico, but I will miss my friends, and I will miss our annual January 1st tradition.
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