January 2nd, 2009 and How Many Years Have I Forgotten?

New Years Eve was very cool this year. I headed over to Alan and Erin's place and we had a few too many with Jim, Todd, and Elizabeth and played some Playstation. The evening was casual and we just blabbered about whatever it was that popped into people's minds to converse about. The one thing that struck me about the whole night was people kept forgetting that it was New Years. I was thinking about it today and realized that New Years was more important a long time ago. In recent memory, my friends get together to bring in the new year but there seems to be a collective forgetfulness. I suppose it is because we enjoy hanging out with each other so much and the actual ticking over the midnight hour becomes less so. But I do recall a long time ago I used to hit pots and pans in the front yard of my parents house. It seemed like such a big deal. We prepared for the new year by getting noise makers and whatnot. Maybe I just miss the act of making a big deal about another year rolling over. 2009 to 2010 should make a return to those days. What kinds of noise makers do you use? Or am I just old fashioned?
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