Friends! Where were you doing this time ten years ago? Were you hunkered in a bunker, ferreting away bottled water? Having a fifth grade sleep over with your besties? Drinking champagne on a balcony?
When 1999 ticked over to 2000, I was a junior in college. I think I was still perming my hair (for a long time I was convinced that I had "a curly haired personality") and had a nose ring. I had not yet been entirely consumed by the travel bug, though I remember chewing over the idea of teaching abroad. I was midway through a five-year romance with a lovely guy who just wasn't right for me.
December 31st actually found me and my extended family in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, skiing joyfully (and very badly) with my cousins. There were sleigh rides and hot air balloons with champagne and many restaurants. I remember being super annoyed at myself for forgetting my cosmetic bag in Minnesota and thus appearing in every picture from the trip with glasses and no make up.
On New Years Eve, I passed out with ski-related exhaustion and was woken up by my 11 year old cousin announcing that it was nearly midnight and we were all going to watch fireworks explode over the mountains.
And I was absolutely not having it.
I was 100% committed to remaining in bed and sleeping through the millennium.
Thankfully, I was dragged out of bed and marched grumpily up the mountain to witness the dawn of 2000 surrounded by fireworks and family and lots of strangers in snowsuits.
What were you doing this time, ten years ago?
When 1999 ticked over to 2000, I was a junior in college. I think I was still perming my hair (for a long time I was convinced that I had "a curly haired personality") and had a nose ring. I had not yet been entirely consumed by the travel bug, though I remember chewing over the idea of teaching abroad. I was midway through a five-year romance with a lovely guy who just wasn't right for me.
December 31st actually found me and my extended family in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, skiing joyfully (and very badly) with my cousins. There were sleigh rides and hot air balloons with champagne and many restaurants. I remember being super annoyed at myself for forgetting my cosmetic bag in Minnesota and thus appearing in every picture from the trip with glasses and no make up.
On New Years Eve, I passed out with ski-related exhaustion and was woken up by my 11 year old cousin announcing that it was nearly midnight and we were all going to watch fireworks explode over the mountains.
And I was absolutely not having it.
I was 100% committed to remaining in bed and sleeping through the millennium.
Thankfully, I was dragged out of bed and marched grumpily up the mountain to witness the dawn of 2000 surrounded by fireworks and family and lots of strangers in snowsuits.
What were you doing this time, ten years ago?
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I was 15 and I was living with my family in regional Australia. I can't remember exactly, but I think we had a party at my friend's place, and we all stayed up til midnight, and most of my friends slept over but my parents came to pick me up because they didn't believe in mixed sleepovers. Sooo unfair!
It's twenty minutes to midnight here in Hobart, and I'm at home with my cat and that old Drew Barrymore movie "Ever After". NYE is just another day, really.
Ha! I did sleep through it. Like this year I had bronchitis, fell asleep about 10pm and woke up the next day very disappointed to discover the computers had not taken over the world as promised...
This time, ten years ago, I was a purple-haired junior in college, and my parents guilt-tripped me and my younger brother into attending a New Year's party at my mom's boss's house. Our host was a lovely lady, and a great professor, but I simply did not want to be there. I spent the night sulking in a corner - not only do I find New Year celebrations anticlimactic, but everyone made such a big deal about "the new millenium", when the new millenium didn't technically start until the first moment of 2001. LOL
First time visitor. I am searching WordPress for 'new years eve" posts and came across yours. Ten years ago I was listening to Prince's 1999 album far too many times during the day and wondering if my computer would function the next day. Nice post, the first one I've come across with a retro perspective.
Back then, I was almost 14, sporting a bad hair-do and proving horrible fashion sense.
To ring in the new year and millenium, my family and I, we all gathered with friends of the family and more and more friends in someone's huge garden shed and had the most delicious food and the best of fun.
All the people who attended the party last year, are still great friends and my parents are celebrating tonight with all the adults who were present at the time, while I'll go and gather with the friends who were kids or as old as I back then.
I never realized it's been ten years since then before you posted about it!
I was sound asleep, probably since 8pm or even earlier. I was three then!
10 years ago I was 15 and in Venice with my family and my best friend's family. At the time we were living in Barcelona, Spain and decided that we would spend part of our xmas vacation in Italy. We got to ring in the new year surrounded by thousands of people in Venice. It was fun and cold and a once in a lifetime experience (that I would love to repeat with The Fiance.)
Tonight, I'll buy a bottle of champagne and just chill in front of the tv w/The Fiance. I'll receive a call from my parents 11pm our time when they ring in the new year in Puerto Rico and then head to bed sometime around 2 am. Kinda boring but still fun.
10 years ago I was 15 & a gothy high school sophomore. I'd never been in love, but I knew a lot of pain. I was at my father's house where I sat outside alone contemplating a future I never could have begun to imagine.
10 years later, I find myself in a similar place & I wonder in 2020 what I will be looking back on.
Ten years ago I was a senior in HS. The famed class of 2000 that was going to fix all of society's wrongs and herald in a new type of citizen. (That's what they billed us at our school). Where was I? In a skanky motel room in my BFE small town, drinking cheap champagne, kissing random boys and trying to convince my parents to let me stay the night.
This year the spouse and I will probably drop of the kiddo at grandma's house, go see a movie and grab a drink somewhere around midnight. Pretty low key, but a nice evening nonetheless.
Oh Dear. I remember ruining the countdown for everyone as I hid upstairs at the friends holiday home we were staying at to see if my mum would care I was missing. My mother was enjoying herself and probably thought I was asleep when at the 5,4,3.. 5 Year Old me ran down the stairs screaming and crying that she forgot about me. Everyone was quite awkward then realised it was the New Year and continued the party. Woops. Perhaps that is the reason we haven't been there in a while.
10 years ago, I was a junior in high school mooning over the end of my first "serious" relationship. I didn't go to a party but instead filled a Nalgene with vodka and Kool-Aid and drove around town with a girlfriend, throwing snowballs at things and making a surprise snowman in my ex's front yard while wearing those "2000" glasses.
This year, I am married to that same ex's, um, would-be paramour. In later years, I discovered that I had been part of a hidden love triangle. Mr. Ex had a crush on Mr. G. Mr. G had a crush on me. Mr. G wouldn't return Mr. Ex's affections... and in fact, punched him in the face when he got too molestery at one particular teen sleepover party. To get revenge on Mr. G, Mr. Ex wooed me, a naive and silly teen girl. Mr. Ex eventually dumped me, and I was heartbroken. Years later, I learned the truth of what had happened, and years after that (by the end of college), I ended up with Mr. G.
This year, we're having a huge party with about 20 people, maybe a dozen spending the night, at the house we have owned for two years. It's good to be an adult, yet still young enough to do all the silly and fun things we did as kids--without the angst and immature awkwardness. Like coed sleepovers! Except this time most people sleeping over are married! And everyone is "out" about their sexuality and who they love! And no one's parents will yell at us for making out!
Yeah, I like this decade change better than the last.
Ten years ago, I was 15 and about halfway through my sophomore year relationship. I spent the New Year with him and another couple at his house, and we rang in 2000 on their back porch, which overlooked this vast, beautiful woodsy expanse.
But. The moment was kind of ruined when I teasingly asked my boyfriend, "So when your children ask you one day where you were when it turned 2000, you'll have to tell them all about me, huh?" And he said, "If I'm lucky, they'll be your children too." HELL-O, teenage sir! I'm pretty sure it was that moment that planted the seed for me breaking up with him a few months later, because we were in high school and I didn't want to have anything to do with any thought of lifelong commitment or having babychildren. Ten years later, not much has changed as I have upcoming grad school and world travelling plans. ;)
Ten years ago I was at church, thinking what an anticlimax the Millenium thing was. Especially for those who waited for the world to end. Church was good though; some familiar faces and powerful music. My first thought was "sitting on the computer", but then it hit me that I didn't have internet yet. Wow. I remembered life before internet. That's like remembering your own birth. Impossible. *geek*
Unbacta indeed, Word Verification, and live long and prosper.
Happy New Year, hyvää uutta vuotta, gott nytt år!!!
I was frantically searching for my friend who had gotten drunk, gone out of the pub in the middle of Glasgow to answer his phone, and the bouncer wouldn't let him back in.
He then in his drunken wisdom decided to walk himself home. As it was new years there were no signals on any phones, and we had no idea where he was.
Then his (exceptionally annoying) drunk friend burst into tears and we had to spend the countdown comforting her too.
Nightmare!!!!
I spent the new year with a girl from New Jersey who also wasn't right for me.
Sleepover with a friend. I was young.
This year, I am fed up with all the pressure to have a fun time. I am again just having a sleepover with my best friend. It feels nice :)
Happy New Year x
10 years ago I was in the 5th grade and had just turned 10. That was back when my parents were still together, and they had a big party with mostly all grown ups. The other kids and I were relegated to the basement to watch Disney channel and play dress up or something. I remember the shirt I was wearing - some ribbed metallic silver colored thing, very 21st century of me that I wouldn't be caught dead in now. The only other notable event of the evening was when my dad's friend got really drunk and wouldn't stop singing Christmas carols and I thought it was the funniest thing ever.
I was only 8! How time flies. I think I was at a family party at my aunt's house maybe :/
I was the grand age of 4, so I don't really remember too much. I probaly zonked out at about 10.
This is my first visit to your blog from blogs of note.
Ten years ago, I was at a gathering of wives who's husbands all work for the power company. The whole power company had to work in case something went wrong with the computers at midnight. The wives all had a great time ringing in the new year together without our husbands.
I was 17. I'm not sure exactly what I did for New Year's -- I was in a really unhappy relationship, and I think I spent NYE with that guy. In an attempt to find out, I went looking back through old journals and was shocked to see how drama-riffic I was in my teens. Didn't manage to find the journal that covered a decade ago.
In any case, I can assure you that this NYE will be significantly better than that one a decade ago.
I was 18 and at a friend's house for a party. It was pretty much a regular party for me. I did a couple stupid things, kissed a boy I shouldn't have kissed, and then woke up feeling a little silly and a little sick.
This year I'm heading out to a cabin to read, watch movies, and eat some excellent food with my husband.
I was 16 ten years ago, and rang in the new millennium the same way we always did in my family. Stayed up late watching the fireworks over Lake Michingan, on TV (I'm from Chicago) and drank sparkling grape juice. My mother and little sisters (who were 7) were asleep of course, so it was just my dad and I. I remember watching the NYE festivities all over the world on TV and taking pictures of the dirty dishes in the sink at midnight.
At first the thought of this made me a little blue b/c I was married for most of the last 10 years, which was often an unhappy thing (and divorce isn't exactly a sparkler either)...BUT, you made me really think and try to remember where I was, and I'm happy to report, I remember it as a really, really fun night!
We lived in a beachside town at the time and went to this hokey oceanfront place for Y2K with our neighbors. We ate roast beast with horseradish, we danced to a jazz band, we looked at the ocean and were glad the world didn't end at midnight.
Let's hope we're all still on the move to good and better places in 2010 and beyond! Happy New Year.
It's a great question... 10 years seems sooo soo long ago! I had graduated high school that year and still had big bright eyes for the world. And what I thought was the energy to fix anything! 10 years of wisdom later I snicker a little thinking of me back then.
I was 15 years old, sophomore in highschoo. Still had braces and the biggest crush on this guy on our track and field team.
Went to New Years with my family's friends - not before an instant message conversation in which my crush to end all crushes asked if he could see me at some point.
I can't even remember if I stayed awake for fire works, all I remember is a picture of all the adults ( I was the only young person there) and that I chickened out on meeting up with the boy, because I knew he wanted to kiss me.
gah!!!
Working at Disney! I had to be in costume and at work by 6am on New Years. YAWN!!
I did get a picture with Mickey that morning though. I guess they had to get thier even earlier.
I was a senior in high school, and one of my friends had a party at her place. My fondest memory of NYE was in Paris 2 years ago, but, a close second is that party, dancing like mad things to Prince's "Party Like It's 1999," when we actually were partying... and it actually was 1999. :)
i was only nine! my mum, my cousin and i climbed a mountain in our town with a whole bunch of other people to see the first sunrise of the new millenium. it was really special because NZ is one of the first places to ring in the new year, so we saw the first sunrise of 2000 before anyone else :)
10 years ago I was in Bagan, Myanmar (Burma). The guest house had a small rooftop party and then we watched CNN for hours as countries around the world took turns celebrating the new year. We stayed up to watch the sunrise light up all the temples. We thought ...what better place to be if everything shuts off, than a country with little technology or even electricity. It was magical.
Uhh, I was 12 and we thought it would be cool to imitate this cake with fortunes inside of it that we saw in some lifestyle magazine. Of course the fortune papers got all soggy and illlegible and it was silly because we knew what they said.
I remember watching A Goofy Movie and passing out at like 10. I was slightly concerned about the world ending at midnight, but I told myself that technically the east coast would've been hit by "the nothing" or Y2K or Jesus or whatever so I passed out.
IT was my freshman year of college and I was home for the holidays. I believe I was at a friend's house for a party with games and snack foods.
This year I am heading to a friend's house for a "semi-formal" party with lots of food and booze!
I was in kindergarten, haha. I was trying to stay up until midnight with my dad. I fell asleep anyway, but he woke me up with three minutes to spare, turned on the tv, and we watched the countdown to midnight in San Francisco.
I was 8 years old, living in Nigeria and therefore probably at midnite mass with my family, and friends. We must have all hugged and kissed each other, after being in church for about 3 hours and then started to eat food we all brought pot-luck style.
Gosh ... I had just turned 15, and was probably listening to The Cranberries alone in my room, eating peanut butter straight from the jar and reading "The Ox-bow Incident."
Not much has changed, except now I pay for my own peanut butter. Ha!
Ten years ago, I looking forward to enjoying my first NYE where I could legally drink. Unfortunately, I was also broke. So I remember ending up at a club with a few people I didn't know very well, with a flask of vodka in my pocket. Not a terrific evening, what I can remember of it. I remember we were thrilled when all of our computers actually worked the next day.
This year I'll be spending NYE with my husband,my 1-year-old son, and, after he is sleeping, a bottle of wine. Not as wild, but at least I'll remember it.
WOW! I was in steamboat springs 10 years ago today too!
We watches skiers go down the mountain with torches forming "2000".
Since I live in Montana I figured if our power company and everyone did have Y2K related computer glitches I wanted to be some place warm where electricity (READ as heat) didn't matter. The big "panic" as I remember it was the power grid and the old computers that ran it. The power company was concerned that since our temps were below zero and wind chills even colder that a loss of power may harm several people.
So, I skipped off to Cancun Mexico the day after Christmas and spent 8 days in the tropics. I rang in the new year at one of the clubs and had a blast.
10 years ago I was at my grandparents house, (I was 10), drinking sparkling grape juice and watching the newscast of new years around the world, watching as everyone marveled that the world hadn't ended yet. This year, I spent relatively alone, but I feel good about the coming year. I really feel compelled to make a change!
This time, ten years ago, I was sitting on my deck with my younger brother as fireworks, from the park that could be seen from my house, were being set off.
I was a newly wed and on my honeymoon.
Now I'm just old and wrinkly.
Congrats on your blogs of Note from a Scots Lass in South Africa.
I believe that 10 years ago I was waiting around the pool anticipating something exciting to happen. Someone showed up with a giant condom hat so I think that was as close to spectacular as the night got. Still great right?.... right?....
Ten years ago was bittersweet. I had just come back from a trip to London; his first abroad trip. We came back early for fear that Y2K would mess up something and better to be home than away. It was a fun trip except I got the flu and was sick in his bedroom while a party was carrying on in the living room.
That was also the first of 11 years together. We broke up 3 months ago and now I look forward to a new beginning.
Love your blog!
Hey, I'm a junior in college! No nose ring or perm though :)
10 years ago I was 10, and I welcomed the new year with my entire extended family in my living room.
For New Year's Eve ten years ago, my parents' friends and friends of friends got together in a really big group and rented an entire hotel for our party. They had planned that party since before I was born. When the party finally happened, I was thirteen, the oldest of all the children there, just barely too young to actually join the grown-up celebrations. I kind of wandered around the gigantic party space and observed. My first memory of the new millennium was being really proud of how great my parents looked on the dance floor.
I was ten, and felt a little drop in my stomach just before the stroke of midnight- what if my skepticism was folly, and the world WAS going to shut down? (never mind things like time zones...)
I was 19 and a brand new mum to a 4 month old son. I had my sister babysit for a couple of hours and went to a party of some friends to see the new year in and then home to my boy.
I was babysitting. Yeah. Can you believe that? I thought I would get some fat cash because it was a big deal. Nope. Just the usual. I think that might have been my last time babysitting.
"I'm totally the girl who will meet a person once, recognize a kindred spirit, and announce to them that we will now commence being friends. Really. And you'd be amazed how often this works!"
I need to try this. I'm having a hell of a time making friends since I graduated college and moved away...which was in 2007 by the way, so clearly new friendships are long overdue.
@besswess - I was babysitting for the *millenium* New Year, called in at the last minute, and I got a whopping $30 for like 8 hours. Talk about pissed. I only took the job (and gave up going out) because I needed cash!
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