When we were young New Year's Eve was a huge celebration. We would go out to parties and celebrate until the wee hours of the morning. There would be crazy hats, horns and lots of streamers. Once we had kids, New Year's Eve was spending it with a group of friends and being home by 1:00am. There would be a couple of horns on the table for those that wanted to make some noise. As the boys got older we would stay home with them, watch a movie, and ring in the New Year banging pots and pans. Once the boys started celebrating New Year's Eve with their friends, we would celebrate the evening over dinner with friends and have a "quiet" New Year's Eve. No fanfare and we were home before 1:00am. For the last several years, we have just stayed home and clinked our glasses together at midnight and off to bed. That brings us to last night. We didn't even make it to midnight! No celebration, no fanfare, no watching TV and no "Happy New Year!" We were both asleep by 10:00pm!! Wow, are we OLD!!