Happy New Year! Thought I'd start a thread a little early so that we can all get our wishes in.

Great pictures, Springie. I like the kiss the best. Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone as well! And I'll add my voice to Becky, liking the kiss picture best!

and it's a hat-trick of likes for the picture of the kiss!! Happy new year everyone!!

Happy New Year!

For those of you who know Kena, she sent her New Year's greetings to all of us and asked me to post them.

What great pictures Kena, and you managed to find a way to get them here!! Here's wishing you a Happy New Year too Thank you TJ for helping!

My heartfelt wishes for a safe,prosperous and healthy New Year. 2012 is my husband's year. He is a Yang, Wood Dragon. Zodiac wise. Is anyone else here a Dragon? I'm a Yin, Earth Rooster. Be well all.

Thanks for the warm wishes! Very cute picture, Kena! DB...I know I am a boar (UGH) but I don't know whether I'm yin or yang...or earth, wood, water, etc. How do you find that out? Update- just found out I'm a metal pig- does that mean I'm a mecha? LOL

Originally posted by Springie Update- just found out I'm a metal pig- does that mean I'm a mecha? LOL

Oh my, I'm picturing the metal pig from Yatterman... http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/01/no-hallucinogens-required

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Very cool! Thanks, DB! TJ- I am cracking up! He's actually kinda cute...for a metal pig!

The warmest wishes to you all for a very happy, prosperous New Year, and all the good and health life can bring within it! Thanks a lot for the lovely pic and wishes, Kena, and many thanks also to TJ for helping out! Kudos for the Team members wearing the Gatch F uniforms!! DB ... answering your question, I'm a Rabbit! Am not sure about the element though!

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Kena, that worked fine. But I do have to say I hated their civies in Gatch II and F. We've been watching House Hunters International on HGTV. They're following the New Year via locations. Started in Japan/Bali/Australia and are now in western Europe. Happy New Year to all those who have experienced it and here comes New Year for the rest of us! May it be your best year ever!

I want to think that I was born in the year of the dog, for 1970, but that could be wrong... Happy New Year, everyone!

Originally posted by lborgia88 I want to think that I was born in the year of the dog, for 1970, but that could be wrong... Happy New Year, everyone!

Me, too, LB. Mine is even more confusing, as it is in early February. So depending upon when the New Year actually happened I could have been born at the end of the year of the Rooster or at the beginning of the year of the Dog.

Czech republic just had its great midnight. Even now, twelve minutes after midnight, there are fireworks exploding everywhere and since I live on the slopes above my hometown, I can see them all from my window. (My cat is a bit freaked out). So I'm wishing everyone a happy New Year. I hope there will be a plethora of great new fics for everyone (and me) to read and that we will avoid the infamous End of the World (again). Cheers guys. Although I only (officially) joined quite recently, I had a good time being here. Here's to you all. *gulpgulpgulpg* (Btw, I'm from the year of the Rat)

Happy New Year to you all. I think everybody will agree that 2011 was a bitch of a year - so it goes to follow that 2012 is going to be a great year for us all!

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Originally posted by lborgia88 I want to think that I was born in the year of the dog, for 1970, but that could be wrong... Happy New Year, everyone!

Me, too, LB. Mine is even more confusing, as it is in early February. So depending upon when the New Year actually happened I could have been born at the end of the year of the Rooster or at the beginning of the year of the Dog.

FWIW, according to wikipedia, the year of the dog, 1970, was Feb. 6, 1970 to Jan. 26, 1971. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_zodiac When in February is your birthday? Mine's Feb. 21st so I'm definitely a dog.

Originally posted by Victoria Here's to you all. *gulpgulpgulpg*

You've got a head start on me -I've only had one beer so far this evening. But the night is still young here in the eastern time zone of the U.S.... I agree, 2012 will be a better year!!

So what kinds of food is everyone eating this night? Anything special?

So which country actually celebrates first? Alaska, or what?

I've just started on red wine now -and dinner's almost ready...

Originally posted by Victoria Here's to you all. *gulpgulpgulpg*

You've got a head start on me -I've only had one beer so far this evening. But the night is still young here in the eastern time zone of the U.S....

Yup, GMT+1 here. Me, my mom and my mom's boyfriend started off with wine, then came the obligatory sparkling wine at midnight (I stood up while the national anthem was playing. Do the TVs at U.S./Ozland/Canada/Etc also play the national anthem at midnight?), and now that mom's off to bed, I'm returning to wine again. This is actually the first time since 2004 that I'm celebrating with my family. Too bad my brother passed away last autumn so he can't be here with me. Well, I suppose I have to drink his share as well, lest he'll beat me up when we meet up one day.

New Zealand and Australia were the first ones to ring in 2012 (as I type this it's 11.50am on 1 January here in Brisbane). I feasted with some good friends at a girlie night last night - we had home made pizza (mushroom, olive and pepperoni with lots of mozarella cheese) and some champagne, followed by more champagne and an ice cream cake sort of dessert I hope you are all enjoying!

well,our New year is well under way!! we had the chimes of Big Ben at midnight followed by a (drunken) rendition of auld lang syne. I' ve just staggered home, Boys in Bed and I'm going to suffer in the morning Started Well eh!!!! Have a good on everybody

Just checked my chinese zodiac, and I'm Rat, water Yang. haven't got a clue what it all means yet, I'll have to read it properly in the morning

Happy New Year all!!!

I'm probably amongst the last on the board to ring in the new year, being in California. Victoria, generally in the US and Canada, the national anthem isn't played at midnight, but the song Auld Lang Syne. Last night we have fondue at a friend's house. She made traditional Swiss fondue (swiss, emmentaler and gruyere cheeses) a meat fondue and a chocolate fondue! Needless to say, we were all stuffed!

We always have pork with sauerkraut for New Year's Day dinner. I'm not sure if it's a US thing, a northeast thing, or an of German descent thing.

I think it must be northeast. My family came from the mid-west and strong German heritage, and we usually have ham and scalloped potatoes. Though, we did that for Christmas this year. I think tonight will be left overs. Made a full pot of Minestrone last night for dinner.

Dragonsbain ... thanks a lot for the info regarding my sign! I hope everyone has had a lovely New Year's Eve, and that the New Year is already revealing itself generous to all! Thanks God, this year my New Year's Eve and New Year's Day were spent with my family (DH and kids!), stressful free at home! I couldn't ask for more after the hurdles faced during the last year, really! Lots of wine, yummy nibbles, and music!

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy New Year. So far my New Years wish has not been kept, but I keep waiting. I have read a few of you saying you hope 2012 will be a better year. I have heard a lot of forecasts predicting 2012 will be an even worse year, especially financially. But I guess that all depends on how bad 2011 was for people. Emotionally and mentally it was a very bad year for me and all I can hope is that this year will see a change for the good for me.