Now that we have Jack, our New Years Eve celebrations are a pretty understated affair. The past three years we have stayed in and we only popped out for about half an hour in 2011 whilst my Mum babysat (we lived with them at the time!). Before that, I was either working them, Steve was working them or we celebrated them mostly in the pubs we worked in (mainly because we had a whole nights worth of drinks ‘in’ for us, where people had bought them for us in the week leading up to it and we’d saved them up!)
Jack is now a little older and will soon be spending nights over at his grandparents houses so we’ve begun thinking about what we can do with our time off from being parents. Since Steve is almost always at work (and with his new job starting soon, even more so), this means time is very limited and has to be booked months in advance. It is probably too late for this New Years Eve but who’s to say we can’t start planning a year in advance for the next one, eh?
I’ve always loved the idea of New Years in London – as a child, I used to watch the television in awe and jealous of all the people stood there watching the fireworks over the London skyline. It just seemed so magical back then and I just know the atmosphere would be amazing – who wouldn’t want to experience that?
If we did spend our New Years in London though, we’d have to find somewhere to stay – perhaps somewhere like the Holiday Inn Kensington Forum hotel – as travelling home would be a nightmare even if the transport was running. We may only live 30 minutes from London but I would not be looking forward to that particular journey home.
We all know that prices get subtly increased when it comes to New Years – taxis charge more, rounds of drinks cost some more pennies. At the end of the night when you want to lay your head down – does it matter how much it costs? I would be looking for the most affordable option so I had more money to spend enjoying myself, I don’t know about you?
Whilst it is a little too late for me to make big plans for this New Years Eve, it is something I am going to consider for next year. After all, I’m not just a mum, I am a fiancée, I am my own person. I need to make some more time for that too.
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Public transport not only runs over new years its free, but i know where you're coming from, wouldnt want to be on that train OR pay that taxi fare!! We've toyed with the idea of going to the theatre new years eve and finding somewhere to watch the fireworks from afar