Sad face.
Did you know it’s perfectly acceptable to invite someone to a party for New Year’s Eve and then cancel said party on 30 December, thus rendering invitee (uninvitee?) without any plans for the biggest party night of the year?
Neither did I, but apparently it is because it happened earlier today. And now I’ve got nothing. All my other friends are either away or doing things with other couples or their own families because that’s what usually happens when one reaches this age – they’re either part of a Smug Married with plenty of other Smug Marrieds to have happy fun times with, or they have children and do grown-up family things like go on family holidays with other families.
So being neither a Smug Married or a Smug Married With Children (and therefore a leper/loser), I have nothing to do on New Year’s Eve. I contemplated going out and celebrating my loser status by buying fifteen or so cats – to hell with it all, may as well just succumb to the cliché – but I’ll probably just sit on the couch and watch a DVD. I hear there’s a really funny movie out called Bridesmaids, maybe you’ve heard of it?
Or perhaps I’ll just sulk all night about being nearly 32 and still single.
Regardless of whatever hardcore partying I get up to, I wish you the happiest of happy new years. Talk to you next year. x
oh frig. how i wish you lived here. we would cocktail the night away and possibly fall right off our chairs. there is no justice in this wicked, wicked world!!!! EFFERS!!
ReplyDeleteFalling off our chairs sounds fantastic, Carrie! Turns out I've been offered alternate plans but I'd kind of come around to the idea of sitting at home! Lazy cow.
ReplyDeleteI know this sounds ridiculously lame, and there is no way for you to understand until you are a not-so-smug-married, but you should really relish your being single. If I were single, I would be going to the club tomorrow night. And it would be a blast. But I'm married and therefore will be hanging out with other marrieds and their children. Hell. Maybe you shouldn't listen to me. I'm just a grouchy ol' depressed witch.
ReplyDeleteI love you though! Have a great weekend, whatever you do. See you on the flip side. :)
omg I'm dying right now. I don't mean to laugh at your misery but you crack me up! Bridesmaids is pretty funny so I don't think that sounds like a bad evening at all. :)
ReplyDeleteI like an evening in on my own sometimes! However I will be spending the evening at home with M setting our goals for 2012 (sorry for the cute overload)
ReplyDeleteOh I do hope you found alternate plans or otherwise came to relish the idea of a bottle of wine and a great DVD. I'm in Cambodia with my boyfriend who is currently alternating two very disgusting things associated with traveling to sus Asian countries which does involve copious amounts of time in the bathroom. I'm downstairs in the hotel bar with a g and t. Happy new year darling!
ReplyDeleteWell, that sucks ass.
ReplyDeleteI always find NYE a bit of a let down, no matter what I end up doing. People are so desperate for it to be a huge celebration that it never lives up to expectations.
My best one so far was spent at home, watching telly and eating party snacks.
Happy new year lovely! X
Super lame! I am so sorry that your NYE plans fell through :(
ReplyDeleteRemember January 1 is a new day and a new year. 2012 is your year! It's going to be great! :)
I can't wait to hear and see what you're up to in the year to come :)
Boo Hiss people are such inconsiderate AHoles at times.
ReplyDeleteHope you turned it round. My NYE was shite, self imposed. In bed by 10pm after a really boring night at home.
I could not even be bothered watching the fireworks xox
Hmpf. Well that IS annoying (or, rather, WAS, given how late I am with this comment). Although, at least you were invited to a party in the first place, I s'pose ... (says the girl who gratefully accepted a pity invite to hang out at her bestie's place).
ReplyDeleteDid you end up watching Bridesmaids? If so, did you laff? I did when I watched it - snorty, obnoxious laughter on the flight over to see D last October ... the sort I hate to hear from other people.
In any event, I hope you had a fab one no matter what you ended up doing :) xox