"Happy New Year" say we

We say it a lot. We say it many ways. We almost always mean it.
We also probably make our celebration of the occasion a tad too immoderate.

In fact, the entire month of December has a celebratory air to it. The SMS'es, the end of the year sales, the excessive partying seems all to be building momentum for that moment when the nearest clock strikes 12 on the night of the eve of the year to be ushered in. Phew.

As early as 2 weeks before, Ive had the girls ask if I've decided on/shopped for/confirmed with boyfriend what to wear on D day. Even before the eternal question of 'So what plans for New Years Eve?' is asked, let alone waited to be answered, the attire must be appropriated. Of course you have plans. You don't already??? But surely, something. Wait, I can arrange for passes. There's this fantabulous party on...

Then, there are the SMS'es, did I mention. I honestly like the more simple ones. Genuine somehow they seem to me. I even look forward to them. The bad jokes and the oh-they-never-end words of wisdom forwarded to the entire address book, get my goat.

Of course with clothes bought, drinking apetites suitably revived and rythmic dancing carelessly practiced, the New Year is more than eagerly awaited. Whichever DJ you're lucky to have, woud'nt have it in his music to get as many people on the dance floor as the 'last 5 minutes to New Year' cry does. Then there are mushy couples, formal smiley couples, large loud families, small quiet ones, peppy college girls, kids in pinks and greens all 'dancing the night away'. I do hope you're been at one of those parties where they have confetti sprayed down at the strike of 12, the lights switched off and sudden silence dramatically enhanced. It can be quite an anti climax to have the weather, the friends, the loved ones, quite nearly the same.

If you've been banking on the new clothes, the dancing and the large vodka to make you feel all 'Happy New Year', there might be a bit of a let down.

If you're lucky to be around people who care for you, the ones you love, then there's something that feels good in knowing that some things, despite the changing seasons and years will not change. Some will. For the better. For the worse. It is for us to evolve through all of this and learn our lessons.

Relationships will be made, some will need to be gotten over, a good many strenghthened.
Seasons will change, much as before (Im not accounting for global warming)
Go ahead, make your resolutions, honour some, you'll do just fine.

Its the 'New Year' , it is. And I wish you and me a very 'Happy' one.