New Year in our new home

Some of our friends (who we’re starting to refer to as our “Cheers” crew, since we always meet at the same tea/coffee shop and its a place “where everybody knows our name”) invited us out for fireworks and dinner. We were out way too late, but we had a lot of fun! We knew we were in trouble when we didn’t even leave the coffee shop until midnight.

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At the tea bar with our “Cheers” crew. Clockwise from left…I play Woody, then Frazier, Norm, Sam (he owns the shop), Diane (co-owner/real-life wife), and Cliff.   

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$50 worth of fire works goes a long way here!

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Nunchuck sparklers

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Danny lighting the grand finale box

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Then on to dinner… from top right: potatoes, mushrooms, cow throat, potato noodles, cow stomach, bone marrow, sweet garlic, tofu plate. Mmm 🙂

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Surprise trip back to the tea bar after dinner (2:30am) for impromptu singing lead by a pro piano player.

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Frazier, Cliff, and Norm belting it!

The highlight reel:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!