Hi 3, I typed out a long response to you earlier and my computer went psycho and I lost it.
I feel you on the PMA drop . . . it does seem like we are not the only ones. It is hard being out of routine, and I think also that for those of us who had a great Xmas with our H and reconnected (esp. on a physical level), no matter how detached we think we are, or how little expectations we think we have, it is still not easy to be sent back into the crappy reality of how things stand with them.
I am not excited about NYE myself, because I will be spending it 1000 miles away form my H, and have no idea what he will be doing or who he will be with (the thought makes me nauseated), so I totally understand why you are not looking forward to NYE. Honestly, I have never particularly liked NYE anyway (too much pressure for it to be epic!), but I guess it's just another thing that reminds me that my H doesn't see what I see of how good things can be with us, so it feels like a missed opportunity.
Sorry, I am hijacking your thread and talking about myself!
Back to 3. I think your NYE plans sound great, and super fun for your boys. It might not be the NYE you most want, but you can still make it fun and special.
As for January 1, well, I think we all need to come up with a way to start 2014 off with a PMA. I think I need to consider making some resolutions - I usually don't.
What will you do to make 2014 great?
me: 44 XH: 42 M 11 years D10 and S8 Bomb drop 9/27/13 D final 7/1/14