Happy New Year????

[jjc9497]

All dressed up and ready to go to party. Would much rather stay in bed with a coca-cola and a valium and drift into the New Year.

[ex-shep]

All dressed up and ready to go to party. Would much rather stay in bed with a coca-cola and a valium and drift into the New Year.

Well you could play a 78rpm record of Auld Lang Syne with Guy Lombardo at 45. That should do it.

[Enochwar]

Hey!

You guys beat me to the punch!:)

Yes indeed Happy New Year! :D

I'm at home with hubby.......lighting candles.......hubby switching on lights.......
(opposites do attract....go figure...:rolleyes: )

This "sipping saint" is going to drink wine at midnight ...:eek: ...and head for church in the morning.......:D .............(so sue me)........:p

Like I told a friend at church....."Anyone can be good for an hour once a week."

Love you and thanks for your support....:cool:


Enochwar, out!

[Enochwar]

Hey!



This "sipping saint" is going to drink wine at midnight ...:eek: ...and head for church in the morning.......:D .............(so sue me)........:p

Like I told a friend at church....."Anyone can be good for an hour once a week."

Love you and thanks for your support....:cool:


Enochwar, out!


Yeah, I know........I am replying to my own quote.....:o

1. wine tastes nasty :p

2. wine mixed with sugar is double nasty :p

3. wine with diet soda is stupid (but keeps you warm) :rolleyes:

4. Is it because I only drink twice a year or is all wine just disgusting all the time :p

Drinking is not what it's cracked up to be..........lesson learned.....

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!

Enochwar, out.

[Willow]

I think the taste of alcohol is one of those things that changes as you get more addicted to it!

[Kerrin]

Hmmm; although I don't drink as often as some assume.:rolleyes:
( My dad being the rolling drinken alcoholic he was; I am very aware of what is too much...)
However:
I DO like my red with dinner, and when I'm out especially!!
(Went through my Chardonnay stage in the 80's, and have settled on Reds for now.......a good mellow Merlot , in fact!)
Hope it was a good one....
Kerrin........

(Interesting as I reflect on my indoctrination to the different 'Reds'; it was my old Church's Minister/pastor who , he and his wife in the early days , when I was 'flavour of the month', would invite Amy and I for lunch and dinner often, where they both proceeded to drink a glass of red,( or two or three glasses'),with both meals!!!
It's a curious thing Alcohol and Religion.........:rolleyes:

[Willow]

It's a curious thing Alcohol and Religion.........:rolleyes:

Sometimes it seems that alcohol and religion is not only a curious thing... it's a cultural taboo rather than a scriptural taboo. Can't deny the potency and danger of dependency on the stuff though. I prefer Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon myself... and boy oh boy do I like the australian import wines!

[gwen]

Yes...interesting subject. I became a drinker in college at Ohio State.:eek: IMAGINE THAT...party school?!?!?!?! :eek: Then when I went back to my Christian roots, I gave up drinking (which I think was good because I did go to extremes while in college...as many college kids do).

Occasionally, my husband and oldest son (both deacons at the "old church") would try to joke with the "pastor" about the scriptures about deacons and drinking: "deacons are not to be given to 'much' wine". He never would even joke about it! Their comments definitely offended his legalistic viewpoint!

Since we left the "church", we have heard a lot about drinking small amounts of red wine being beneficial to health. My husband is on medication for high blood pressure, so he thought that it would be beneficial for him. My brother-in-law said that his doctor actually recommended that he drink a glass of wine a day. So we have started drinking reds in very moderate amounts. I don't broadcast the fact among most Christians, as I know the controversy that surrounds the subject. (I've been "in church" my entire life.) I don't want to offend others in my newfound freedom.

At Christmas, my brother-in-law gave my husband a small wine rack with 4 wine glasses. When my dad saw it, he was totally confused! (My parents don't drink and they don't realize that we do.) He said something to my husband about it was something that he wouldn't be using and it would end up as a "regift" to someone else. It was actually comical! So Saturday evening, my brother-in-law brought a bottle of wine over and my husband, my brother-in-law, and I were sampling the wine in the kitchen while my mom and dad, sister, and the kids were watching a movie in the living room! That was comical, too! I felt like a teenager sneaking a drink behind my parents' back!

I personally like Merlot! ;) :p :D

Gwen

[Carmen]

I have to abstain when my parents visit or when I visit them. My mom never liked the stuff and my dad was an alcoholic, so can't touch the stuff. We generally drink some wine or beer with dinner on the weekend, depending on what is being served, rarely during the week. If we do overeat, which happens occasionally, a schnapps is good after the meal to help digestion. I prefer Gutedel wine (when I can get it), Riesling or Müller Thurgau (all white wines). Burgundy (Roter Spätburgunder) and Barolo (both red) are also favorites. We like Sauternes, a sweet honeylike fruity wine for special occasions, it can be drunk while eating cheese - especially Roquefort or Bleu.

This New Year I didn't want to go out in the cold to see the fireworks, and my son didn't behave, so had to take him home anyway. Just wasn't in a party mood - usually am not at midnight, would rather celebrate at 8 PM and go to bed as usual, prefer early parties. I didn't even feel like a glass of champagne this time. Of course my lack of enthusiasm drew an insult. Can't even feel like I want to any more. Come to think of it I think the New Year ritual is just in my way every year. I'd much rather be doing something else at that time. Am usually partied out after Christmas anyway. My parents never celebrated New Year, we just changed calendars the next day, end of ritual. Why did I have to get into a family that makes something big out of it? They even call up relatives at midnight (those in the same timezone) to wish them a good new year. We didn't eat pork chops and sauerkraut this year as we were supposed to according to relatives, they asked to make sure, so will have bad luck. Of course I don't believe in that hogwash. I was more worried about the cat that gets a terrible fright every year. Had to lock her up in the basement to keep her from going out with us.

[SpinningHead]

I'm very much a light drinker w/ a preference for good wine. I like most wines but not sweets ones w/ the exception of desert wines or ports. I study wines, I love the art of wines, I love all the different wine glasses, I love wine in their correct seasons, I love how they are paired with food & can change the entire meal with just a sip. I consider myself an amateur wine connoisseur having studied for the past 10 years and still only know a fraction of all the art involved.

When Jesus turned the water into wine, I don't believe he made Welch's grape juice. I believe it was wine! Since everyone there at the party said it was the best, I would have love to been there to tast wine from my Savior's own creation.

Occassionally I like a nice beer...nothing too common but in the summer I've been known to have a MGD. On a very rare occasion, I like a martini. For our festive Friday night (new Year's pre-eve) celebration w/ a friend at a very post seafood restaurant, I had 2 pomegranite martinis w/ a dozen oysters and a shashimi raw blackened tuna (complete w/ ginger, wasabi, soysauce, and seaweed salad). I finished with a lovely port and a tiara mi su. That was the most I've had to drink in one night but then again we were at the place for 5 hours! GREAT PLACE!!

Do I get drunk? No. (I have in my stupid younger days...I'll not lie. Ahhh, college! And the one Disney New Year's eve episode that my hubby said the free champagne was sparkling apple cider - it was not!! Tasted like weak cider but oh! the pain!!) Do I think a drink is a sin? No. Although I'm convinced the free cheap champagne was definately a sin in some religion...it had to be...OH THE PAIN!!!

Incidentally, for those of you who are getting into reds and are at the merlot stage but are ready for your next red, I highly recommend a red zinfindel in the $10-$20 range. Campus Old Oaks is a lovely one and AmaZin is great! Or perhaps a Pinot Noir but I think it's harder to find a good one in that price range as the grapes vary considerably depending upon regions and weather. The red zin is probably my favorite red that is simple, flavorful & goes with almost anything from pasta, to veggies to a good book & a dark chocolate nibble.