The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same - 7th Annual NYE Hourly Envelopes

New Years Eve means return of hourly envelope activities!

🕛12:00 noon🕛

~open Santa gifts~

OK, a little lame, I admit. However, our flight from Kuala Lampur was scheduled to land in Busan at 9:35am. If things went as planned we would be home around noon. But just in case there were delays of any kind, I kept it simple.

🕐1:00🕐

~read yearly blessings~

Again, a little lame, but see excuse above. Besides, I enjoy reading them every year.

🕑2:00🕑

~ABC photo scavenger hunt~
Our neighbor Lauryn joined us at this point, so it was girls against boys.

Daisy and Lauryn started with 'Apples.'

This one is 'Daisy.'

 'Money.'

🕒3:00🕒

~obstacle course~

Us girls bundled up for the cold and we all headed out to Spider-Man park. I say us girls because the boys never dress for the cold. It was quite chilly out there. Abe's nose was literally blue when we came inside. That didn't stop the kids from doing 2 rounds each, improving their personal time. Zekers won with the fastest time.

🕓4:00🕓

~watch Harry Potter~

Eli, Zeke and I recently finished reading the first book so we watched the first movie. 

🕔5:00🕔

~dinner out~

I felt pretty proud of myself—I ordered Big Star Pizza on the phone! That was a first since being in Korea. We ordered carry-out, so I didn't have to communicate my address, but I still consider it a win! We dined with our neighbors the Smiths. 

🕕6:00🕕

~card game~

Keenan and Josie joined us at this point in the evening. 

🕖7:00🕖

~ice cream sundaes~

Paula and Chris came over for sundaes/floats too. 

🕗8:00🕗

~Heads Up~

Both families played Heads Up. 

🕘9:00🕘

~board game~
New house, new friends, new country...Daddy still went to bed at 9:00. He's consistent, if not anything. Like I said, some things never change.

We played Apples To Apples, but we chose funny cards. 

🕙10:00🕙

~hide-n-Zeke~

The Smiths were doubtful when we opened this envelope, but we turned out the lights and it was a lot of fun. 

🕚11:00🕚

~FaceTime grandparents ~
When I created this list way back before we left for our Thailand trip I did not realize we would have friends with us. I would have made something more inclusive if I would have known, but it's always a treat to talk to our grandmas!

When we finished our calls Josie thought it would be a good idea to write down our New Years Resolutions. Most of us struggled with writing one. The two overachievers Daisy and Josie wrote a list as long as their arms. As Daisy was sharing hers Josie squealed, "Ooh, that's good. I gotta add that to mine."

🕛12:00 midnight!🕛

~blessings for the New Year~

I wrote something about being blessed in 2020. The kids shamed my lack of creativity.

We watched the ball drop at midnight. This is what it looks like on Korean TV.

The Daniels and Smith kids had a fun time ringing in 2020 together.

May you be blessed and bless others in the coming year. Make 2020 a good one!